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


2. 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.


3. Free Spirit Team will probably [   ] the speech contest as it is much better than our team.


4. After the earthquake, the government has taken steps to [   ] the losses.


5. The congressmen have reached a ____ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building. 


6. Imagine [   ] an extra day off this weekend. That would be great.


7. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous [   ].


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


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


10. The [   ] of the theory is still being questioned since a number of researchers disagree with its main argument.


11. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign __ after Taiwan joins the WTO. 


12. The supervisor was so [   ] of the new idea that his staff proposed that it was never put into real practice.


13. 《Pam》:John, where are the cookies? Don’t tell me you ate them all! Again! 《John》:Yes, I did. [   ] They were so good. 《Pam》: I thought you didn’t like cookies. 《John》: Well, I don’t like cookies flavored with chocolate at all. But vanilla is different. I love them to death.


14. A: I love to look at the ancient art. B: [   ]We can learn a lot from them.


15. Yani Tseng, who won several ladies professional golf championships, spent [   ] of time practicing golf before she became so successful.


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


17. We stood at different locations when the accident happened. His [   ] of the accident was very different from mine.


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


19. If a soldier lost his weapons in a [   ], he needed to fight with just his body.


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


21. [   ] she told me I was her good friend, she never talked to me about her problems.


22. Janet put forward the proposal that the program __ until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad. 


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


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


25. That old man has no family, so he sometimes gets very, very [   ].


26.     English, many Chinese classical novels gain attention and popularity in the US. 


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


28. 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 [   ].


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


30. The economy in that country is facing a severe slowdown and possibly a __ in the next few years. 


31. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, [   ] over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm.


32. The minimum [   ] is the lowest amount of money an employer is allowed to pay an employee.


33. A [   ] has four corners.


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


35. According to our justice system, the suspect will be considered [   ] until proven guilty.


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


37. Parents should have [   ] rules for their children. These rules should not change according to parents’ mood.


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


39. Let’s [   ] jump to the conclusion, okay?


40. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


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


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


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


44. When the orange trees [   ], there is a sweet fragrance in the air.


45. A:My goodness! There are so many people waiting outside! B: [   ] A: Maybe we should just go to another restaurant. Looks like it will take forever to go get in. B: That’s a good idea.


46. The [   ] earthquake has buried over 18,000 lives in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.


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


48. Most of the     were satisfied with the annual bonus the company gave based on their job performance. 


49. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is [   ] interesting.


50. You like this movie, and [   ].