1. 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.


2. To [   ] road accidents, we should always follow traffic rules.


3. The total number of the staff is [   ] larger in our company than that in yours.


4. 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.”


5. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed [   ] a suicide.


6. 《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.


7. Tom is very [   ] and helpful, and it has been nice having him in class.


8. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the [   ] for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.


9. For many people, one of the joys of __ is the prospect of parenthood. 


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


11. The new medicine is still in [   ] stages and will not hit the market until next year.


12. This restaurant makes good sandwiches. They will even [   ] your bread for free.


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


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


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


16. It has always been very generous     you to assist us in arranging the meeting. 


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


18. Academic performance should not be [   ] purely by examination results, which concern only a limited aspect of learning.


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


20. This ring was a family heirloom, which was [   ] from my grandfather to my father.


21. He can type very fast. He __ type 80 words a minute. 


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


30. I [   ] know him. I have talked to him no more than three times.


31. Peter always complains about the hot and [   ] weather in Taiwan. He misses the dry and cool seasons in Florida.


32. Two years ago a severe earthquake struck the city and caused a [   ] tsunami, leaving hundreds dead, thousands injured.


33. At first I didn’t find her annoying, but after a while her behavior began to [   ] me.


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


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


36. Parents with [   ] daughters and sons can bring up the problems they had with their 13 to 18 year-old children at the meeting next week.


37. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s ____ the technology of hybrid engine. 


38. A student's frequent absence from school is often a clear [   ] of his problem in life and study.


39. 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.


40. Some plants have obvious distinctive features for us to tell them apart at the first sight, [   ].


41. George Washington [   ] his father’s cherry-tree.


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


43. 《Sam》: Would you like to go swimming with me? 《Jane》: [   ]   I think I’m getting a cold.


44. 《Mary》: How much juice would you like? 《Ted》: [   ] 《Mary》: No problem. We’ve plenty.


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


46. A lot of debris [   ] at the site of explosion for quite a while.


47. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [   ] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


48. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [   ] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


49. In India, eighty percent of the entire [   ] are Hindus.


50. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some [   ] in advance?