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


2. Due to the winter storm, hundreds of flights were [   ] and many passengers had to stay in airports.


3. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less __ to some sort of superstition. 


4. 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.  


5. A: Excuse me. I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. B: [   ] A: I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. Can you help me find it?


6. There is a debate going on right now over [   ] to make mercy killing legal or not.


7. A:Why do you think Mr. Wang likes his new job? B:When I talked with him, he seemed [   ] to discuss his work.


8. The window [   ] by my little brother yesterday.


9. From now on, all visitors to the building must show their [   ] in the lobby.


10. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


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


12. There are two people in the office. One is John and [   ] is William.


13. 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.


14. A: Quiet down, or you may disturb the neighbors. B: [   ]


15. Students must study hard, [   ] they will fail the test.


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


17. The factory workers [   ] that their workload was too heavy but the pay was too low. They decided to stage a protest.


18. I can’t ride my bicycle [   ] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


19. Steve was [   ] with joy when he found he had won the first prize in the lottery.


20. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


21. I bought a book and finished reading it [   ] I was on the train. The reading made the long-hour trip easier.


22. Library users will be fined for returning books after the [   ] date.


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


24. Do you think it good for students to be absolutely [   ] without making any objections in any case?


25. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high [   ] as a scholar.


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


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


28. Many schools no longer ask students to wear [   ] nowadays.


29. Paparazzi are photographers who [   ] celebrities’ privacy by taking their pictures.


30. They made every possible [   ] to overcome the difficulty which they faced.


31. Academic performance should not be [   ] purely by examination results, which concern only a limited aspect of learning.


32. I might have the chance to visit the theater [   ] person.


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


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


35. 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.


36. A [   ] of food can cause millions of people to die of hunger.


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


38. 《Friend A》: Look at this. I think I want to get this purple skirt. 《Friend B》: I thought [   ].《Friend A》: Yeah, but I don’t have a purple one. 《Friend B》: Do you need every color in the rainbow?《Friend A》: Yes!


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


40. A: [   ] B:What sorts of thing?


41. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign [   ] after Taiwan joins the WTO.


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


43. I want to see [   ].


44. 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.


45. Seasonal flu vaccinations began yesterday, leading to long lines at hospitals and health centers [   ] the island.


46. The judge took pity [   ] the poor man.


47. The traffic accident took three lives, [   ] the truck driver.


48. Students have to pay tuition fees before they start [   ] courses via the computerized registration system.


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


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