1. If you [   ] that HBO movie last night, you wouldn’t be so drowsy now.


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


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


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


5. Keep in mind that smoking is strictly [   ] when you are handling explosive materials.


6. __ activity should be avoided after an operation. 


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


8. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A [   ] will be enough.


9. If you want to be promoted at work, you need to work [   ].


10. The average was down [   ], went briefly into the black around lunchtime, then ended with a loss of 139.


11. He went for an ocean voyage and [   ] his health.


12. The children could not help but [   ] when the clown stepped on the stage.


13. Do you know the man [   ] lives next door?


14. [   ] the family income, the Chang's could afford to buy a new car.


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


16. From a poor family, Joanna has never dreamed of studying abroad because she knows that it would [   ].


17. 《Woman》: May I speak to Mr. Smith? 《Man》: [   ]《Woman》: Never mind. I will call him again later this afternoon.


18. The [   ] from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is amazing.


19. A restaurant manager should know how to deal with [   ] from customers who are not satisfied with the food or the service.


20. 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.


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


22. 《Jenny》: Where did you get your hair done? It looks so stylish. 《Lilly》: [   ] By the way, I highly recommend the hairstylist called Paul. 《Jenny》: Thanks. I’ll sure go take a look.


23. Look! Here is a new [   ] bill.


24. Please do not hesitate [   ] me if you have any questions.


25. The search engine gives the user easy [   ] to the required information.


26. The escaping criminal [   ] himself as an old security guard, so the police failed to recognize him at first sight.


27. The food critic was famous for [   ] chefs that didn't give him complimentary dinner.


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


29. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


30. The original model has been [   ] and replaced by the new one.


31. It was really a [   ] for the little boy to survive the air crash.


32. Joseph is a man of great [   ]. Once he has made up his mind, no one can change it.


33. Old soldiers never die; they only [   ].


34. Most people like to talk about the subjects with [   ] they are most familiar.


35. My family’s newest [   ] is a print shop in Taipei.


36. The town [   ] great changes since I was here last time.


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


38. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some __ in advance? 


39. If the weather is good, we     the company outing as scheduled. 


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


41. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


42. A:May I ask what kind of work you are doing? B:I am working for the auditing department of the City Government. A: [   ] B:Yes, she works as a high-school teacher.


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


44. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, __ his physical condition was poor. 


45. The UN has __ its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon. 


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


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


48. 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.


49. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [   ] traffic.


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