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


2. Many of our character traits are not tested __ we are in a difficult situation. 


3. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is [   ] interesting.


4. Many customers in Taiwan believe that they were being     as compared to the much lower price of the same product sold in the US. 


5. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty __ the driver and the conductor. 


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


7. 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.”


8. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could [   ] survive the catastrophic earthquake.


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


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


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


12. A: Excuse me. I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. B: [   ] A: I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. Can you help me find it?


13. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


14. I like this apartment better. It’s cheap, and [   ], it’s near my office. I can walk to work.


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


16. 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.  


17. 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.


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


19. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the United States and China can help pull the world out of economic [   ] by working together.


20. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [   ] will not loan artifacts to China.


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


22. When traveling around the world, a person must [   ] eating different types of food.


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


24. Violence has become so [   ] in movies these days that many parents do not want their children to watch them.


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


26. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


27. Mary is never absent and always studies hard, so she [   ] as one of the excellent students in her class.


28. The power supply in this area is not [   ]. You had better save your file every ten minutes.


29. Peter always complains about the hot and [   ] weather in Taiwan. He misses the dry and cool seasons in Florida.


30. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [   ] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


31. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


32. [   ] activity should be avoided after an operation.


33. The congressman's first public speech was [   ]. The day after his speech, tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital to protest against his racist remarks.


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


35. When the orange trees [   ], there is a sweet fragrance in the air.


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


37. The traffic accident took three lives, [   ] the truck driver.


38. You like this movie, and [   ].


39. The main thing that makes mobile phones [   ] harmful is radiation.


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


41. Neither the teacher nor his students [   ] in the classroom last night.


42. The museum’s main hall __ an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake. 


43. 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?


44. It was [   ] of you to let me use your cell phone. My parents felt less worried after they got my call.


45. Joy and happiness spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, where people [   ] their own president in January 2011.


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


47. Many young people today are [   ] with fashion and style. They care more about what they wear than what they think or believe.


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


49. This contract is __ approval by both parties involved. 


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