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


2. The cars are moving so slowly that I can __ them just by walking fast. 


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


4. Steve was [   ] with joy when he found he had won the first prize in the lottery.


5. A [   ] of food can cause millions of people to die of hunger.


6. After the car accident, I kept [   ] that things will get better.


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


8. The pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's piano pieces was an [   ] of skill and strength.


9. Do you mind [   ] to the post office with me? I don’t think I know how to get there.


10. __, I cannot agree with him on the matter. 


11. 《Nicole》: Do you have any plans for tomorrow, Alison? 《Alison》: [   ]《Nicole》: Let’s go shopping!


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


13. [   ], I didn’t like Susie, but then I found she was a nice girl. Now we’re good friends.


14. In the United States, air pollution [   ] at its worst in the 1960s.


15. This brand of detergent is your best choice because it [   ] the toughest stains and won’t fade colors or damage fabric.


16. 《Tom》: Are you free tonight? 《Cathy》: [   ]《Tom》: Too bad. I was thinking maybe we could go see a movie tonight.


17. What can you tell me about [   ] the subway in Tokyo?


18. The economy is in bad shape, one reason for which is the rising [   ] rate.


19. Research shows that only some animals are able to [   ] in the wild after being released from the zoo.


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


21. A single bacteria, __ the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day. 


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


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


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


25. The economy in that country is facing a severe slowdown and possibly a __ in the next few years. 


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


27. I'd [   ] go to the zoo [   ] visit the museum.


28. Jim is very [   ] and dynamic; he enjoys physical activities and you can seldom see him stay still for more than ten minutes.


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


30. The new medicine is still in [   ] stages and will not hit the market until next year.


31. My father and his partners’ cooperation is based upon their [   ] respect and understanding.


32. [   ] are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


33. The interviewers were all very [   ] with the answers the job applicant gave.


34. English is important in Taiwan, [   ] for business people.


35. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less __ to some sort of superstition. 


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


37. [   ], they would not have solved their financial problem.


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


39. I’ve always thought that [   ] the dishes is easier than preparing food, so it is my husband that does the cooking and I wash the dishes.


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


41. 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.


42. Please turn off the light. We should save [   ]; otherwise, the bill might go up again.


43. The president of the United States can only serve two [   ] of four years each.


44. The cars are moving so slowly that I can [   ] them just by walking fast.


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


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


47. She can sing well and [   ]. That’s why her friends usually ask her to sing karaoke together.


48. 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.


49. The freeway is now [   ] to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday.


50. Today is a beautiful day, [   ]?