1. 《Lily》: I heard you’re moving to New York. 《Brian》: Yes. I’ve got an offer in upstate New York. 《Lily》: Oh, that’s great! But I’m going to miss you. 《Brian》: Me, too. [   ]


2. This machine is [   ]. All you have to do is turn it on and it will operate by itself.


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


4. A: What’s for dinner? B: How about some sushi? A: [   ] I prefer a hot bowl of noodles to a cold dish. B: I see. Let’s have our dinner at the noodles stand across the street.


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


6. Old soldiers never die; they only [   ].


7. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, __ his physical condition was poor. 


8. In the face of energy crisis, scientists worldwide are now exploring [   ] energy to replace fossil fuels.


9. Historical insights serve to clarify and [   ] the critical activity of a period.


10. Many people in the U.S. are staying away from restaurants, skipping vacations and [   ] on buying new cars.


11. I’ve always thought that [   ] the dishes is easier than preparing food, so it is my husband that does the cooking and I wash the dishes.


12. After she had the cosmetic surgery, the doctor reminded her to avoid any [   ] to the sun.


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


14. Do you have [   ] for one thousand dollars?


15. Let’s __ jump to the conclusion, okay? 


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


17. 《Tom》: Are you free tonight? 《Cathy》: [   ]《Tom》: Too bad. I was thinking maybe we could go see a movie tonight.


18. I saw Mary a week ago. She said she [   ] me the next day, but she didn’t.


19. I have fallen in love with a girl [   ] father is a famous writer.


20. The mayor determined to build a [   ] city. By then, users can get access to the Internet at any time and any place in the city.


21. The key players in the energy market, ____ heavy capital investment, have little interest in innovation. 


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


23. [   ], I continued working until late last night.


24. The social welfare system [   ] provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support.


25. The window [   ] by my little brother yesterday.


26. The book costs NT$1,200, [   ] of packing and delivery.


27. After [   ] his homework, he decides to go out for a break.


28. In the box [   ] some photos that I took when I was on the trip.


29. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, __ it will eventually get done. 


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


31. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


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


33. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [   ] traffic.


34. I was browsing in the library and [   ] an interesting book on traveling in Alaska.


35. It is true that the surroundings will [   ] one’s work and studies.


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


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


38. The president of the United States can only serve two [   ] of four years each.


39. A: Can you pass the test? B: [   ] A: Good for you. I’m very likely to fail.


40. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


41. 《John》: How often do you exercise? 《Amy》: [   ] 《John》: That’s great. No wonder you keep in good shape.


42. 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.


43. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [   ] will not loan artifacts to China.


44. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


45. Steve was [   ] with joy when he found he had won the first prize in the lottery.


46. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have __ from generation to generation. 


47. The snow [   ] on the roads makes driving an extreme hazard for people rushing to work in the morning.


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


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


50. 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.