1. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge [   ] to the new government.


2. Yani Tseng, who won several ladies professional golf championships, spent [   ] of time practicing golf before she became so successful.


3. The manager insists that the door [   ] locked at night.


4. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


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


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


7. Two years ago a severe earthquake struck the city and caused a [   ] tsunami, leaving hundreds dead, thousands injured.


8. The [   ] of this scholarship will receive $30,000.


9. Steve Jobs’ [   ] mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry.


10. 《Nicole》: Do you have any plans for tomorrow, Alison? 《Alison》: [   ]《Nicole》: Let’s go shopping!


11. A:Did the committee members ask you many questions in your thesis defense? B: [   ]. I am not optimistic about the result of the defense.


12. I suggest you [   ] the Internet because a lot of people have experienced the same problem before.


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


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


15. A: Quiet down, or you may disturb the neighbors. B: [   ]


16. Although experts agree that it is vital to eat a good breakfast, not many people are [   ] their advice.


17. Many journalists do not ____ whether or not it is appropriate to interview a child during a tragic event for he/she is usually too young to understand the trauma he/she is involved in. 


18. A:Good morning, traveler’s check department. B:I’ve lost my traveler’s checks. I want to stop payment. A: [   ] Your name, please.


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


20. The congressmen have reached a ____ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building. 


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


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


23. The power supply in this area is not [   ]. You had better save your file every ten minutes.


24. The UN has [   ] its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon.


25. 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?


26. There are elegant shops on [   ] side of the street.


27. A:I’d like to know whether foreign banks earn less profit when they deal with small firms instead of large conglomerates. B:[   ] They earn more. A friend of mine told me so.


28. I like to [   ] time [   ] my family.


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


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


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


32. 《Saleslady》: Hi, can I help you? George: No, thanks. [   ] 《Saleslady》: All right. If you need any help, just let me know. My name is Joyce. 《George》: Sure. I’ll let you know if I need anything.


33. Students have to pay tuition fees before they start [   ] courses via the computerized registration system.


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


35. My twin sister’s values have [   ] so much over the years that we are no longer compatible.


36. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


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


38. [   ], I didn’t like Susie, but then I found she was a nice girl. Now we’re good friends.


39. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty [   ] the driver and the conductor.


40. A:Why did Judy leave? B: [   ]


41. 《Ken》: Oh my! 《Claire》: [   ]《Ken》: My headache is killing me.


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


43. The book costs NT$1,200, __ of packing and delivery. 


44. The man spent so little time with his family __ his daughter didn’t even recognize him. 


45. 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.


46. The total number of the [   ] people in that remote area is decreasing.


47. When the pop idol came to Taiwan, swarms of fans crowded the street outside the hotel, waiting for a [   ] of their hero.


48. A: Can you pass the test? B: [   ] A: Good for you. I’m very likely to fail.


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


50. Parents with [   ] daughters and sons can bring up the problems they had with their 13 to 18 year-old children at the meeting next week.