1. The museum’s main hall __ an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake. 


2. Volcanic __ grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year. 


3. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the United States and China can help pull the world out of economic [   ] by working together.


4. Old soldiers never die; they only __. 


5. Tom’s desk was so ____ with papers that it was hard to find anything. 


6. Peggy has a big advantage [   ] most girls when it comes to basketball because she’s so tall.


7. Paul was charged with [   ] driving after he was arrested for running over an old man.


8. In the [   ] of anyone better, we chose him as the leader.


9. Has the contest already [   ]?


10. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could [   ] survive the catastrophic earthquake.


11. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [   ] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


12. Library users will be fined for returning books after the [   ] date.


13. The air traffic controller informs the pilot how far [   ] from the touchdown point.


14. The exterior of Tina's apartment has an exceptionally large [   ].


15. The judge took pity [   ] the poor man.


16. The city is going to hold a public hearing to discuss     the historical building should be torn down. 


17. No city, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem __, is home to more Jewish people than New York. 


18. My grandfather [   ] for ten years, but I still miss him a lot.


19. Mary likes her job, [   ]?


20. There were hundreds of [   ] at this ball game.


21. A:Did the doctor tell him to stop smoking cigarettes, or did he do it on his own? B: [   ]


22. Let’s __ jump to the conclusion, okay? 


23. Our boss [   ] the importance of our finishing the report over the weekend, since he wanted to discuss it at the meeting on Monday morning.


24. Major newspapers have their Internet websites [   ] daily, so their readers can get the latest information.


25. The annual charity fundraising event is ____ by several financial institutions in Taiwan. 


26. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].


27. 《Lin》: You look so angry. What happened? 《Chen》:This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 3,000 dollars! 《Lin》: No wonder you’re livid. [   ]


28. The piano is one of the most popular musical [   ] today.


29. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


30. This coffee shop is famous because it sells numerous varieties of coffee beans [   ] from around the world.


31. Anna has been asking Henry to eat more healthily but he hasn't been [   ] by her arguments.


32. A: Are you excited about your first day of work? B: Of course. That’s my first job. A: How are you going to the office? B: [   ]


33. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less __ to some sort of superstition. 


34. In India, eighty percent of the entire [   ] are Hindus.


35. He moved to the countryside as soon as he retired. However, he found himself unable to [   ] to country life because it was not so convenient as living in the city.


36. The workers have decided to [   ] with their employers about their wage claims.


37. We don’t need to [   ] what the future will hold; just focus on the present task.


38. To prevent sewage from entering the waterways and protect public health, the city councilman strongly demanded that the sewage system ____ in three months. 


39. You could not [   ] all of your readings the night before the exam. You had better start to prepare for the test at least a week earlier.


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


41. After [   ] his homework, he decides to go out for a break.


42. The field is too barren to yield crops, so the farmers decide to put some [   ] on it.


43. There is a debate going on right now over [   ] to make mercy killing legal or not.


44. It is a [   ] of law to ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet.


45. If Miss Chen works for another 5 years, she will be [   ] for a pension when she retires.


46. That old man has no family, so he sometimes gets very, very [   ].


47. The original model has been [   ] and replaced by the new one.


48. [   ] and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight.


49. This machine is [   ]. All you have to do is turn it on and it will operate by itself.


50. At busy intersections, [   ] should cross the street via underground passages.