1. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [   ]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


2. I went to the store [   ].


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


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


5. As [   ] as it had started, the rain stopped and the sun came out from the blue sky.


6. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have __ from generation to generation. 


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


8. A: Are you excited about your first day of work? B: Of course. That’s my first job. A: How are you going to the office? B: [   ]


9. The factory workers [   ] that their workload was too heavy but the pay was too low. They decided to stage a protest.


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


11. Please fill out the paperwork before [   ] in line.


12. I had a great time reading the book [   ] you lent me.


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


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


15. A restaurant manager should know how to deal with [   ] from customers who are not satisfied with the food or the service.


16. 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.


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


18. The minimum [   ] is the lowest amount of money an employer is allowed to pay an employee.


19. His corruption as a government employer has put a [   ] on his long-standing reputation.


20. Look! Here is a new [   ] bill.


21. 《Clerk》: Can I help you, Sir? 《David》: Yes. I want to buy a pair of jeans, Size L. 《Clerk》: I have several in your size. [   ]《David》: Yes, of course.


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


23. English is important in Taiwan, [   ] for business people.


24. [   ] in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.


25. Mary is never absent and always studies hard, so she [   ] as one of the excellent students in her class.


26. I like to [   ] time [   ] my family.


27. A: Hey, do you have a minute? B: [   ]


28. The government hopes that the charge for trash disposal can [   ] people from throwing away usable resources.


29. In the past year I have developed an important relationship with my [   ].


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


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


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


33. People who feel they must have the best of everything are rarely [   ]. It’s better to have more realistic ideas about what is important in life.


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


35. I sent an email to the CEO of this company last week but have not received any [   ] yet.


36. 《Friend A》: Look at this. I think I want to get this purple skirt. 《Friend B》: I thought [   ].《Friend A》: Yeah, but I don’t have a purple one. 《Friend B》: Do you need every color in the rainbow?《Friend A》: Yes!


37. 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.


38. Research in the environment has [   ] that the rain forests throughout the world are being ruthlessly destroyed.


39. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


40. Shelly prefers red roses [   ] yellow ones.


41. Jim is very [   ] and dynamic; he enjoys physical activities and you can seldom see him stay still for more than ten minutes.


42. A:Don’t forget you still owe me fifty dollars. B: [   ]


43. The book costs NT$1,200, __ of packing and delivery. 


44. [   ] activity should be avoided after an operation.


45. The freeway is now [   ] to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday.


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


47. 《Ken》: Oh my! 《Claire》: [   ]《Ken》: My headache is killing me.


48. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


49. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some __ in advance? 


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