1. I have lots of things to carry, but I have only two hands. Would you mind [   ] for me?


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


3. [   ], I cannot agree with him on the matter.


4. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A __ will be enough. 


5. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good [   ].


6. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge __ to the new government. 


7. Accounting is a profession [   ] has always interested me.


8. What is an instrument which is used to see things far away?


9. A: What’s for dinner? B: How about some sushi? A: [   ] I prefer a hot bowl of noodles to a cold dish. B: I see. Let’s have our dinner at the noodles stand across the street.


10. The museum’s main hall [   ] an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake.


11. 《Mary》: We were too late for the concert! 《Tom》: [   ] It wasn’t very good anyway.


12. Tina plans to [   ] children in a remote school in the mountains after college.


13. I want to see ____. 


14. The UN has __ its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon. 


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


16. George Washington [   ] his father’s cherry-tree.


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


18. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


19. Old soldiers never die; they only [   ].


20. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is [   ] interesting.


21. A:Did the doctor tell him to stop smoking cigarettes, or did he do it on his own? B: [   ]


22. A:I’m hungry. Let’s have lunch. B: OK. What do you want to eat? A:Why don’t we have Italian food? B: [   ]


23. Time [   ] quickly, so you’ll need to use it wisely.


24. A: Is the treasurer in his office every day? B:Oh yes. [   ] he must sign all checks, he must be here all the time.


25. I remember [   ] the movie with Tom last year. It is very good.


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


27. My coworkers have been working hard to [   ] a fuel shortage next summer.


28. Brian and Jerry are close friends [   ] their difference in age and religion.


29. Old soldiers never die; they only __. 


30. [   ] month of the year in Taiwan is usually December or January.


31. That is my [   ] favorite restaurant. The service is bad and the food doesn't taste good.


32. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


33. 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. 


34. Parents should have [   ] rules for their children. These rules should not change according to parents’ mood.


35. A few political extremists ____ the crowd to attack the police. 


36. Not only the assistant managers but also the secretary [   ] that the company is failing.


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


38. Most bookstores have a section for young readers, [   ] you’ll find books stacked on tables and shelves just like in the library.


39. They made every possible [   ] to overcome the difficulty which they faced.


40. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [   ] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


41. [   ] before the twentieth century, traders carried coffee from Africa to Arabia.


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


43. When she [   ] in track-and-field events in the 1960 Olympics, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals.


44. 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.


45. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


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


47. A harmful chemical has been found in US beef products, so many [   ] choose to buy local beef instead.


48. [   ] you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP.


49. He can type very fast. He [   ] type 80 words a minute.


50. He didn’t want his wife to worry, so he was [   ] to tell her he didn’t feel well.