1. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [   ] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


2. Can you [   ] how old Ms. Wang is? She is 50, but she looks as if she were only 30.


3. A:Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why. B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress. A:But I was just joking! B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt. A: Well, I guess you’re right. [   ]


4. The [   ] of food in this world is unequal. Some suffer from hunger in many areas such as in Africa.


5. A [   ] of food can cause millions of people to die of hunger.


6. The minimum [   ] is the lowest amount of money an employer is allowed to pay an employee.


7. The knife isn’t useful because its [   ] is dull.


8. A:I’m hungry. Let’s have lunch. B: OK. What do you want to eat? A:Why don’t we have Italian food? B: [   ]


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


10. John [   ] broke his glasses while playing basketball with his classmates. He should have been more careful.


11. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


12. I was browsing in the library and [   ] an interesting book on traveling in Alaska.


13. [   ] the doctor’s warning, he still worked overtime to earn a living.


14. A: I love to look at the ancient art. B: [   ]We can learn a lot from them.


15. A: What does 420 [   ] 100 equal? B: It equals 320.


16. The joke you told me really [   ].


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


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


19. From now on, any employee who is usually late for work will be [   ].


20. A:Anna? Anna Dickson? I thought it was you! B: [   ] A: Oh. I am so sorry. I must have missed her too much.


21. A: Why did you feed that kitty? B:There is nothing [   ] a homeless cat.


22. I __ know him. I have talked to him no more than three times. 


23. Mark has been recording his daily activities in his [   ] since he was 10.


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


25. The driver was driving her car and reading a text message, and that was exactly [   ] she bumped into the motorcyclist.


26. Old soldiers never die; they only __. 


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


28. In the United States, air pollution [   ] at its worst in the 1960s.


29. You can’t master English overnight! Remember that speaking it well [   ] a lot of practice.


30. Simon is tall, but his brother is [   ] taller than him.


31. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [   ] the report as soon as possible.


32. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.


33. 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.


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


35. Gorillas are __ the best communicators of all animals. 


36. What [   ] at noon yesterday? I called but couldn’t get hold of you.


37. It is imperative that the city council     in favor of the city renewal plan. 


38. The production of bread mainly includes the [   ] such as flour, sugar and eggs.


39. If you [   ] my children, what subjects [   ] you teach them?


40. Joe is really [   ] about the party tonight. He’s making lots of preparations to make sure everyone can have a good time.


41. A:My goodness! There are so many people waiting outside! B: [   ] A: Maybe we should just go to another restaurant. Looks like it will take forever to go get in. B: That’s a good idea.


42. Although the farmers had to work in the mud, they were all pleased, [   ] the rain had come in the nick of time.


43. I’m a grown man. Don’t talk to me [   ] I were a three-year-old kid.


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


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


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


47. It seemed that the walls    . 


48. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high [   ] as a scholar.


49. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [   ]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


50. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good __.