1. My family’s newest [   ] is a print shop in Taipei.


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


3. 《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.


4. Most students think that there is a need to [   ] bus fare, but not all students agree to have the fare increased by 35 percent.


5. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty [   ] the driver and the conductor.


6. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


7.     English, many Chinese classical novels gain attention and popularity in the US. 


8. The Taiwanese golfer won the championship in the professional golf    . 


9. Snow [   ] more solar radiation than liquid water. Therefore, don’t forget to protect your eyes when you go skiing.


10. If a person doesn’t know a word, he or she should look it up in the [   ] in the back of the book.


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


12. The girl Frank likes has said no to him, so he has no choice but to take [   ] wants to go with him to the party.


13. I have been taking the Yoga class [   ] I came to this school.


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


15. In order to prevent casualties, all the residents in the village were [   ] before the typhoon.


16. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign __ after Taiwan joins the WTO. 


17. This book offers a     guide to hotels in Tokyo. The author made a report on every single hotel there. 


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


19. A:Why did Judy leave? B: [   ]


20. 《Sylvia》: What's your favorite season? 《Amy》: [   ] 《Sylvia》: Me too. I hate cold winter days.


21. I’m a grown man. Don’t talk to me [   ] I were a three-year-old kid.


22. Old soldiers never die; they only __. 


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


24. The parrot used its strong [   ] to crack open the nuts.


25. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


26. Any revision of the law should be [   ] with the overall goal of the government's policy. The priority should be placed on the welfare of the citizens.


27. Can you [   ] how old Ms. Wang is? She is 50, but she looks as if she were only 30.


28. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, __, we can help others do the same. 


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


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


31. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially ____ our contract with them. 


32. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [   ] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


33. 《John》: Sorry, my English is very poor. 《Jay》: Don’t worry. Mine is not [   ] better.


34. Athletes always wear clothes made of [   ] materials, so they may stretch their bodies without difficulty.


35. You should never speak [   ] anger to a small child.


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


37. A:May I ask what kind of work you are doing? B:I am working for the auditing department of the City Government. A: [   ] B:Yes, she works as a high-school teacher.


38. No city, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem __, is home to more Jewish people than New York. 


39. We should work together [   ].


40. A single bacteria, __ the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day. 


41. The shopping ____ policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy. 


42. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, [   ] over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm.


43. Mr. Chang is a very successful salesman; he is very aggressive and always takes the [   ] in his work.


44. [   ] everyone else was studying hard for the midterm, Jimmy was reading comic strips to kill the time.


45. A brand brings a set of [   ] in the mind of the consumer and one of these is the country of origin.


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


47. Newspapers are a good way to hear the news. [   ] TV news programs.


48. Many families are struggling to [   ] during this recession.


49. The cars are moving so slowly that I can __ them just by walking fast. 


50. __, I cannot agree with him on the matter.