1. Cultures [   ], so we sometimes need to adjust our behavior when we are in a new country.


2. To [   ] road accidents, we should always follow traffic rules.


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


4. 《Doris》: Did you sleep well last night? 《Jennifer》:No, I had an awful night. [   ] in the middle of the night, and couldn't get back to sleep.


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


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


7. She could not concentrate when phone calls or visitors kept interrupting her thoughts, so she took a [   ] walk along the river, thinking over her career plan.


8. Many ads use our [   ]—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product.


9. Many of our character traits are not tested [   ] we are in a difficult situation.


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


11. It is reported that there’s [   ] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


12. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed ____ a suicide. 


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


14. Mary likes her job, [   ]?


15. __ activity should be avoided after an operation. 


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


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


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


19. 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.


20. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, [   ] it will eventually get done.


21. You like this movie, and [   ].


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


23. If I were you, I would purchase more insurance, just for your own [   ].


24. The book costs NT$1,200, __ of packing and delivery. 


25. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


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


27. Janine will probably lose her job [   ] her boss in front of the entire staff last week.


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


29. Free Spirit Team will probably __ the speech contest as it is much better than our team. 


30. With all things [   ] into consideration, I think we’d better give up the plan.


31. 《Sandra》:I think watching TV is a waste of time. Most programs are stupid or boring. 《Jack》: [   ] What about sports or the news? You watch those sometimes, don’t you? 《Sandra》: Well, actually for the news, I prefer the newspaper.


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


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


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


35. On the average, a healthy heart [   ] to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.


36. He didn’t want his wife to worry, so he was [   ] to tell her he didn’t feel well.


37. I was browsing in the library and __ an interesting book on traveling in Alaska. 


38. Jeff got a perfect score on the test; he [   ] diligently.


39. Tammy receives no payment because she is a [   ] worker in the hospital. She works there just because she enjoys helping people.


40. [   ] for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.


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


42. Mr. Chang is a very successful salesman; he is very aggressive and always takes the [   ] in his work.


43. If a person doesn’t know a word, he or she should look it up in the [   ] in the back of the book.


44. Taipei 101 is one of the most well-known [   ] in the world. You can enjoy a great view of the city from the top floors of the building.


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


46. Anna has been asking Henry to eat more healthily but he hasn't been [   ] by her arguments.


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


48. I may not be as [   ] as you, but I believe my hard work can make me successful in the long run.


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


50. A brand brings a set of __ in the mind of the consumer and one of these is the country of origin.