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


2. The judge took pity [   ] the poor man.


3. Natural disasters, such as typhoons and [   ], kill lots of people each year.


4. Tammy receives no payment because she is a [   ] worker in the hospital. She works there just because she enjoys helping people.


5. [   ] speaking, you don’t look nice in that sweater. The stripes on it make you look fat.


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


7. He speaks English poorly. He can’t make himself [   ] in English.


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


9. Peggy has a big advantage [   ] most girls when it comes to basketball because she’s so tall.


10. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


11. We are so glad that Miss Snow is teaching [   ] English.


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


13. In the [   ] of anyone better, we chose him as the leader.


14. I went to the store [   ].


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


16. Accounting is a profession [   ] has always interested me.


17. The freeway is now [   ] to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday.


18. He can type very fast. He [   ] type 80 words a minute.


19. The total number of the [   ] people in that remote area is decreasing.


20. Most people like to talk about the subjects with [   ] they are most familiar.


21. There are elegant shops on [   ] side of the street.


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


23. I think I should be going now. I’ve got to [   ] my son at the school in ten minutes.


24. The supervisor was so [   ] of the new idea that his staff proposed that it was never put into real practice.


25. The [   ] of food in this world is unequal. Some suffer from hunger in many areas such as in Africa.


26. The man spent so little time with his family __ his daughter didn’t even recognize him. 


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


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


29. Most bookstores have a section for young readers, [   ] you’ll find books stacked on tables and shelves just like in the library.


30. A:Did the doctor tell him to stop smoking cigarettes, or did he do it on his own? B: [   ]


31. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [   ].


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


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


34. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].


35. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


36. The economy in that country is facing a severe slowdown and possibly a [   ] in the next few years.


37. Lucy is a member of the drama club. Her dream is to become an [   ] or a singer.


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


39. Although experts agree that it is vital to eat a good breakfast, not many people are [   ] their advice.


40. I usually buy daily necessities in the same grocery store. The clerks know me because I'm a regular [   ].


41. This coffee shop is famous because it sells numerous varieties of coffee beans [   ] from around the world.


42. 《Student A》: Excuse me. What is the time? 《Student B》: [   ]


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


44. [   ] and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight.


45. I’m not [   ] you! Our team has just won both the gold medal and the silver medal.


46. Tim knows smoking is unhealthy but he is having a hard time [   ].


47. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [   ] make their protests against the new policy.


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


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


50. A [   ] has four corners.