1. Linda is an [   ] friend of mine; there is no secret between us, and we always share our happiness and sorrow.


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


3. I have lots of things to carry, but I have only two hands. Would you mind [   ] for me?


4. What [   ] at noon yesterday? I called but couldn’t get hold of you.


5. After many years of moving, Daniel finally found a [   ] home in the Dublin suburbs.


6. The Ministry of Finance announced tax __ for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji. 


7. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed ____ a suicide. 


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


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


10. The social welfare system [   ] provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support.


11. Do you know the man [   ] lives next door?


12. 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.


13. Many portable products are made as     as possible for user’s ease to carry. 


14. Students must study hard, [   ] they will fail the test.


15. A: How do you stay fit and healthy? B: [   ]. I also try to avoid smoking and drinking too much.


16. When there is no [   ], you had better compromise; otherwise, you might be caught at a deadlock.


17. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business __. 


18. Major newspapers have their Internet websites [   ] daily, so their readers can get the latest information.


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


20. It is imperative that the city council     in favor of the city renewal plan. 


21. __, I cannot agree with him on the matter. 


22. China is calling for a new global currency [   ] the dominant dollar.


23. The pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's piano pieces was an [   ] of skill and strength.


24. I sent an email to the CEO of this company last week but have not received any [   ] yet.


25. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less [   ] to some sort of superstition.


26. If Judy [   ] so shy, she might have spoken to the man that she liked so much.


27. If you want to be promoted at work, you need to work [   ].


28. 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.


29. 《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.


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


31. His corruption as a government employer has put a [   ] on his long-standing reputation.


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


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


34. Chinese traveling abroad began as a trickle in the '90s, but they are [   ] Asian destinations like a tourism tsunami.


35. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially [   ] our contract with them.


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


37. I __ know him. I have talked to him no more than three times. 


38. The female singer A-Mei, also known as Amit, is ________ to millions of people in Asia.


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


40. My mother [   ] for me when I arrived home last night.


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


42. In the past year I have developed an important relationship with my [   ].


43. A fine will be     on the drivers who fail to pay their highway toll on time. 


44. He went to a [   ] high school to get practical knowledge and job-related skills.


45. All of my friends were opposed [   ] a party without Mary and John.


46. Tim is terrible at [   ] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


47. A: [   ] B:What sorts of thing?


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


49. The farmer put a lot of [   ] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


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