1. A: Excuse me. I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. B: [   ] A: I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. Can you help me find it?


2. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


3. Mary can't hear, and she can hardly speak [   ].


4. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the __ of children’s writing skills. 


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


6. The nurse supported the sick child because he was too weak [   ] by himself.


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


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


9. The interviewers were all very [   ] with the answers the job applicant gave.


10. We should work together [   ].


11. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


12. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].


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


14. A:Hey, Paul. I see you walking lame all the way. [   ]? B:Nothing. I just sprained my ankle while playing basketball the day before yesterday.


15. The parrot used its strong [   ] to crack open the nuts.


16. A: Gee, your room is a mess. B: I have been preparing for an important exam these days. [   ]


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


18. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, [   ], we can help others do the same.


19. Many journalists do not ____ whether or not it is appropriate to interview a child during a tragic event for he/she is usually too young to understand the trauma he/she is involved in. 


20. Do you think it good for students to be absolutely [   ] without making any objections in any case?


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


22. The potential amount of energy that can be produced by wind is huge. It is [   ] five times the current amount of electricity that is used.


23. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.


24. As the project depends on [   ] at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.


25. The two eastern counties suffered losses of NT$11.4 million to farms and local agriculture, while related facilities sustained damage [   ] 18 million NT dollars.


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


27. [   ] the development of human civilization, it is plain to see that human beings are easily corrupted by power.


28. [   ] you get from the website [   ] correct.


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


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


31. No city, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem [   ], is home to more Jewish people than New York.


32. 《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.


33. Janet put forward the proposal that the program [   ] until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad.


34. Although the farmers had to work in the mud, they were all pleased, [   ] the rain had come in the nick of time.


35. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed [   ] a suicide.


36. Due to the winter storm, hundreds of flights were [   ] and many passengers had to stay in airports.


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


38. After the car accident, I kept __ that things will get better. 


39. [   ] are small stores that sell fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.


40. [   ] the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it.


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


42. __ activity should be avoided after an operation. 


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


44. What [   ] at noon yesterday? I called but couldn’t get hold of you.


45. When the orange trees [   ], there is a sweet fragrance in the air.


46. 《Sam》: Would you like to go swimming with me? 《Jane》: [   ]   I think I’m getting a cold.


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


48. I’m not [   ] you! Our team has just won both the gold medal and the silver medal.


49. Many people in the U.S. are staying away from restaurants, skipping vacations and [   ] on buying new cars.


50. When the pop idol came to Taiwan, swarms of fans crowded the street outside the hotel, waiting for a [   ] of their hero.