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


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


3. The [   ] of food in this world is unequal. Some suffer from hunger in many areas such as in Africa.


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


5. Nick: May I speak with Sharon, please? Betty: I'm afraid you [   ] the wrong number.


6. My son is [   ] of the dark, so he never walks out of the house after sunset.


7. 《Naomi》: I try not to eat at the cafeteria too often. 《Jennifer》: [   ] The food there is pretty good.


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


9. Some plants have obvious distinctive features for us to tell them apart at the first sight, [   ].


10. I have to study for my math exam. I don’t want any [   ]. Please do not talk to me or play loud music.


11. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s [   ] the technology of hybrid engine.


12. Kate lost her way while driving to River City. She [   ] her road map at home.


13. When a big company goes out of business it is usually all [   ] the news.


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


15. Oil and natural gas exist on this planet in a limited supply; therefore, it is essential for people to develop [   ] to these nonrenewable energy sources.


16. After [   ] his homework, he decides to go out for a break.


17. How much do you guess [   ]?


18. If you want to be promoted at work, you need to work [   ].


19. A:I’m hungry. Let’s have lunch. B: OK. What do you want to eat? A:Why don’t we have Italian food? B: [   ]


20. He went to a [   ] high school to get practical knowledge and job-related skills.


21. Tim is terrible at [   ] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


22. Mutual funds came into our country in recent years. This financial product was developed for those who do not have enough time, money and [   ] knowledge to invest.


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


24. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [   ] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


25. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting [   ] on the highway.


26. A study shows that intelligence accounts for only 20 percent of the factors that determine success, [   ] EQ playing an important role in the remaining 80 percent.


27. Time [   ] quickly, so you’ll need to use it wisely.


28. 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.


29. I usually buy daily necessities in the same grocery store. The clerks know me because I'm a regular [   ].


30. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


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


32. We [   ] tell John about the accident, shouldn’t we?


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


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


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


36. I [   ] use a payphone. I just use my cellphone instead.


37. A: Is the treasurer in his office every day? B:Oh yes. [   ] he must sign all checks, he must be here all the time.


38. Being an assistant is just a [   ] job. Allen plans to find a permanent position in an international corporation.


39. The driver was driving her car and reading a text message, and that was exactly [   ] she bumped into the motorcyclist.


40. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [   ] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


41. 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.


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


43. Although experts agree that it is vital to eat a good breakfast, not many people are [   ] their advice.


44. We can find almost all the information we need [   ] surfing the Internet.


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


46. Keep the [   ] card after you buy some appliances. You need to show it if repairs are necessary.


47. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business [   ].


48. 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.


49. What can you tell me about [   ] the subway in Tokyo?


50. 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.