1. A: Gee, your room is a mess. B: I have been preparing for an important exam these days. [   ]


2. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [   ] through years, not gained in one day.


3. A: Why did you feed that kitty? B:There is nothing [   ] a homeless cat.


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


5. A friend of [   ] is coming to stay with me next week.


6. 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. 


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


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


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


10. [   ], I cannot agree with him on the matter.


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


12. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


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


14. I like all [   ] of music—pop music, country music, jazz and so on.


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


16. You can’t master English overnight! Remember that speaking it well [   ] a lot of practice.


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


18. After the earthquake, the government has taken steps to [   ] the losses.


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


20. You could not [   ] all of your readings the night before the exam. You had better start to prepare for the test at least a week earlier.


21. It has always been very generous     you to assist us in arranging the meeting. 


22. Many people want to do some sports, but there are not enough [   ] in the city.


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


24. The museum’s main hall [   ] an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake.


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


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


27. 《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.


28. After being bitten by a [   ] snake, John was sent to a hospital.


29. A:Anna? Anna Dickson? I thought it was you! B: [   ] A: Oh. I am so sorry. I must have missed her too much.


30. In this course, the economic background of labor legislation will not be mentioned, [   ] be dealt with.


31. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge __ to the new government. 


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


33. To [   ] road accidents, we should always follow traffic rules.


34. I have to study for my math exam. I don’t want any [   ]. Please do not talk to me or play loud music.


35. There is a debate going on right now over [   ] to make mercy killing legal or not.


36. Lillian is interested in applying for a [   ] position in Taipei 101 Shopping Mall.


37. A single bacteria, __ the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day. 


38. The good weather and beautiful beaches make this island a great [   ] attraction.


39. 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.


40. In the box [   ] some photos that I took when I was on the trip.


41. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


42. We don’t need to [   ] what the future will hold; just focus on the present task.


43. Most people like to talk about the subjects with [   ] they are most familiar.


44. A:I’m hungry. Let’s have lunch. B: OK. What do you want to eat? A:Why don’t we have Italian food? B: [   ]


45. Mark has been recording his daily activities in his [   ] since he was 10.


46. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


47. Tammy receives no payment because she is a [   ] worker in the hospital. She works there just because she enjoys helping people.


48. Athletes always wear clothes made of [   ] materials, so they may stretch their bodies without difficulty.


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


50. [   ] the family income, the Chang's could afford to buy a new car.