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


2. There is only a little juice left in the [   ].


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


4. 《Judy》:I am going to take the driving test tomorrow, and I am feeling so nervous. 《Joan》: Take it easy! I will [   ]. 《Judy》: Thanks. I hope that I can get my driver’s license as soon as possible.


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


6. This brand of detergent is your best choice because it [   ] the toughest stains and won’t fade colors or damage fabric.


7. I [   ] know him. I have talked to him no more than three times.


8. Kate lost her way while driving to River City. She [   ] her road map at home.


9. A:I’d like to know whether foreign banks earn less profit when they deal with small firms instead of large conglomerates. B:[   ] They earn more. A friend of mine told me so.


10. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [   ] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


11. Tom’s colleagues threw a [   ] party for him the day before he officially retired. They wanted to show how much they would miss him.


12. Little kids begin learning their mother tongue by [   ] what they hear around them.


13. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, ____ over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm. 


14. Market growth is the rate [   ] the overall market is growing.


15. A: [   ] B:He’s a salesman.


16. This Italian restaurant is the [   ] place to eat in the city.


17. [   ] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


18. Public education ____ would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training programs and new E-learning facilities. 


19. You should live within your income. Otherwise, you won’t be able to earn enough money to [   ].


20. After being bitten by a [   ] snake, John was sent to a hospital.


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


22. Violence has become so [   ] in movies these days that many parents do not want their children to watch them.


23. Volcanic [   ] grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year.


24. Nowadays, many industries try to do something for     problems. They know the earth is greatly damaged by pollutants. 


25. Although the farmers had to work in the mud, they were all pleased, [   ] the rain had come in the nick of time.


26. A thorough analysis of market ____ can increase the success rate of a new product. 


27. We have been waiting for Jack for almost two hours. I wonder [   ].


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


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


30. I was so hungry that I ate one cookie after [   ] until they were all gone.


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


32. A:I have told you a thousand times to clean up the mess in your room. B: [   ]. A: I would like to hear about it. B: My littered desk and floor show that I am embarking on creative work. I don’t see the necessity of investing all my time to clean things up


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


34. Tim [   ] down 12 cans of beer in 10 minutes and didn't show any sign of being drunk.


35. Hotel guests who [   ] checking out after 1:00 P.M. should contact the front desk.


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


37. Jane got a high score on the English test today. She [   ] very hard last night.


38. I have to study for my math exam. I don’t want any [   ]. Please do not talk to me or play loud music.


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


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


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


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


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


44. Ms. Johnson was busy [   ] the house when the postman came.


45. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


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


47. The Ministry of Finance announced tax __ for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji. 


48. A:What should we do now? B: [   ]


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


50. Joy and happiness spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, where people [   ] their own president in January 2011.