1. Gardening is my mother's favorite [   ]. She loves to spend time taking care of the flowers.


2. Little kids begin learning their mother tongue by [   ] what they hear around them.


3. 《Pam》:John, where are the cookies? Don’t tell me you ate them all! Again! 《John》:Yes, I did. [   ] They were so good. 《Pam》: I thought you didn’t like cookies. 《John》: Well, I don’t like cookies flavored with chocolate at all. But vanilla is different. I love them to death.


4. The kidnap turned out to be a [   ], which had been contrived by the hostage himself.


5. It is true that the surroundings will [   ] one’s work and studies.


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


7. Tina’s legs were black and blue and she had several burn marks on the arms. She may have been [   ].


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


9. She can sing well and [   ]. That’s why her friends usually ask her to sing karaoke together.


10. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


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


12. The manager insists that the door [   ] locked at night.


13. 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.


14. The man spent so little time with his family __ his daughter didn’t even recognize him. 


15. 《Mother》: My daughter eats like a bird. 《Doctor》: [   ] Advise her to eat more.


16. The air traffic controller informs the pilot how far [   ] from the touchdown point.


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


18. Working at your computer for a long time can [   ] pain in your wrists.


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


20. If I were you, I would purchase more insurance, just for your own [   ].


21. All employees are required not to discuss     information about the company. 


22. [   ] and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight.


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


24. The [   ] you work, the [   ] you will succeed.


25. Linda is an [   ] friend of mine; there is no secret between us, and we always share our happiness and sorrow.


26. The congressmen have reached a [   ] that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building.


27. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has __ to take us all. 


28. Let’s [   ] jump to the conclusion, okay?


29. A few political extremists [   ] the crowd to attack the police.


30. Students must study hard, [   ] they will fail the test.


31. I haven’t decided when I’m __ New York. I’ll let you know once I get the flight ticket. 


32. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


33. The secretary was [   ] for work because of the heavy traffic.


34. Many schools no longer ask students to wear [   ] nowadays.


35. Many couples wanted a divorce but could not have one because their case was not covered by any __. 


36. 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. 


37. Gorillas are __ the best communicators of all animals. 


38. Many people want to do some sports, but there are not enough [   ] in the city.


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


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


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


42. The museum’s main hall __ an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake. 


43. I might have the chance to visit the theater [   ] person.


44. Many of our character traits are not tested __ we are in a difficult situation. 


45. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could [   ] survive the catastrophic earthquake.


46. I may not be as [   ] as you, but I believe my hard work can make me successful in the long run.


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


48. If Judy [   ] so shy, she might have spoken to the man that she liked so much.


49. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [   ] the report as soon as possible.


50. We stood at different locations when the accident happened. His [   ] of the accident was very different from mine.