1. He didn’t want his wife to worry, so he was [   ] to tell her he didn’t feel well.


2. The exact number of the audience is still unknown, but it is [   ] that there are around 10,000 people in the theater right now.


3. The mayor determined to build a [   ] city. By then, users can get access to the Internet at any time and any place in the city.


4. Sara felt [   ] tired [   ] exercise yesterday.


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


6. The knife isn’t useful because its [   ] is dull.


7. Las Vegas is a tourist [   ]. It's a must-go place for visitors who go to the U.S. for vacation.


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


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


10. Where are you going? I’m going to the [   ].


11. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [   ] will not loan artifacts to China.


12. Research in the environment has [   ] that the rain forests throughout the world are being ruthlessly destroyed.


13. If Judy [   ] so shy, she might have spoken to the man that she liked so much.


14. [   ] the doctor’s warning, he still worked overtime to earn a living.


15. A thorough analysis of market [   ] can increase the success rate of a new product.


16. Market growth is the rate [   ] the overall market is growing.


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


18. In the United States, air pollution [   ] at its worst in the 1960s.


19. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


20. He can type very fast. He [   ] type 80 words a minute.


21. Since Michael and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid [   ] him.


22. It's getting late. Let's [   ].


23. Steve Jobs’ [   ] mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry.


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


25. Volcanic [   ] grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year.


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


27. I saw Mary a week ago. She said she [   ] me the next day, but she didn’t.


28. There were hundreds of [   ] at this ball game.


29. ____ in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.  


30. Employees considered non-essential were    . The temporary leave resulted from bad economic situations. 


31. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has __ to take us all. 


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


33. Many couples wanted a divorce but could not have one because their case was not covered by any [   ].


34. Many couples wanted a divorce but could not have one because their case was not covered by any __. 


35. Just look at how much we [   ] when we worked together last week.


36. I like all [   ] of music—pop music, country music, jazz and so on.


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


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


39. 《Lily》: I heard you’re moving to New York. 《Brian》: Yes. I’ve got an offer in upstate New York. 《Lily》: Oh, that’s great! But I’m going to miss you. 《Brian》: Me, too. [   ]


40. Has the contest already [   ]?


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


42. Joy and happiness spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, where people [   ] their own president in January 2011.


43. To see is    . 


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


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


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


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


48. A: Is the treasurer in his office every day? B:Oh yes. [   ] he must sign all checks, he must be here all the time.


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


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