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


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


3. If Miss Chen works for another 5 years, she will be [   ] for a pension when she retires.


4. In the United States, air pollution [   ] at its worst in the 1960s.


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


6. My grandfather [   ] for ten years, but I still miss him a lot.


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


8. Tom comes from a wealthy family, but John does not. In spite of their different [   ], they have become best friends.


9. Students must study hard, [   ] they will fail the test.


10. A: Quiet down, or you may disturb the neighbors. B: [   ]


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


12. The dentist was ?lling a large [   ] in her tooth.


13. 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.


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


15. The pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's piano pieces was an [   ] of skill and strength.


16. A fine will be     on the drivers who fail to pay their highway toll on time. 


17. The original model has been ____ and replaced by the new one. 


18. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


19. The knife isn’t useful because its [   ] is dull.


20. Benson [   ] his back when he fell off the tree.


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


22. He was an [   ] player until 20 when he turned professional.


23. In this course, the economic background of labor legislation will not be mentioned, [   ] be dealt with.


24. My uncle had a 15-year-long [   ] in business before he became a teacher.


25. Jeff got a perfect score on the test; he [   ] diligently.


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


27. Tigers are a(n) [   ] species, but they are still hunted for their bones and skins in some areas.


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


29. A: Can you visit us in New York over Christmas? B: I really want to, but I don’t think I can. A: [   ]. What’s the problem?


30. Most bookstores have a section for young readers, [   ] you’ll find books stacked on tables and shelves just like in the library.


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


32. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


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


34. From now on, any employee who is usually late for work will be [   ].


35. The government is taking a very [   ] approach to managing this economic crisis.


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


37. A few political extremists [   ] the crowd to attack the police.


38. A [   ] of food can cause millions of people to die of hunger.


39. A laptop, an MP3 player, and a cellphone are often considered as [   ] equipment for the generation raised in the age of technology.


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


41. It [   ] me two hours to get there because the traffic was awful.


42. The UN has __ its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon. 


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


44. [   ] you get from the website [   ] correct.


45. It is hard for me to [   ] the smell of Chanel No. 5 perfume.


46. Our boss [   ] the importance of our finishing the report over the weekend, since he wanted to discuss it at the meeting on Monday morning.


47. The freeway is now __ to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday. 


48. A:Why do you think Mr. Wang likes his new job? B:When I talked with him, he seemed [   ] to discuss his work.


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


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.