1. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


2. A: Can you do me a favor? B: [   ] A: Please return this book to the library for me. It’s due today.


3. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting __ on the highway. 


4. Acid rain causes the ground to release [   ] substances; plants and trees are thus slowly poisoned.


5. [   ] you get from the website [   ] correct.


6. Cheating in exams is a serious [   ] of the school regulations.


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


8. Gorillas are __ the best communicators of all animals. 


9. Some plants have obvious distinctive features for us to tell them apart at the first sight, [   ].


10. I have been taking the Yoga class [   ] I came to this school.


11. We are glad to receive your order for 50 units of classic furniture to be supplied to your own [   ].


12. Among the things that money cannot buy [   ] good health in the mind and body.


13. Tom’s desk was so ____ with papers that it was hard to find anything. 


14. 《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.


15. [   ] month of the year in Taiwan is usually December or January.


16. Mr. Stevenson always [   ] a sense of genuine interest in his students. No wonder his students like him so much.


17. Mr. Johnson rarely gets upset in the office,    ? 


18. The Review Board could be considering [   ] the grants given to several non-governmental organizations.


19. [   ] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


20. Mark has been recording his daily activities in his [   ] since he was 10.


21. I want to see [   ].


22. The best way to buy train tickets [   ] book online.


23. That is my [   ] favorite restaurant. The service is bad and the food doesn't taste good.


24. Under no circumstances [   ] accept his proposal of buying our factory.


25. 《Linda》: Alex, it’s your turn to do the dishes, isn’t it? 《Alex》: [   ]《Linda》: You know very well that I did the dishes last night.


26. Linda is an [   ] friend of mine; there is no secret between us, and we always share our happiness and sorrow.


27. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [   ].


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


29. 《Friend A》: Look at this. I think I want to get this purple skirt. 《Friend B》: I thought [   ].《Friend A》: Yeah, but I don’t have a purple one. 《Friend B》: Do you need every color in the rainbow?《Friend A》: Yes!


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


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


32. The police questioned the [   ] for two hours, but they still weren’t sure whether he robbed the bank.


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


34. China is calling for a new global currency [   ] the dominant dollar.


35. The Ministry of Finance announced tax __ for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji. 


36. A fine will be     on the drivers who fail to pay their highway toll on time. 


37. 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.


38. The kidnap turned out to be a [   ], which had been contrived by the hostage himself.


39. Little kids begin learning their mother tongue by [   ] what they hear around them.


40. A: Gee, your room is a mess. B: I have been preparing for an important exam these days. [   ]


41. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s ____ the technology of hybrid engine. 


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


43. The annual charity fundraising event is ____ by several financial institutions in Taiwan. 


44. The twins look so alike that even their parents confuse one with [   ] sometimes.


45. How much do you guess [   ]?


46. 《Lin》: You look so angry. What happened? 《Chen》:This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 3,000 dollars! 《Lin》: No wonder you’re livid. [   ]


47. I didn’t go to Taipei last week; I wish I [   ] there.


48. [   ] the development of human civilization, it is plain to see that human beings are easily corrupted by power.


49. Let’s __ jump to the conclusion, okay? 


50. The secretary was [   ] for work because of the heavy traffic.