1. We have been [   ] of the law firm for many years and are satisfied with the legal services provided.


2. It is essential that officials at all levels of government refuse to accept [   ] from business interests.


3. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good [   ].


4. The United Nations made an [   ] for help from all over the world after the earthquake.


5. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, [   ] it will eventually get done.


6. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [   ] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


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


8. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less __ to some sort of superstition. 


9. A:Hey, Paul. I see you walking lame all the way. [   ]? B:Nothing. I just sprained my ankle while playing basketball the day before yesterday.


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


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. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [   ] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


14. After the car accident, I kept __ that things will get better. 


15. My mother always says we should think things through before [   ] anything.


16. What is an instrument which is used to see things far away?


17. The congressmen have reached a ____ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building. 


18. Research shows that only some animals are able to [   ] in the wild after being released from the zoo.


19. Research in the environment has [   ] that the rain forests throughout the world are being ruthlessly destroyed.


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


21. On the average, a healthy heart [   ] to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.


22. As __ as it had started, the rain stopped and the sun came out from the blue sky. 


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


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


25. In order to prevent casualties, all the residents in the village were [   ] before the typhoon.


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


27. For many people, one of the joys of [   ] is the prospect of parenthood.


28. [   ] at the back door, and they may hear you and open the door.


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


30. I have been taking the Yoga class [   ] I came to this school.


31. Cheating in exams is a serious [   ] of the school regulations.


32. There were hundreds of [   ] at this ball game.


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


34. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


35. My son is [   ] of the dark, so he never walks out of the house after sunset.


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


37. A:Don’t forget you still owe me fifty dollars. B: [   ]


38. The economy in that country is facing a severe slowdown and possibly a __ in the next few years. 


39. Mrs. Lin told Jane that she had to clean up her room and empty the dishwasher before she could leave for the game. Jane promised her mom that she [   ].


40. 《Saleslady》: Hi, can I help you? George: No, thanks. [   ] 《Saleslady》: All right. If you need any help, just let me know. My name is Joyce. 《George》: Sure. I’ll let you know if I need anything.


41. Tom is very [   ] and helpful, and it has been nice having him in class.


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


43. A few political extremists [   ] the crowd to attack the police.


44. All branch stores are required to fill out the [   ] report to check if there is enough merchandise on shelf and in stock.


45. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


46. At first I didn’t find her annoying, but after a while her behavior began to [   ] me.


47. My brother's [   ] is to become a doctor; but he'll need to study hard to get into medical school.


48. The audience enthusiastically [   ] the pianist on her amazing performance.


49. If Sonia [   ] sorry for being late, she’d have apologized to me by now.


50. The main thing that makes mobile phones [   ] harmful is radiation.