1. You should always [   ] your opinions politely.


2. A:I am going absolutely crazy without my mobile phone. It’s been three days and I still haven’t found it. It’s my lifeline. B: [   ]. I don’t know why you are so dependent on it. I don’t have a mobile phone and I am doing just fine.


3. Public education [   ] would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training programs and new E-learning facilities.


4. [   ] working part-time at a fast-food restaurant, Monty has made enough money to pay for his studies.


5. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


6. 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: [   ]


7. A lot of heavy smokers [   ] lung cancer every year.


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


9. Joseph is a man of great [   ]. Once he has made up his mind, no one can change it.


10. A:Are you still driving to the south every week to take care of your grandmother? B: No, I’m not doing that anymore. [   ] A: Oh! I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?


11. A:How did it go in the office today? B: [   ]


12. George suffered very serious brain [   ] in a car accident.


13. It was really a [   ] for the little boy to survive the air crash.


14. The luxury tax is set to [   ] on July 1, but it has already dampened enthusiasm in the real estate market.


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


16. Cultures [   ], so we sometimes need to adjust our behavior when we are in a new country.


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


18. The city now looks very artistic and refreshing because it is [   ] with many colorful and well-crafted sculptures.


19.     I read the proposal     the budget was so high. 


20. 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.


21. I went to the store [   ].


22. I don’t know [   ]. Why not call and ask him in person?


23. We still have [   ] time, so you don’t need to hurry.


24. Acid rain causes the ground to release [   ] substances; plants and trees are thus slowly poisoned.


25. His novel was [   ] by all the major publishers. Finally, a small publisher printed it and it became a best seller.


26. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty __ the driver and the conductor. 


27. The children could not help but [   ] when the clown stepped on the stage.


28. Dr. Wilson, [   ] is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week.


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


30. 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.


31. 《Susan》: I'm going to Tokyo on vacation next week. 《Alice》: Oh, how nice! [   ] 《Susan》: Thanks a lot.


32. Tom’s colleagues threw a [   ] party for him the day before he officially retired. They wanted to show how much they would miss him.


33. Where are you going? I’m going to the [   ].


34. This machine is [   ]. All you have to do is turn it on and it will operate by itself.


35. Cheating in exams is a serious [   ] of the school regulations.


36. 《Tom》:I’m going to take a singing class. Do you want to take it with me? 《Penny》: [   ]《Tom》: Really? Sing a song for me now.


37. ____ for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter. 


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


39. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, [   ] it will eventually get done.


40. Paul was charged with [   ] driving after he was arrested for running over an old man.


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


42. He went for an ocean voyage and __ his health. 


43. After working hard for a whole day, I suggested [   ] a big meal in a restaurant.


44. The pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's piano pieces was an [   ] of skill and strength.


45. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business __. 


46. For many people, one of the joys of __ is the prospect of parenthood. 


47. Don’t ask me to go with you. I’m not going, because my [   ] is made up.


48. If you [   ] that HBO movie last night, you wouldn’t be so drowsy now.


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


50. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, __, we can help others do the same.