1. The best way to buy train tickets [   ] book online.


2. A: What are you doing this weekend, Emma? B: [   ]


3. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.


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


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


6. Many people want to do some sports, but there are not enough [   ] in the city.


7. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed ____ a suicide. 


8. Sharon was going to pay for the yellow blouse with credit card, [   ] then decided to pay cash instead.


9. Simon is tall, but his brother is [   ] taller than him.


10. The patient appreciated [   ] breakfast in bed when she wasn’t feeling well.


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


12. People who feel they must have the best of everything are rarely [   ]. It’s better to have more realistic ideas about what is important in life.


13. Jason is a great tour guide because he is not only ready to help [   ] also very knowledgeable.


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


15. You cannot leave [   ] you finish all the work the boss expects you to do.


16. My mother [   ] for me when I arrived home last night.


17. Library users will be fined for returning books after the [   ] date.


18. A:Anna? Anna Dickson? I thought it was you! B: [   ] A: Oh. I am so sorry. I must have missed her too much.


19. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.


20. For the sake of health, many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they [   ].


21. Nancy screamed when she saw a taxi [   ] into an old woman on the street.


22. Many journalists do not ____ whether or not it is appropriate to interview a child during a tragic event for he/she is usually too young to understand the trauma he/she is involved in. 


23. I was [   ] to find I did not have enough money to pay for the taxi fare. My face turned very red.


24. [   ] the election is the question both political parties are asking.


25. Acid rain causes the ground to release [   ] substances; plants and trees are thus slowly poisoned.


26. Critics have suggested that the Neihu-Mucha MRT line [   ] during the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.


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


28. Professor Lin does [   ] not late assignments. Students have to hand them in on time.


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


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


31. According to our justice system, the suspect will be considered [   ] until proven guilty.


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


33. 《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.


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


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


36. I think thunder is scary, [   ] lightning is beautiful.


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


38. This child has been [   ] by his parents for a long time because they have been too busy working.


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


40. [   ] are small stores that sell fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.


41. The key players in the energy market, [   ] heavy capital investment, have little interest in innovation.


42. The joke you told me really [   ].


43. She looked immensely [   ] when she learned that her son had survived the crash.


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


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


46. A: Can you visit us in New York over Christmas? B: I really want to, but I don’t think I can. A: [   ]. What’s the problem?


47. The factory workers [   ] that their workload was too heavy but the pay was too low. They decided to stage a protest.


48. 《Ken》:I have two tickets to the basketball game tonight. Would you like to go? 《Tim》: [   ]《Ken》: Why can’t you go? 《Tim》: I’ve got to hand in a 10-page report tomorrow morning and I’m still working on it.


49. Tom’s desk was so ____ with papers that it was hard to find anything. 


50. A: Gee, your room is a mess. B: I have been preparing for an important exam these days. [   ]