1. In the previous year, you [   ] ballpoint pens and pocket calendars to my school. Will you do the same this year?


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


3. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


4. No matter what the [   ] will be like tomorrow, I’ll go fishing.


5. The farmer put a lot of [   ] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


6. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [   ] through years, not gained in one day.


7. ____ production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries. 


8. I think thunder is scary, [   ] lightning is beautiful.


9. You don't want to go to the party, [   ]? You look very sleepy.


10. In the past year I have developed an important relationship with my [   ].


11. The annual charity fundraising event is [   ] by several financial institutions in Taiwan.


12. All branch stores are required to fill out the [   ] report to check if there is enough merchandise on shelf and in stock.


13. 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.”


14. 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. 


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


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


17. Old soldiers never die; they only __. 


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


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


20. I want to see ____. 


21. It has been so cold lately [   ] I have never felt like going out.


22. On the average, a healthy heart __ to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat. 


23. My son is [   ] of the dark, so he never walks out of the house after sunset.


24. The washing machine is not working properly. I have to get it [   ].


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


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


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


28. The joke you told me really [   ].


29. If a soldier lost his weapons in a __, he needed to fight with just his body. 


30. To prevent sewage from entering the waterways and protect public health, the city councilman strongly demanded that the sewage system ____ in three months. 


31. Foreign-trained employees have to [   ] their learned skill-sets to the local market.


32. 《Ken》:I have two tickets to the basketball game tonight. Would you like to go? 《Tim》: [   ]《Ken》: Why can’t you go? 《Tim》: I’ve got to hand in a 10-page report tomorrow morning and I’m still working on it.


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


34. A lot of debris ____ at the site of explosion for quite a while. 


35. There are two people in the office. One is John and [   ] is William.


36. Do you have [   ] for one thousand dollars?


37. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


38. Janet put forward the proposal that the program [   ] until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad.


39. A:Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why. B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress. A:But I was just joking! B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt. A: Well, I guess you’re right. [   ]


40. 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.


41. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


42. 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?


43. The [   ] of calcium may cause osteoporosis, and the patients may get bone fractures easily.


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


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


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


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


48. The twins look so alike that even their parents confuse one with [   ] sometimes.


49. The original model has been [   ] and replaced by the new one.


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