1. The MRT system has greatly [   ] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


2. It is reported that there’s [   ] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


3. [   ] speaking, you don’t look nice in that sweater. The stripes on it make you look fat.


4. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [   ] through years, not gained in one day.


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


6. Keep in mind that smoking is strictly [   ] when you are handling explosive materials.


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


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


9. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


10. I think thunder is scary, [   ] lightning is beautiful.


11. The annual charity fundraising event is ____ by several financial institutions in Taiwan. 


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


13. A: What are you doing this weekend, Emma? B: [   ]


14. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less __ to some sort of superstition. 


15. You [   ] your father the truth then. That way, he wouldn't be so angry with you now.


16. All of [   ] have joined the on-the-job training.


17. Reading detective stories is one of Steve’s favorite [   ].


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


19. I am looking forward to [   ] from you at your earliest convenience.


20. I bought a book and finished reading it [   ] I was on the train. The reading made the long-hour trip easier.


21. You cannot leave [   ] you finish all the work the boss expects you to do.


22. The flooding after the typhoon [   ] many houses.


23. 《Judy》:I am going to take the driving test tomorrow, and I am feeling so nervous. 《Joan》: Take it easy! I will [   ]. 《Judy》: Thanks. I hope that I can get my driver’s license as soon as possible.


24. China is calling for a new global currency [   ] the dominant dollar.


25. You can never make him [   ] his mind.


26. 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.


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


28. The museum’s main hall [   ] an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake.


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


30. In this industry, you really need to keep [   ] if you don't want to be caught off guard.


31. I think I should be going now. I’ve got to [   ] my son at the school in ten minutes.


32. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


33. Because the blood [   ] to supply enough oxygen to his brain, he feels dizzy quite often.


34. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good __. 


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


36. You must keep [   ] whatever your boss tells you to do, or you may be fired.


37. A brake is a device designed to [   ] or stop the motion of a mechanical body.


38. This Italian restaurant is the [   ] place to eat in the city.


39. A:What should we do now? B: [   ]


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


41. I __ know him. I have talked to him no more than three times. 


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


43. She looked immensely [   ] when she learned that her son had survived the crash.


44. The field is too barren to yield crops, so the farmers decide to put some [   ] on it.


45. 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.


46. You are the leader of this team; therefore, you need to listen to your members’ ideas and write down [   ] points for later discussion.


47. He hurt his leg while climbing the mountain; [   ], he would have participated in the charity event to raise money for the poor.


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


49. Since Michael and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid [   ] him.


50. Small businesses usually can respond to new market     fast and make necessary changes.