1. It's getting late. Let's [   ].


2. Gardening is my mother's favorite [   ]. She loves to spend time taking care of the flowers.


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


4. For many people, one of the joys of [   ] is the prospect of parenthood.


5. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


6. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


7. I saw Mary a week ago. She said she [   ] me the next day, but she didn’t.


8. 《Customer》: I’m looking for a portable CD player. 《Salesgirl》: [   ]《Customer》: Hmm. Do you have something a little less expensive?


9. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [   ] he was set free soon.


10. [   ] before the twentieth century, traders carried coffee from Africa to Arabia.


11. [   ] she told me I was her good friend, she never talked to me about her problems.


12. [   ] I did not like her at first, she ended up becoming my best friend.


13. My mother [   ] for me when I arrived home last night.


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


15. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [   ] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


16. A: Why did you feed that kitty? B:There is nothing [   ] a homeless cat.


17. It is imperative that the city council     in favor of the city renewal plan. 


18. Many companies [   ] e-mails sent out by their employees. Is it OK for employers to check on their employees like this?


19. Steve was [   ] with joy when he found he had won the first prize in the lottery.


20. Children like to go trick-or-treating in special     on Halloween. Some may dress like an angel or a robot. 


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


22. This coffee shop is famous because it sells numerous varieties of coffee beans [   ] from around the world.


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


24. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


25. The twins look so alike that even their parents confuse one with [   ] sometimes.


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


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


28. 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.


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


30. Lucy is a member of the drama club. Her dream is to become an [   ] or a singer.


31. The controversial singer must [   ] 100 hours of community service for altering the age on his ID card.


32. According to our justice system, the suspect will be considered [   ] until proven guilty.


33. Critics have suggested that the Neihu-Mucha MRT line [   ] during the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.


34. The supervisor was so [   ] of the new idea that his staff proposed that it was never put into real practice.


35. Tim [   ] down 12 cans of beer in 10 minutes and didn't show any sign of being drunk.


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


37. In the face of energy crisis, scientists worldwide are now exploring [   ] energy to replace fossil fuels.


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


39. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


40. At Patty’s wedding, her mother made a few polite [   ] about her husband’s family.


41. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act ____. 


42. Most people like to talk about the subjects with [   ] they are most familiar.


43. We could have gone swimming if the weather [   ] warm and sunny.


44. [   ], I cannot agree with him on the matter.


45. Do you know the man [   ] lives next door?


46. It’s a pity that I failed again. If I had read the book carefully,     the test. 


47. [   ] help us fly kites in spring and cool us in summer.


48. I suggest you [   ] the Internet because a lot of people have experienced the same problem before.


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


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