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


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


3. My mother always says we should think things through before [   ] anything.


4. After she had the cosmetic surgery, the doctor reminded her to avoid any [   ] to the sun.


5. In the previous year, you [   ] ballpoint pens and pocket calendars to my school. Will you do the same this year?


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


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


8. [   ], I continued working until late last night.


9. 《Mary》: How much juice would you like? 《Ted》: [   ] 《Mary》: No problem. We’ve plenty.


10. Hotel guests who [   ] checking out after 1:00 P.M. should contact the front desk.


11. I was browsing in the library and __ an interesting book on traveling in Alaska. 


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


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


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


15. She could not concentrate when phone calls or visitors kept interrupting her thoughts, so she took a [   ] walk along the river, thinking over her career plan.


16. A:I am going absolutely crazy without my mobile phone. It’s been three days and I still haven’t found it. It’s my lifeline. B: [   ]. I don’t know why you are so dependent on it. I don’t have a mobile phone and I am doing just fine.


17. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


18. Mr. Stevenson always [   ] a sense of genuine interest in his students. No wonder his students like him so much.


19. 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.


20. A lot of heavy smokers [   ] lung cancer every year.


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


22. Where are you going? I’m going to the [   ].


23. Research in the environment has [   ] that the rain forests throughout the world are being ruthlessly destroyed.


24. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


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


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


27. Peter always complains about the hot and [   ] weather in Taiwan. He misses the dry and cool seasons in Florida.


28. Dr. Wilson, [   ] is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week.


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


30. How much do you guess [   ]?


31. Dr. Wilson, __ is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week. 


32. If the weather is good, we     the company outing as scheduled. 


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


34. John doesn’t speak French, and [   ].


35. It’s a pity that I failed again. If I had read the book carefully,     the test. 


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


37. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act ____. 


38. Janine will probably lose her job [   ] her boss in front of the entire staff last week.


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


40. Today is a beautiful day, [   ]?


41. The social welfare system ____ provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support. 


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


43. The total number of the staff is [   ] larger in our company than that in yours.


44. From now on, all visitors to the building must show their [   ] in the lobby.


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


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


47. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, __ his physical condition was poor. 


48. Many runners aim to run like an [   ] .


49. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [   ].


50. In the movie, all the stuffed animals came [   ].