1. 《Lin》: You look so angry. What happened? 《Chen》:This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 3,000 dollars! 《Lin》: No wonder you’re livid. [   ]


2. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could [   ] survive the catastrophic earthquake.


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


4. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed [   ] a suicide.


5. Time [   ] quickly, so you’ll need to use it wisely.


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


7. ____ production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries. 


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


9. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the ____ for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.  


10. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [   ] make their protests against the new policy.


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


12. The [   ] from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is amazing.


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


14. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting [   ] on the highway.


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


16. [   ] the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it.


17. His novel was [   ] by all the major publishers. Finally, a small publisher printed it and it became a best seller.


18. Jeff got a perfect score on the test; he [   ] diligently.


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


20. I received a written [   ] from the student who bullied his classmates last week. He said he was very sorry about what he did.


21. Many of our character traits are not tested [   ] we are in a difficult situation.


22. Many of our character traits are not tested __ we are in a difficult situation. 


23. I don’t know [   ]of the people in this room. Can you introduce each of them to me?


24. I haven’t decided when I’m __ New York. I’ll let you know once I get the flight ticket. 


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


26. [   ] the development of human civilization, it is plain to see that human beings are easily corrupted by power.


27. It's getting late. Let's [   ].


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


29. My father and his partners’ cooperation is based upon their [   ] respect and understanding.


30. The manager talks as if he     mad at you, but this is just the way he talks to everybody. 


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


32. This handmade car sold for a million dollars because it was [   ].


33. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high __ as a scholar. 


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


35. If Miss Chen works for another 5 years, she will be [   ] for a pension when she retires.


36. I went to the store [   ].


37. I was browsing in the library and __ an interesting book on traveling in Alaska. 


38. The freeway is now [   ] to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday.


39. Oscar doesn’t like to watch baseball games. [   ] does his twin brother.


40. I am very thirsty. May I have some more [   ]?


41. 《Tom》: Are you free tonight? 《Cathy》: [   ]《Tom》: Too bad. I was thinking maybe we could go see a movie tonight.


42. [   ] production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries.


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


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


45. We are so glad that Miss Snow is teaching [   ] English.


46. She could not concentrate when phone calls or visitors kept interrupting her thoughts, so she took a [   ] walk along the river, thinking over her career plan.


47. Please do not hesitate [   ] me if you have any questions.


48. I saw Mary a week ago. She said she [   ] me the next day, but she didn’t.


49. [   ], I didn’t like Susie, but then I found she was a nice girl. Now we’re good friends.


50. 《Pam》:John, where are the cookies? Don’t tell me you ate them all! Again! 《John》:Yes, I did. [   ] They were so good. 《Pam》: I thought you didn’t like cookies. 《John》: Well, I don’t like cookies flavored with chocolate at all. But vanilla is different. I love them to death.