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


2. Violence has become so [   ] in movies these days that many parents do not want their children to watch them.


3. When there is no [   ], you had better compromise; otherwise, you might be caught at a deadlock.


4. A spokesperson for the MOTC says that the “fat cat“ problem will be [   ] in the coming weeks in order to meet the expectations of the public.


5. Research shows that only some animals are able to [   ] in the wild after being released from the zoo.


6. His novel was [   ] by all the major publishers. Finally, a small publisher printed it and it became a best seller.


7. The patient appreciated [   ] breakfast in bed when she wasn’t feeling well.


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


9. The city is going to hold a public hearing to discuss     the historical building should be torn down. 


10. It was [   ] of you to let me use your cell phone. My parents felt less worried after they got my call.


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


12. As the project depends on [   ] at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.


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


14. 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.


15. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, [   ], we can help others do the same.


16. A friend of [   ] is coming to stay with me next week.


17. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


18. The United Nations made an [   ] for help from all over the world after the earthquake.


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


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


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


22. [   ] activity should be avoided after an operation.


23. A: I love to look at the ancient art. B: [   ]We can learn a lot from them.


24. A: How do you stay fit and healthy? B: [   ]. I also try to avoid smoking and drinking too much.


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


26. Do you mind [   ] to the post office with me? I don’t think I know how to get there.


27. The [   ] of the theory is still being questioned since a number of researchers disagree with its main argument.


28. I like all [   ] of music—pop music, country music, jazz and so on.


29. On the average, a healthy heart [   ] to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.


30. A lot of heavy smokers [   ] lung cancer every year.


31. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.


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


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


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


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


36. Many journalists do not [   ] whether or not it is appropriate to interview a child during a tragic event for he/she is usually too young to understand the trauma he/she is involved in.


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


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


39. The social welfare system ____ provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support. 


40. I received a written [   ] from the student who bullied his classmates last week. He said he was very sorry about what he did.


41. Joy and happiness spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, where people [   ] their own president in January 2011.


42. [   ] the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it.


43. Many buildings in Taiwan, including the Taipei 101 Tower, [   ] all non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. yesterday to mark the worldwide “Earth Hour” event.


44. Please turn off the light. We should save [   ]; otherwise, the bill might go up again.


45. She could not concentrate when phone calls or visitors kept interrupting her thoughts, so she took a [   ] walk along the river, thinking over her career plan.


46. The police have suspected him of involvement in the suicide bombing but there is no [   ] evidence to arrest him.


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


48. 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.


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


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