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


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


3. A:I’d like to know whether foreign banks earn less profit when they deal with small firms instead of large conglomerates. B:[   ] They earn more. A friend of mine told me so.


4. 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. 


5. This ring was a family heirloom, which was [   ] from my grandfather to my father.


6. Professor Lin does [   ] not late assignments. Students have to hand them in on time.


7. The key players in the energy market, [   ] heavy capital investment, have little interest in innovation.


8. 《Woman》: May I speak to Mr. Smith? 《Man》: [   ]《Woman》: Never mind. I will call him again later this afternoon.


9. On the average, a healthy heart [   ] to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.


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


11. Gorillas are [   ] the best communicators of all animals.


12. My uncle had a 15-year-long [   ] in business before he became a teacher.


13. This contract is [   ] approval by both parties involved.


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


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


16. The team that won the championship was awarded a glittering [   ].


17. This child has been [   ] by his parents for a long time because they have been too busy working.


18. Which fruit is this country famous for, bananas or [   ] ?


19. Chinese traveling abroad began as a trickle in the '90s, but they are [   ] Asian destinations like a tourism tsunami.


20. High school students in Taiwan often [   ] that preparing for tests keeps them from having enough sleep.


21. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially ____ our contract with them. 


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


23. Not only __ most male birds have extremely beautiful feathers, they know how to use them. 


24. The girl Frank likes has said no to him, so he has no choice but to take [   ] wants to go with him to the party.


25. The total number of the [   ] people in that remote area is decreasing.


26. 《Mary》: How much juice would you like? 《Ted》: [   ] 《Mary》: No problem. We’ve plenty.


27. Jenny was brought up in a poor family. She had to [   ] her free time to baby-sit her neighbor’s 2-year-old boy to pay for her high school education.


28. From a poor family, Joanna has never dreamed of studying abroad because she knows that it would [   ].


29. 《Linda》: Alex, it’s your turn to do the dishes, isn’t it? 《Alex》: [   ]《Linda》: You know very well that I did the dishes last night.


30. 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?


31. The athletes are getting in shape for the big [   ] next month.


32. I’d like to take [   ] of this opportunity to thank you all for your co-operation.


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


34. More advances in technology [   ] in the last decade than in any other time in human history.


35. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the [   ] for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.


36. My family’s newest [   ] is a print shop in Taipei.


37. A spokesperson for the MOTC says that the “fat cat“ problem will be [   ] in the coming weeks in order to meet the expectations of the public.


38. A: Could you run over to the store? We need a few things. B: [   ] What do you want me to get? A: Well, could you pick up some sugar and a few oranges?


39. A: [   ]. What’s been going on? B: What do you mean by that? A:Look. You quit smoking. You no longer drive to work; instead, you use public transportation. And you eat really healthy food. You are going “green.”


40. In the [   ] of anyone better, we chose him as the leader.


41. The power supply in this area is not [   ]. You had better save your file every ten minutes.


42. Please do not [   ]. The waste bin is just around the corner.


43. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, [   ] over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm.


44. Las Vegas is a tourist [   ]. It's a must-go place for visitors who go to the U.S. for vacation.


45. 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.


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


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


48. Imagine [   ] an extra day off this weekend. That would be great.


49. We don’t need to __ what the future will hold; just focus on the present task. 


50. At busy intersections, [   ] should cross the street via underground passages.