1. Healthcare workers, pregnant women and children aged between 6 months and 6 years are set to be [   ] recipients of immunization vaccine against the H1N1 virus.


2. Many people in the U.S. are staying away from restaurants, skipping vacations and [   ] on buying new cars.


3. The congressmen have reached a [   ] that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building.


4. A: What does 420 [   ] 100 equal? B: It equals 320.


5. Violence has become so [   ] in movies these days that many parents do not want their children to watch them.


6. The potential amount of energy that can be produced by wind is huge. It is [   ] five times the current amount of electricity that is used.


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


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


9. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less [   ] to some sort of superstition.


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


11. Ms. Johnson was busy [   ] the house when the postman came.


12.     the CEO walked into the conference room, all department managers became very nervous. 


13. My twin sister’s values have [   ] so much over the years that we are no longer compatible.


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


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


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


17. Tina plans to [   ] children in a remote school in the mountains after college.


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


19. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the [   ] of children’s writing skills.


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


21. It is true that the surroundings will [   ] one’s work and studies.


22. __, I cannot agree with him on the matter. 


23. A: [   ]. What’s been going on? B: What do you mean by that? A:Look. You quit smoking. You no longer drive to work; instead, you use public transportation. And you eat really healthy food. You are going “green.”


24. A few political extremists [   ] the crowd to attack the police.


25. Being an assistant is just a [   ] job. Allen plans to find a permanent position in an international corporation.


26. Jane got a high score on the English test today. She [   ] very hard last night.


27. Most of the people in my office want to stay [   ], so they exercise regularly.


28. The field is too barren to yield crops, so the farmers decide to put some [   ] on it.


29. The good weather and beautiful beaches make this island a great [   ] attraction.


30. The government hopes that the charge for trash disposal can [   ] people from throwing away usable resources.


31. Sharon was going to pay for the yellow blouse with credit card, [   ] then decided to pay cash instead.


32. You can’t master English overnight! Remember that speaking it well [   ] a lot of practice.


33. There is a beautifully [   ] lion in the lobby of the building.


34. According to the new tax laws, your tax will increase [   ] your income. The more money you make, the higher your tax is going to be.


35. John [   ] broke his glasses while playing basketball with his classmates. He should have been more careful.


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


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


38. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [   ] make their protests against the new policy.


39. As the project depends on [   ] at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.


40. If Miss Chen works for another 5 years, she will be [   ] for a pension when she retires.


41. The patient appreciated [   ] breakfast in bed when she wasn’t feeling well.


42. It was [   ] of you to let me use your cell phone. My parents felt less worried after they got my call.


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


44. A:How did it go in the office today? B: [   ]


45. 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.


46. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is __ interesting. 


47. 《Mary》: We were too late for the concert! 《Tom》: [   ] It wasn’t very good anyway.


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


49. All of [   ] have joined the on-the-job training.


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