1. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [   ] traffic.


2. The [   ] of food in this world is unequal. Some suffer from hunger in many areas such as in Africa.


3. A: How are you feeling today, Mr. Lin? B: [   ]. A:I see. Please sit back and open your mouth. Your throat is swollen, too. Do you have any other symptoms? B: I also had a terrible headache last night.


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


5. 《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.


6. __ activity should be avoided after an operation. 


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


8. The piano is one of the most popular musical [   ] today.


9. This handmade car sold for a million dollars because it was [   ].


10. __ the election is the question both political parties are asking. 


11. I like to [   ] time [   ] my family.


12. The government is figuring out ways to maintain our economic [   ] so that the unemployment rate will go down.


13. The flooding after the typhoon [   ] many houses.


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


15. Snow [   ] more solar radiation than liquid water. Therefore, don’t forget to protect your eyes when you go skiing.


16. It seemed that the walls    . 


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


18. I’m a grown man. Don’t talk to me [   ] I were a three-year-old kid.


19. ____ the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it. 


20. You [   ] your father the truth then. That way, he wouldn't be so angry with you now.


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


22. A: Can you visit us in New York over Christmas? B: I really want to, but I don’t think I can. A: [   ]. What’s the problem?


23. The factory workers [   ] that their workload was too heavy but the pay was too low. They decided to stage a protest.


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


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


26. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty [   ] the driver and the conductor.


27. 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.


28. Students have to pay tuition fees before they start [   ] courses via the computerized registration system.


29. 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.


30. There are elegant shops on [   ] side of the street.


31. The knife isn’t useful because its [   ] is dull.


32. Do you think it good for students to be absolutely [   ] without making any objections in any case?


33. I usually buy daily necessities in the same grocery store. The clerks know me because I'm a regular [   ].


34. That old man has no family, so he sometimes gets very, very [   ].


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


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


37. A:Hey, Paul. I see you walking lame all the way. [   ]? B:Nothing. I just sprained my ankle while playing basketball the day before yesterday.


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


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


40. We [   ] tell John about the accident, shouldn’t we?


41. Tammy often [   ] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


42. A: I love to look at the ancient art. B: [   ]We can learn a lot from them.


43. [   ] are small stores that sell fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.


44. The minimum [   ] is the lowest amount of money an employer is allowed to pay an employee.


45. The luxury tax is set to [   ] on July 1, but it has already dampened enthusiasm in the real estate market.


46. The coach, together with his team players, [   ] warmly welcomed when they got off the bus.


47. Yani Tseng, who won several ladies professional golf championships, spent [   ] of time practicing golf before she became so successful.


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


49. Tim knows smoking is unhealthy but he is having a hard time [   ].


50. Dr. Wilson, __ is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week.