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


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


3. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


4. Tim [   ] down 12 cans of beer in 10 minutes and didn't show any sign of being drunk.


5. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.


6. Many expressive people can recall     colorful childhoods; singer Carly Simon, comedian Billy Crystal, and poet Nikki Giovanni     their parents with involving them with richly creative experiences. 


7. Market growth is the rate [   ] the overall market is growing.


8. Las Vegas is a tourist [   ]. It's a must-go place for visitors who go to the U.S. for vacation.


9. 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.


10. Keep in mind that smoking is strictly [   ] when you are handling explosive materials.


11. The Taiwanese golfer won the championship in the professional golf    . 


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


13. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [   ] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


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


15. The social welfare system ____ provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support. 


16. In this age of globalization, when people have more chances to travel, it is a great [   ] to speak more than one language.


17. Due to the winter storm, hundreds of flights were [   ] and many passengers had to stay in airports.


18. Jason is a great tour guide because he is not only ready to help [   ] also very knowledgeable.


19. Joe is really [   ] about the party tonight. He’s making lots of preparations to make sure everyone can have a good time.


20. Not only __ most male birds have extremely beautiful feathers, they know how to use them. 


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


22. Many couples wanted a divorce but could not have one because their case was not covered by any __. 


23. A student's frequent absence from school is often a clear [   ] of his problem in life and study.


24. [   ] in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.


25. It seemed that the walls    . 


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


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


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


29. Most of the people in my office want to stay [   ], so they exercise regularly.


30. He hurt his leg while climbing the mountain; [   ], he would have participated in the charity event to raise money for the poor.


31. Free Spirit Team will probably [   ] the speech contest as it is much better than our team.


32. Chinese traveling abroad began as a trickle in the '90s, but they are [   ] Asian destinations like a tourism tsunami.


33. A laptop, an MP3 player, and a cellphone are often considered as [   ] equipment for the generation raised in the age of technology.


34. 《Tom》:I’m going to take a singing class. Do you want to take it with me? 《Penny》: [   ]《Tom》: Really? Sing a song for me now.


35. I don’t know [   ]. Why not call and ask him in person?


36. A: Can you recommend to me an English tutor? B: Sure. Mr. Johnson is a very good one. A: Where does he live? B: [   ]


37. Small businesses usually can respond to new market     fast and make necessary changes. 


38. Although experts agree that it is vital to eat a good breakfast, not many people are [   ] their advice.


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


40. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication [   ] the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.


41. You should understand that learning a language well results from [   ] practice.


42. It is true that the surroundings will [   ] one’s work and studies.


43. Major newspapers have their Internet websites [   ] daily, so their readers can get the latest information.


44. The [   ] earthquake has buried over 18,000 lives in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.


45. A: Do you mind if I invite Kevin to our party? B: [   ]


46. 《Naomi》: I try not to eat at the cafeteria too often. 《Jennifer》: [   ] The food there is pretty good.


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


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


49. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [   ] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


50. The government hopes that the charge for trash disposal can [   ] people from throwing away usable resources.