1. The two eastern counties suffered losses of NT$11.4 million to farms and local agriculture, while related facilities sustained damage [   ] 18 million NT dollars.


2. A:I have told you a thousand times to clean up the mess in your room. B: [   ]. A: I would like to hear about it. B: My littered desk and floor show that I am embarking on creative work. I don’t see the necessity of investing all my time to clean things up


3. 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.


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


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


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


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


8. I like to [   ] time [   ] my family.


9. __ and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight. 


10. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s [   ] the technology of hybrid engine.


11. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially ____ our contract with them. 


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


13. A thorough analysis of market ____ can increase the success rate of a new product. 


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


15. Most students think that there is a need to [   ] bus fare, but not all students agree to have the fare increased by 35 percent.


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


17. The [   ] of this scholarship will receive $30,000.


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


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


20. With a big family to support, John has been [   ] trying to get a job for months, but has not found one yet.


21. Please turn off the light. We should save [   ]; otherwise, the bill might go up again.


22. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [   ] the report as soon as possible.


23. Many young people today are [   ] with fashion and style. They care more about what they wear than what they think or believe.


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


25. My father and his partners’ cooperation is based upon their [   ] respect and understanding.


26. Shelly prefers red roses [   ] yellow ones.


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


28. No city, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem [   ], is home to more Jewish people than New York.


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


30. In India, eighty percent of the entire [   ] are Hindus.


31. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [   ] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


32. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


33. Jeff got a perfect score on the test; he [   ] diligently.


34. If you want to be promoted at work, you need to work [   ].


35. On the average, a healthy heart [   ] to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.


36. We have been [   ] of the law firm for many years and are satisfied with the legal services provided.


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


38. The [   ] of food in this world is unequal. Some suffer from hunger in many areas such as in Africa.


39. 《John》: How often do you exercise? 《Amy》: [   ] 《John》: That’s great. No wonder you keep in good shape.


40. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


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


42. It took the Davies' fifteen years to complete that [   ] mansion.


43. Has the contest already [   ]?


44. [   ] at the back door, and they may hear you and open the door.


45. The joke you told me really [   ].


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


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


48. A: Can you visit us in New York over Christmas? B: I really want to, but I don’t think I can. A: [   ]. What’s the problem?


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


50. The shopping ____ policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy.