1. 《Sam》: Would you like to go swimming with me? 《Jane》: [   ]   I think I’m getting a cold.


2. A harmful chemical has been found in US beef products, so many [   ] choose to buy local beef instead.


3. A:Good afternoon, Great Western Restaurant. This is Steven. How may I help you? B: I would like to make a reservation. A: Certainly, Madam. For what [   ]?   B: September 8th.


4. Many buildings in Taiwan, including the Taipei 101 Tower, [   ] all non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. yesterday to mark the worldwide “Earth Hour” event.


5. According to the new tax laws, your tax will increase [   ] your income. The more money you make, the higher your tax is going to be.


6. 《Tom》:I’m going to take a singing class. Do you want to take it with me? 《Penny》: [   ]《Tom》: Really? Sing a song for me now.


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


8. A few political extremists ____ the crowd to attack the police. 


9. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [   ] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


10. [   ] help us fly kites in spring and cool us in summer.


11. Public education [   ] would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training programs and new E-learning facilities.


12. Has the contest already [   ]?


13. The original model has been ____ and replaced by the new one. 


14. Mary is never absent and always studies hard, so she [   ] as one of the excellent students in her class.


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


16. He didn’t want his wife to worry, so he was [   ] to tell her he didn’t feel well.


17. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have [   ] from generation to generation.


18. We should work together [   ].


19. The audience enthusiastically [   ] the pianist on her amazing performance.


20. Please do not [   ]. The waste bin is just around the corner.


21. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the [   ] of children’s writing skills.


22. I am looking forward to [   ] from you at your earliest convenience.


23. Many ads use our __—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product. 


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


25. We don’t need to __ what the future will hold; just focus on the present task. 


26. The washing machine is not working properly. I have to get it [   ].


27. Being an assistant is just a [   ] job. Allen plans to find a permanent position in an international corporation.


28. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [   ] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


29. She claims to be an advocate of animal rights. [   ], she is always wearing fur and carrying a crocodile-skin purse.


30. Since Michael and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid [   ] him.


31. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [   ].


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


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


34. Mr. Johnson rarely gets upset in the office,    ? 


35. When she [   ] in track-and-field events in the 1960 Olympics, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals.


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


37. Not only the assistant managers but also the secretary [   ] that the company is failing.


38. I want to see ____. 


39. Ms. Johnson was busy [   ] the house when the postman came.


40. 《Susan》: I'm going to Tokyo on vacation next week. 《Alice》: Oh, how nice! [   ] 《Susan》: Thanks a lot.


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


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


43. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the __ of children’s writing skills. 


44. Although the farmers had to work in the mud, they were all pleased, [   ] the rain had come in the nick of time.


45. Historical insights serve to clarify and [   ] the critical activity of a period.


46. Because the blood [   ] to supply enough oxygen to his brain, he feels dizzy quite often.


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


48. I like this apartment better. It’s cheap, and [   ], it’s near my office. I can walk to work.


49. People who feel they must have the best of everything are rarely [   ]. It’s better to have more realistic ideas about what is important in life.


50. I think I should be going now. I’ve got to [   ] my son at the school in ten minutes.