1. When a big company goes out of business it is usually all [   ] the news.


2. Please do not [   ]. The waste bin is just around the corner.


3. In the past year I have developed an important relationship with my [   ].


4. The manager talks as if he     mad at you, but this is just the way he talks to everybody. 


5. All of my friends were opposed [   ] a party without Mary and John.


6. The power supply in this area is not [   ]. You had better save your file every ten minutes.


7. China is calling for a new global currency [   ] the dominant dollar.


8. The escaping criminal [   ] himself as an old security guard, so the police failed to recognize him at first sight.


9. Shelly prefers red roses [   ] yellow ones.


10. Look! Here is a new [   ] bill.


11. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign [   ] after Taiwan joins the WTO.


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


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


14. There is a debate going on right now over [   ] to make mercy killing legal or not.


15. Don’t ask me to go with you. I’m not going, because my [   ] is made up.


16. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


17. To prevent sewage from entering the waterways and protect public health, the city councilman strongly demanded that the sewage system [   ] in three months.


18. __ and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight. 


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


20. Cultures [   ], so we sometimes need to adjust our behavior when we are in a new country.


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


22. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication [   ] the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.


23. [   ] for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.


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


25. ____ you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP. 


26. You like this movie, and [   ].


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


28. I only wish that all my lectures drew such favorable [   ] as this time.


29. The team that won the championship was awarded a glittering [   ].


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


31. A: Why did you feed that kitty? B:There is nothing [   ] a homeless cat.


32. If you are not sure about the meaning, you should [   ] the word in the dictionary.


33. After working hard for a whole day, I suggested [   ] a big meal in a restaurant.


34. Employees considered non-essential were    . The temporary leave resulted from bad economic situations. 


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


36. Many ads use our [   ]—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product.


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


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


39. John doesn’t speak French, and [   ].


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


41. The annual charity fundraising event is ____ by several financial institutions in Taiwan. 


42. As [   ] as it had started, the rain stopped and the sun came out from the blue sky.


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


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


45. He bought a car right after he obtained a driver's [   ].


46. The Ministry of Finance announced tax [   ] for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji.


47. Taiwan is famous for its [   ] industry. Many foreigners are using computers made in Taiwan.


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


49. The field is too barren to yield crops, so the farmers decide to put some [   ] on it.


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