1. Ms. Johnson was busy [   ] the house when the postman came.


2. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication __ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered. 


3. The president’s reckless actions have [   ] his country into a disaster.


4.     I read the proposal     the budget was so high. 


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


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


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


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


9. My coworkers have been working hard to [   ] a fuel shortage next summer.


10. The FDA planned to grant [   ] to clinical trial testing the use of the new drug.


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


12. In my [   ], students shouldn’t spend too much time chatting on the Internet.


13. I was so hungry that I ate one cookie after [   ] until they were all gone.


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


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


16. The man spent so little time with his family __ his daughter didn’t even recognize him. 


17. Old soldiers never die; they only [   ].


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


19. 《Man》: Officer! Wait, officer! That’s my car! 《Police》: Oh, it is? Then I won’t need a tow truck. 《Man》: No! [   ]《Police》: Good. It’s illegal to park beside a fire hydrant.


20. A:Anna? Anna Dickson? I thought it was you! B: [   ] A: Oh. I am so sorry. I must have missed her too much.


21. A: Can you recommend to me an English tutor? B: Sure. Mr. Johnson is a very good one. A: Where does he live? B: [   ]


22. Simon is tall, but his brother is [   ] taller than him.


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


24. Since being slim is the trend, Margaret is trying to lose weight by [   ] herself.


25. Many portable products are made as     as possible for user’s ease to carry. 


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


27. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the United States and China can help pull the world out of economic [   ] by working together.


28. John [   ] broke his glasses while playing basketball with his classmates. He should have been more careful.


29. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high __ as a scholar. 


30. Professor Lin does [   ] not late assignments. Students have to hand them in on time.


31. I haven’t decided when I’m [   ] New York. I’ll let you know once I get the flight ticket.


32. [   ] at the back door, and they may hear you and open the door.


33. Public education ____ would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training programs and new E-learning facilities. 


34. [   ] you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP.


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


36. No matter what the [   ] will be like tomorrow, I’ll go fishing.


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


38. Before the final exam, our teacher taught us how to use our time [   ] while preparing for tests.


39. 《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.


40. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [   ].


41. The economy is in bad shape, one reason for which is the rising [   ] rate.


42. I didn’t believe [   ] Jeffrey said, [   ] annoyed him very much.


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


44. The [   ] from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is amazing.


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


46. It was really a [   ] for the little boy to survive the air crash.


47. 《Mary》: We were too late for the concert! 《Tom》: [   ] It wasn’t very good anyway.


48. Natural disasters, such as typhoons and [   ], kill lots of people each year.


49. Brian and Jerry are close friends [   ] their difference in age and religion.


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