1. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A [   ] will be enough.


2. A fine will be     on the drivers who fail to pay their highway toll on time. 


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


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


5. Group registrations are not allowed. Each member must register for the conference    . 


6. I don’t know [   ]. Why not call and ask him in person?


7. After the car accident, I kept [   ] that things will get better.


8. Healthcare workers, pregnant women and children aged between 6 months and 6 years are set to be [   ] recipients of immunization vaccine against the H1N1 virus.


9. The job of a dentist [   ] a lot of patience.


10. The shopping [   ] policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy.


11. Being an assistant is just a [   ] job. Allen plans to find a permanent position in an international corporation.


12. The team that won the championship was awarded a glittering [   ].


13. I’m not [   ] you! Our team has just won both the gold medal and the silver medal.


14. Mutual funds came into our country in recent years. This financial product was developed for those who do not have enough time, money and __ knowledge to invest. 


15. 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. [   ]


16. Free Spirit Team will probably __ the speech contest as it is much better than our team. 


17. A: What’s for dinner? B: How about some sushi? A: [   ] I prefer a hot bowl of noodles to a cold dish. B: I see. Let’s have our dinner at the noodles stand across the street.


18. You should never speak [   ] anger to a small child.


19. Old soldiers never die; they only __. 


20. A:How did it go in the office today? B: [   ]


21. The MRT system has greatly [   ] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


22. We are so glad that Miss Snow is teaching [   ] English.


23. Many of our character traits are not tested __ we are in a difficult situation. 


24. Accounting is a profession [   ] has always interested me.


25. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


26. Public education ____ would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training programs and new E-learning facilities. 


27. As __ as it had started, the rain stopped and the sun came out from the blue sky. 


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


29. Jenny was brought up in a poor family. She had to [   ] her free time to baby-sit her neighbor’s 2-year-old boy to pay for her high school education.


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


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


32. Don’t ask me to go with you. I’m not going, because my [   ] is made up.


33. Joy and happiness spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, where people [   ] their own president in January 2011.


34. 《Mother》: My daughter eats like a bird. 《Doctor》: [   ] Advise her to eat more.


35. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


36. The cars are moving so slowly that I can __ them just by walking fast. 


37. He hurt his leg while climbing the mountain; [   ], he would have participated in the charity event to raise money for the poor.


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


39. Parents should have [   ] rules for their children. These rules should not change according to parents’ mood.


40. A: Can you visit us in New York over Christmas? B: I really want to, but I don’t think I can. A: [   ]. What’s the problem?


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


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


43. A study shows that intelligence accounts for only 20 percent of the factors that determine success, [   ] EQ playing an important role in the remaining 80 percent.


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


45. I may not be as [   ] as you, but I believe my hard work can make me successful in the long run.


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


47. She looked immensely [   ] when she learned that her son had survived the crash.


48. It has been so cold lately [   ] I have never felt like going out.


49. Academic performance should not be [   ] purely by examination results, which concern only a limited aspect of learning.


50. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is [   ] interesting.