1. Athletes always wear clothes made of [   ] materials, so they may stretch their bodies without difficulty.


2. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially ____ our contract with them. 


3. I have been taking the Yoga class [   ] I came to this school.


4. [   ] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


5. You must keep [   ] whatever your boss tells you to do, or you may be fired.


6. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


7. I was browsing in the library and __ an interesting book on traveling in Alaska. 


8. Many ads use our __—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product. 


9. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


10. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the [   ] for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.


11. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty __ the driver and the conductor. 


12. In the movie, all the stuffed animals came [   ].


13. A: Can you recommend to me an English tutor? B: Sure. Mr. Johnson is a very good one. A: Where does he live? B: [   ]


14. We could have gone swimming if the weather [   ] warm and sunny.


15. The total number of the staff is [   ] larger in our company than that in yours.


16. Since Michael and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid [   ] him.


17. The government is figuring out ways to maintain our economic [   ] so that the unemployment rate will go down.


18. I like all [   ] of music—pop music, country music, jazz and so on.


19. If the weather is good, we     the company outing as scheduled. 


20. This child has been [   ] by his parents for a long time because they have been too busy working.


21. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business [   ].


22. We [   ] tell John about the accident, shouldn’t we?


23. He didn’t want his wife to worry, so he was [   ] to tell her he didn’t feel well.


24. I like this apartment better. It’s cheap, and [   ], it’s near my office. I can walk to work.


25.     the CEO walked into the conference room, all department managers became very nervous. 


26. [   ] are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


27. [   ] production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries.


28. The [   ] of this button is to make sure we can stop the machine if things go wrong.


29. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.


30. High school students in Taiwan often [   ] that preparing for tests keeps them from having enough sleep.


31. Peter always complains about the hot and [   ] weather in Taiwan. He misses the dry and cool seasons in Florida.


32. This contract is [   ] approval by both parties involved.


33. No other girl in her class dances [   ] as she does.


34. Natural disasters, such as typhoons and [   ], kill lots of people each year.


35. Jim is very [   ] and dynamic; he enjoys physical activities and you can seldom see him stay still for more than ten minutes.


36. What can you tell me about [   ] the subway in Tokyo?


37. [   ] the family income, the Chang's could afford to buy a new car.


38. It is hard for me to [   ] the smell of Chanel No. 5 perfume.


39. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, ____ over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm. 


40. [   ] the election is the question both political parties are asking.


41. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [   ] make their protests against the new policy.


42. You can never make him [   ] his mind.


43. His corruption as a government employer has put a [   ] on his long-standing reputation.


44. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, [   ] it will eventually get done.


45. George Washington [   ] his father’s cherry-tree.


46. Not only the assistant managers but also the secretary [   ] that the company is failing.


47. 《Mary》: We were too late for the concert! 《Tom》: [   ] It wasn’t very good anyway.


48. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have __ from generation to generation. 


49. [   ], I cannot agree with him on the matter.


50. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has [   ] to take us all.