1. She looked immensely [   ] when she learned that her son had survived the crash.


2. Two years ago a severe earthquake struck the city and caused a [   ] tsunami, leaving hundreds dead, thousands injured.


3. Please do not [   ]. The waste bin is just around the corner.


4. Tammy receives no payment because she is a [   ] worker in the hospital. She works there just because she enjoys helping people.


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


6. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, [   ] his physical condition was poor.


7. [   ], I continued working until late last night.


8. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [   ] he was set free soon.


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


10. For the sake of health, many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they [   ].


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


12. Taipei 101 is one of the most well-known [   ] in the world. You can enjoy a great view of the city from the top floors of the building.


13. I haven’t decided when I’m [   ] New York. I’ll let you know once I get the flight ticket.


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


15. Snow [   ] more solar radiation than liquid water. Therefore, don’t forget to protect your eyes when you go skiing.


16. Many buildings in Taiwan, including the Taipei 101 Tower, [   ] all non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. yesterday to mark the worldwide “Earth Hour” event.


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


18. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business [   ].


19. A: What are you doing this weekend, Emma? B: [   ]


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


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


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


23. Many runners aim to run like an [   ] .


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


25. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business __. 


26. The [   ] you work, the [   ] you will succeed.


27. The power supply in this area is not [   ]. You had better save your file every ten minutes.


28. You could not [   ] all of your readings the night before the exam. You had better start to prepare for the test at least a week earlier.


29. My mother [   ] for me when I arrived home last night.


30. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [   ] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


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


32. The museum’s main hall [   ] an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake.


33. Tom is very [   ] and helpful, and it has been nice having him in class.


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


35. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.


36. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed [   ] a suicide.


37. When she [   ] in track-and-field events in the 1960 Olympics, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals.


38. A:Did the committee members ask you many questions in your thesis defense? B: [   ]. I am not optimistic about the result of the defense.


39. She could not concentrate when phone calls or visitors kept interrupting her thoughts, so she took a [   ] walk along the river, thinking over her career plan.


40. English is important in Taiwan, [   ] for business people.


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


42. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, [   ], we can help others do the same.


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


44. The manager talks as if he     mad at you, but this is just the way he talks to everybody. 


45. Janet put forward the proposal that the program [   ] until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad.


46. The snow [   ] on the roads makes driving an extreme hazard for people rushing to work in the morning.


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


48. 《Student A》: Excuse me. What is the time? 《Student B》: [   ]


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


50. The washing machine is not working properly. I have to get it [   ].