1. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A __ will be enough. 


2. A:Did the doctor tell him to stop smoking cigarettes, or did he do it on his own? B: [   ]


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


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


5. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting __ on the highway. 


6. That is my [   ] favorite restaurant. The service is bad and the food doesn't taste good.


7. The social welfare system ____ provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support. 


8. 《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.


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


10. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business [   ].


11. 《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. [   ]


12. 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.


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


14. Steve Jobs’ ____ mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry. 


15. A spokesperson for the MOTC says that the “fat cat“ problem will be [   ] in the coming weeks in order to meet the expectations of the public.


16. The minimum [   ] is the lowest amount of money an employer is allowed to pay an employee.


17. You should never speak [   ] anger to a small child.


18. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication [   ] the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.


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


20. Accounting is a profession [   ] has always interested me.


21. Yani Tseng, who won several ladies professional golf championships, spent [   ] of time practicing golf before she became so successful.


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


23. A:How nice to meet you again, Ms. Wu. B: [   ]


24. Due to the winter storm, hundreds of flights were [   ] and many passengers had to stay in airports.


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


26. The new medicine is still in [   ] stages and will not hit the market until next year.


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


28. A lot of debris [   ] at the site of explosion for quite a while.


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


30. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [   ] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


31. ____ you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP. 


32. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


33. I didn’t go to Taipei last week; I wish I [   ] there.


34. In India, eighty percent of the entire [   ] are Hindus.


35. The exact number of the audience is still unknown, but it is [   ] that there are around 10,000 people in the theater right now.


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


37. Like [   ] other language skills, reading requires practice.


38. 《Student A》: Excuse me. What is the time? 《Student B》: [   ]


39. Where are you going? I’m going to the [   ].


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


41. Could you please tell me [   ]?


42. Neither the teacher nor his students [   ] in the classroom last night.


43. 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.


44. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


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


46. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


47. [   ] she told me I was her good friend, she never talked to me about her problems.


48. 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.


49. When we receive text messages of promotions from a company, we must be [   ] of possible false advertisement out of which the company wants to make profit.


50. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].