1. A:Are you still driving to the south every week to take care of your grandmother? B: No, I’m not doing that anymore. [   ] A: Oh! I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?


2. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have __ from generation to generation. 


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


4. I have fallen in love with a girl [   ] father is a famous writer.


5. They made every possible [   ] to overcome the difficulty which they faced.


6. I was so hungry that I ate one cookie after [   ] until they were all gone.


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


8. [   ] in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.


9. [   ] are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


10. The joke you told me really [   ].


11. It [   ] me two hours to get there because the traffic was awful.


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


13. The main thing that makes mobile phones [   ] harmful is radiation.


14. Tim knows smoking is unhealthy but he is having a hard time [   ].


15. The congressman's first public speech was [   ]. The day after his speech, tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital to protest against his racist remarks.


16. [   ] production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries.


17. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, [   ] his physical condition was poor.


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


19. Snow [   ] more solar radiation than liquid water. Therefore, don’t forget to protect your eyes when you go skiing.


20. Many young people today are [   ] with fashion and style. They care more about what they wear than what they think or believe.


21. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [   ] pursuit.


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


23. Neither the teacher nor his students [   ] in the classroom last night.


24. 《Friend A》: Look at this. I think I want to get this purple skirt. 《Friend B》: I thought [   ].《Friend A》: Yeah, but I don’t have a purple one. 《Friend B》: Do you need every color in the rainbow?《Friend A》: Yes!


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


26. A: What do you usually do in your spare time? B: [   ]. I enjoy doing this especially after a stressful day.


27. Let’s [   ] jump to the conclusion, okay?


28. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some [   ] in advance?


29. 《Lily》: I heard you’re moving to New York. 《Brian》: Yes. I’ve got an offer in upstate New York. 《Lily》: Oh, that’s great! But I’m going to miss you. 《Brian》: Me, too. [   ]


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


31. Before the final exam, our teacher taught us how to use our time [   ] while preparing for tests.


32. The convicted man [   ] against the judge's verdict because new evidence had proved his innocence.


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


34. 《John》: Sorry, my English is very poor. 《Jay》: Don’t worry. Mine is not [   ] better.


35. In order to make the project work,     between different departments is the key. 


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


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


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


39. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


40. Not only [   ] most male birds have extremely beautiful feathers, they know how to use them.


41. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, [   ], we can help others do the same.


42. He was an [   ] player until 20 when he turned professional.


43. A brake is a device designed to [   ] or stop the motion of a mechanical body.


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


45. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [   ] traffic.


46. In the face of energy crisis, scientists worldwide are now exploring ____ energy to replace fossil fuels. 


47. All employees are required not to discuss     information about the company. 


48. The president of the United States can only serve two [   ] of four years each.


49. [   ] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


50. All of [   ] have joined the on-the-job training.