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


2. A student's frequent absence from school is often a clear [   ] of his problem in life and study.


3. The [   ] of this scholarship will receive $30,000.


4. Janine will probably lose her job [   ] her boss in front of the entire staff last week.


5. If a person doesn’t know a word, he or she should look it up in the [   ] in the back of the book.


6. A lot of debris ____ at the site of explosion for quite a while. 


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


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


9. Cultures [   ], so we sometimes need to adjust our behavior when we are in a new country.


10. You must keep [   ] whatever your boss tells you to do, or you may be fired.


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


12. If a soldier lost his weapons in a __, he needed to fight with just his body. 


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


14. 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.


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


16. The kidnap turned out to be a [   ], which had been contrived by the hostage himself.


17. You [   ] your father the truth then. That way, he wouldn't be so angry with you now.


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


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


20. 《Man》: Officer! Wait, officer! That’s my car! 《Police》: Oh, it is? Then I won’t need a tow truck. 《Man》: No! [   ]《Police》: Good. It’s illegal to park beside a fire hydrant.


21. Paparazzi are photographers who [   ] celebrities’ privacy by taking their pictures.


22. This contract is [   ] approval by both parties involved.


23. When traveling around the world, a person must [   ] eating different types of food.


24. A: [   ]. What’s been going on? B: What do you mean by that? A:Look. You quit smoking. You no longer drive to work; instead, you use public transportation. And you eat really healthy food. You are going “green.”


25. Joseph is a man of great [   ]. Once he has made up his mind, no one can change it.


26. Mr. Stevenson always [   ] a sense of genuine interest in his students. No wonder his students like him so much.


27. A:Why do you think Mr. Wang likes his new job? B:When I talked with him, he seemed [   ] to discuss his work.


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


29. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high [   ] as a scholar.


30. The president’s reckless actions have [   ] his country into a disaster.


31. The Taiwanese golfer won the championship in the professional golf    . 


32. He went for an ocean voyage and __ his health. 


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


34. 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.


35. A laptop, an MP3 player, and a cellphone are often considered as [   ] equipment for the generation raised in the age of technology.


36. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge [   ] to the new government.


37. It is reported that there’s [   ] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


38. The job of a dentist [   ] a lot of patience.


39. As the project depends on [   ] at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.


40. Newspapers are a good way to hear the news. [   ] TV news programs.


41. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, [   ] his physical condition was poor.


42. Just look at how much we [   ] when we worked together last week.


43. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


44. We don’t need to __ what the future will hold; just focus on the present task. 


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


46. The original model has been [   ] and replaced by the new one.


47. You should always [   ] your opinions politely.


48. Historical insights serve to clarify and [   ] the critical activity of a period.


49. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


50. Tina’s legs were black and blue and she had several burn marks on the arms. She may have been [   ].