1. The annual charity fundraising event is [   ] by several financial institutions in Taiwan.


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


3. A brand brings a set of __ in the mind of the consumer and one of these is the country of origin. 


4. A thorough analysis of market ____ can increase the success rate of a new product. 


5. You should live within your income. Otherwise, you won’t be able to earn enough money to [   ].


6. George suffered very serious brain [   ] in a car accident.


7. The food critic was famous for [   ] chefs that didn't give him complimentary dinner.


8. 《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.


9. He can type very fast. He __ type 80 words a minute. 


10. The [   ] from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is amazing.


11. [   ] are small stores that sell fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.


12. Mr. Chang is a very successful salesman; he is very aggressive and always takes the [   ] in his work.


13. The traffic accident took three lives, [   ] the truck driver.


14. The pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's piano pieces was an [   ] of skill and strength.


15. He went for an ocean voyage and [   ] his health.


16. A: Oh! You look terrible. [   ] B:I just finished my paper and I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night.


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


18. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


19. A thorough analysis of market [   ] can increase the success rate of a new product.


20. The [   ] earthquake has buried over 18,000 lives in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.


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


22. The girl Frank likes has said no to him, so he has no choice but to take [   ] wants to go with him to the party.


23. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication [   ] the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.


24. I think thunder is scary, [   ] lightning is beautiful.


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


26. I bought a book and finished reading it [   ] I was on the train. The reading made the long-hour trip easier.


27. [   ] the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it.


28. There is a beautifully [   ] lion in the lobby of the building.


29. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s ____ the technology of hybrid engine. 


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


31. Steve Jobs’ ____ mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry. 


32. She can sing well and [   ]. That’s why her friends usually ask her to sing karaoke together.


33. The Ministry of Defense has faced numerous difficulties getting volunteers [   ] in the military.


34. A 5-year-old child was lost in the __. The forest made it hard to trace him down. 


35. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


36. The manager talks as if he     mad at you, but this is just the way he talks to everybody. 


37. The shopping ____ policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy. 


38. When we receive text messages of promotions from a company, we must be ____ of possible false advertisement out of which the company wants to make profit.  


39. The best way to buy train tickets [   ] book online.


40. 《Sylvia》: What's your favorite season? 《Amy》: [   ] 《Sylvia》: Me too. I hate cold winter days.


41. The government is taking a very [   ] approach to managing this economic crisis.


42. If Judy [   ] so shy, she might have spoken to the man that she liked so much.


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


44. The Review Board could be considering [   ] the grants given to several non-governmental organizations.


45. We still have [   ] time, so you don’t need to hurry.


46. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


47. A: What are you doing this weekend, Emma? B: [   ]


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


49. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, __, we can help others do the same. 


50. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, __ it will eventually get done.