1. 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.


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


3. A: Hey, do you have a minute? B: [   ]


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


5. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the United States and China can help pull the world out of economic [   ] by working together.


6. ____ for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter. 


7. On the average, a healthy heart __ to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat. 


8. Mr. Johnson rarely gets upset in the office,    ? 


9. A: Are you excited about your first day of work? B: Of course. That’s my first job. A: How are you going to the office? B: [   ]


10. Sara felt [   ] tired [   ] exercise yesterday.


11. Anna has been asking Henry to eat more healthily but he hasn't been [   ] by her arguments.


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


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


14. My father and his partners’ cooperation is based upon their [   ] respect and understanding.


15. 《Customer》: I’d like this one, please. 《Clerk》: [   ] 《Customer》: I’ll put it on my Best Card.


16. I’d like to take [   ] of this opportunity to thank you all for your co-operation.


17. Many couples wanted a divorce but could not have one because their case was not covered by any [   ].


18. She claims to be an advocate of animal rights. [   ], she is always wearing fur and carrying a crocodile-skin purse.


19. The [   ] of this button is to make sure we can stop the machine if things go wrong.


20. 《Jenny》: Where did you get your hair done? It looks so stylish. 《Lilly》: [   ] By the way, I highly recommend the hairstylist called Paul. 《Jenny》: Thanks. I’ll sure go take a look.


21. We should work together [   ].


22. It’s a pity that I failed again. If I had read the book carefully,     the test. 


23. ____ the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it. 


24. How much do you guess [   ]?


25. The traffic accident took three lives, [   ] the truck driver.


26. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is [   ] interesting.


27. We are glad to receive your order for 50 units of classic furniture to be supplied to your own [   ].


28. I can’t ride my bicycle [   ] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


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


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


31. 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.”


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


33. A: Oh! You look terrible. [   ] B:I just finished my paper and I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night.


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


35. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


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


37. I remember you. You [   ] to go to school here.


38.     I read the proposal     the budget was so high. 


39. It seemed that the walls    . 


40. Remember to tie your cow [   ] the tree before you go there


41. I might have the chance to visit the theater [   ] person.


42. 《Sandra》:I think watching TV is a waste of time. Most programs are stupid or boring. 《Jack》: [   ] What about sports or the news? You watch those sometimes, don’t you? 《Sandra》: Well, actually for the news, I prefer the newspaper.


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


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


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


46. English is important in Taiwan, [   ] for business people.


47. They made every possible [   ] to overcome the difficulty which they faced.


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


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


50. It's getting late. Let's [   ].