1. The government is figuring out ways to maintain our economic [   ] so that the unemployment rate will go down.


2. We stood at different locations when the accident happened. His [   ] of the accident was very different from mine.


3. [   ] everyone else was studying hard for the midterm, Jimmy was reading comic strips to kill the time.


4. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


5. The piano is one of the most popular musical [   ] today.


6. I had planned on going out last night, but [   ] prevented it.


7. How much do you guess [   ]?


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


9. Mary likes her job, [   ]?


10. If a soldier lost his weapons in a [   ], he needed to fight with just his body.


11. ____ for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter. 


12. 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.


13. Let’s __ jump to the conclusion, okay? 


14. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous [   ].


15. The luxury tax is set to [   ] on July 1, but it has already dampened enthusiasm in the real estate market.


16. It was [   ] of you to let me use your cell phone. My parents felt less worried after they got my call.


17. Academic performance should not be [   ] purely by examination results, which concern only a limited aspect of learning.


18. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


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


20. Tom comes from a wealthy family, but John does not. In spite of their different [   ], they have become best friends.


21. The [   ] of the theory is still being questioned since a number of researchers disagree with its main argument.


22. 《John》: How often do you exercise? 《Amy》: [   ] 《John》: That’s great. No wonder you keep in good shape.


23. 《Sam》: What kept you so long? I’ve been waiting for an hour. 《Nancy》: [   ] 《Sam》: I hope we can catch the flight.


24. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.


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


26. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


27. The window [   ] by my little brother yesterday.


28. The workers have decided to [   ] with their employers about their wage claims.


29. Parents with [   ] daughters and sons can bring up the problems they had with their 13 to 18 year-old children at the meeting next week.


30. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some __ in advance? 


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


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


33. The congressmen have reached a [   ] that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building.


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


35. In the face of energy crisis, scientists worldwide are now exploring [   ] energy to replace fossil fuels.


36. The [   ] of this button is to make sure we can stop the machine if things go wrong.


37. [   ] month of the year in Taiwan is usually December or January.


38. Do you have [   ] for one thousand dollars?


39. A: What are you doing this weekend, Emma? B: [   ]


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


41. [   ] in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.


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


43. Many college graduates fight their way into the renown and     companies for better career advancement. 


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


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


46. A:My goodness! There are so many people waiting outside! B: [   ] A: Maybe we should just go to another restaurant. Looks like it will take forever to go get in. B: That’s a good idea.


47. Janet put forward the proposal that the program __ until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad. 


48. Most bookstores have a section for young readers, [   ] you’ll find books stacked on tables and shelves just like in the library.


49. [   ] intense competition, the prices of food and drinks would be much higher.


50. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.