1. I don’t know [   ]. Why not call and ask him in person?


2. Most of the     were satisfied with the annual bonus the company gave based on their job performance. 


3. That old man has no family, so he sometimes gets very, very [   ].


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


5. After [   ] his homework, he decides to go out for a break.


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


7. I remember [   ] the movie with Tom last year. It is very good.


8. It is true that the surroundings will [   ] one’s work and studies.


9. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


10. I am [   ] the exam will be held next Tuesday. I just called to check the date.


11. The book costs NT$1,200, [   ] of packing and delivery.


12. Gorillas are __ the best communicators of all animals. 


13. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [   ] he was set free soon.


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


15. Small businesses usually can respond to new market     fast and make necessary changes. 


16. My coworkers have been working hard to [   ] a fuel shortage next summer.


17. Acid rain causes the ground to release [   ] substances; plants and trees are thus slowly poisoned.


18. Many ads use our [   ]—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product.


19. Please fill out the paperwork before [   ] in line.


20. Under no circumstances [   ] accept his proposal of buying our factory.


21. At Patty’s wedding, her mother made a few polite [   ] about her husband’s family.


22. Many schools no longer ask students to wear [   ] nowadays.


23. For the sake of health, many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they [   ].


24. The [   ] earthquake has buried over 18,000 lives in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.


25. English is important in Taiwan, [   ] for business people.


26. The flooding after the typhoon [   ] many houses.


27. I only wish that all my lectures drew such favorable [   ] as this time.


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


29. Foreign-trained employees have to [   ] their learned skill-sets to the local market.


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


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


32. He went for an ocean voyage and [   ] his health.


33. [   ] you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP.


34. Las Vegas is a tourist [   ]. It's a must-go place for visitors who go to the U.S. for vacation.


35. Among the things that money cannot buy [   ] good health in the mind and body.


36.     the CEO walked into the conference room, all department managers became very nervous. 


37. “What are you reading in that magazine?” “An article which [   ] fishing.”


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


39. [   ] you get from the website [   ] correct.


40. The government should take measures to control the growing [   ]. Food prices have gone up sharply recently.


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


42. Our boss [   ] the importance of our finishing the report over the weekend, since he wanted to discuss it at the meeting on Monday morning.


43. The joke you told me really [   ].


44. The patient appreciated [   ] breakfast in bed when she wasn’t feeling well.


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


46. My twin sister’s values have [   ] so much over the years that we are no longer compatible.


47. The escaping criminal [   ] himself as an old security guard, so the police failed to recognize him at first sight.


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


49. 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. 


50. The western coalition is trying to [   ] Libya’s air-defense system to protect civilians and help rebel forces.