1. I am [   ] the exam will be held next Tuesday. I just called to check the date.


2. Mary can't hear, and she can hardly speak [   ].


3. He went for an ocean voyage and __ his health. 


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


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


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


7. My coworkers have been working hard to [   ] a fuel shortage next summer.


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


9. It’s a pity that I failed again. If I had read the book carefully,     the test. 


10. 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.


11. A:How nice to meet you again, Ms. Wu. B: [   ]


12. Nick: May I speak with Sharon, please? Betty: I'm afraid you [   ] the wrong number.


13. I think I should be going now. I’ve got to [   ] my son at the school in ten minutes.


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


15. At busy intersections, [   ] should cross the street via underground passages.


16. You must keep [   ] whatever your boss tells you to do, or you may be fired.


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


18. The joke you told me really [   ].


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


20. A:Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why. B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress. A:But I was just joking! B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt. A: Well, I guess you’re right. [   ]


21. The air traffic controller informs the pilot how far [   ] from the touchdown point.


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


23. Though unwilling to follow his father’s footsteps, Jason still [   ] the family business when his father passed away.


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


25. 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.


26. I suggest you [   ] the Internet because a lot of people have experienced the same problem before.


27. 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.


28. Historical insights serve to clarify and [   ] the critical activity of a period.


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


30. I was browsing in the library and [   ] an interesting book on traveling in Alaska.


31. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good [   ].


32. 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.  


33. Mary likes her job, [   ]?


34. We don’t need to [   ] what the future will hold; just focus on the present task.


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


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


37. ____ you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP. 


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


39. At first I didn’t find her annoying, but after a while her behavior began to [   ] me.


40. If Sonia [   ] sorry for being late, she’d have apologized to me by now.


41. We can find almost all the information we need [   ] surfing the Internet.


42. The city is going to hold a public hearing to discuss     the historical building should be torn down. 


43. There are two people in the office. One is John and [   ] is William.


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


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


46. The [   ] of calcium may cause osteoporosis, and the patients may get bone fractures easily.


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


48. 《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.


49. The western coalition is trying to [   ] Libya’s air-defense system to protect civilians and help rebel forces.


50. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].