1. In order to make the project work,     between different departments is the key. 


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


3. The [   ] of this button is to make sure we can stop the machine if things go wrong.


4. No matter what the [   ] will be like tomorrow, I’ll go fishing.


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


6. A: Why did you feed that kitty? B:There is nothing [   ] a homeless cat.


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


8. My brother is very [   ]; he won’t give up easily.


9. Michael, as well as his two older brothers, [   ] the scholarship several times.


10. He speaks English poorly. He can’t make himself [   ] in English.


11. Today is a beautiful day, [   ]?


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


13. I was [   ] to find I did not have enough money to pay for the taxi fare. My face turned very red.


14. Tom’s colleagues threw a [   ] party for him the day before he officially retired. They wanted to show how much they would miss him.


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


16. The police have suspected him of involvement in the suicide bombing but there is no [   ] evidence to arrest him.


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


18. A study shows that intelligence accounts for only 20 percent of the factors that determine success, [   ] EQ playing an important role in the remaining 80 percent.


19. Our boss [   ] the importance of our finishing the report over the weekend, since he wanted to discuss it at the meeting on Monday morning.


20. Volcanic __ grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year. 


21. [   ], I didn’t like Susie, but then I found she was a nice girl. Now we’re good friends.


22. Tina’s legs were black and blue and she had several burn marks on the arms. She may have been [   ].


23. The mayor determined to build a [   ] city. By then, users can get access to the Internet at any time and any place in the city.


24. He moved to the countryside as soon as he retired. However, he found himself unable to [   ] to country life because it was not so convenient as living in the city.


25. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.


26. To prevent sewage from entering the waterways and protect public health, the city councilman strongly demanded that the sewage system [   ] in three months.


27. 《Joanna》: I want to go shopping. [   ]《Rainy》: Sure. I also want to buy some winter clothes.


28. The Review Board could be considering ____ the grants given to several non-governmental organizations. 


29. Where are you going? I’m going to the [   ].


30. A:I’m hungry. Let’s have lunch. B: OK. What do you want to eat? A:Why don’t we have Italian food? B: [   ]


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


32. 《Customer》: I’d like this one, please. 《Clerk》: [   ] 《Customer》: I’ll put it on my Best Card.


33. A: Hey, do you have a minute? B: [   ]


34. ____ in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.  


35. After she had the cosmetic surgery, the doctor reminded her to avoid any [   ] to the sun.


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


37. On the average, a healthy heart __ to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat. 


38. I only wish that all my lectures drew such favorable [   ] as this time.


39. It's getting late. Let's [   ].


40. 《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.


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


42. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has __ to take us all. 


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


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


45. 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. 


46. Peggy has a big advantage [   ] most girls when it comes to basketball because she’s so tall.


47. People who feel they must have the best of everything are rarely [   ]. It’s better to have more realistic ideas about what is important in life.


48. 《Man》: Officer! Wait, officer! That’s my car! 《Police》: Oh, it is? Then I won’t need a tow truck. 《Man》: No! [   ]《Police》: Good. It’s illegal to park beside a fire hydrant.


49. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication __ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered. 


50. 《Nicole》: Do you have any plans for tomorrow, Alison? 《Alison》: [   ]《Nicole》: Let’s go shopping!