1. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, __ his physical condition was poor. 


2. No other girl in her class dances [   ] as she does.


3. The congressmen have reached a ____ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building. 


4. [   ] warming has caused dramatic climatic changes in many areas around the world.


5. The manager talks as if he     mad at you, but this is just the way he talks to everybody. 


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


7. The search engine gives the user easy [   ] to the required information.


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


9. It has always been very generous     you to assist us in arranging the meeting. 


10. I was [   ] to find I did not have enough money to pay for the taxi fare. My face turned very red.


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


12. Like [   ] other language skills, reading requires practice.


13. From now on, all visitors to the building must show their [   ] in the lobby.


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


15. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [   ] pursuit.


16. The western coalition is trying to [   ] Libya’s air-defense system to protect civilians and help rebel forces.


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


18. [   ] she told me I was her good friend, she never talked to me about her problems.


19. Seasonal flu vaccinations began yesterday, leading to long lines at hospitals and health centers [   ] the island.


20. Our boss [   ] the importance of our finishing the report over the weekend, since he wanted to discuss it at the meeting on Monday morning.


21. 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. 


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


23. The Ministry of Finance announced tax [   ] for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji.


24. A 5-year-old child was lost in the [   ]. The forest made it hard to trace him down.


25. Anna has been asking Henry to eat more healthily but he hasn't been [   ] by her arguments.


26. We have been [   ] of the law firm for many years and are satisfied with the legal services provided.


27. All of [   ] have joined the on-the-job training.


28. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high [   ] as a scholar.


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


30. 《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.


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


32. He bought a car right after he obtained a driver's [   ].


33. 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.


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


35. Being an assistant is just a [   ] job. Allen plans to find a permanent position in an international corporation.


36. A fine will be     on the drivers who fail to pay their highway toll on time. 


37. In order to make the project work,     between different departments is the key. 


38. The female singer A-Mei, also known as Amit, is ________ to millions of people in Asia.


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


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


41. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous [   ].


42. Do not forget your ticket! Only ticket-holders will be [   ] to the concert.


43. 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.


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


45. 《Ken》: Oh my! 《Claire》: [   ]《Ken》: My headache is killing me.


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


47. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


48. It is a [   ] of law to ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet.


49. Since being slim is the trend, Margaret is trying to lose weight by [   ] herself.


50. When we receive text messages of promotions from a company, we must be [   ] of possible false advertisement out of which the company wants to make profit.