1. You can’t master English overnight! Remember that speaking it well [   ] a lot of practice.


2. The police have suspected him of involvement in the suicide bombing but there is no [   ] evidence to arrest him.


3. I am very thirsty. May I have some more [   ]?


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


5. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has [   ] to take us all.


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


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


8. Public education [   ] would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training programs and new E-learning facilities.


9. 《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.


10. Keep in mind that smoking is strictly [   ] when you are handling explosive materials.


11. Many customers in Taiwan believe that they were being     as compared to the much lower price of the same product sold in the US. 


12. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty __ the driver and the conductor. 


13. The air traffic controller informs the pilot how far [   ] from the touchdown point.


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


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


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


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


18. He went to a [   ] high school to get practical knowledge and job-related skills.


19. The convicted man [   ] against the judge's verdict because new evidence had proved his innocence.


20. Mary is never absent and always studies hard, so she [   ] as one of the excellent students in her class.


21. The manager insists that the door [   ] locked at night.


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


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


24. [   ] and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight.


25. [   ] month of the year in Taiwan is usually December or January.


26. It has been so cold lately [   ] I have never felt like going out.


27. Lillian is interested in applying for a [   ] position in Taipei 101 Shopping Mall.


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


29. A: [   ]. What’s been going on? B: What do you mean by that? A:Look. You quit smoking. You no longer drive to work; instead, you use public transportation. And you eat really healthy food. You are going “green.”


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


31. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high __ as a scholar. 


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


33. I’m not [   ] you! Our team has just won both the gold medal and the silver medal.


34. Reading detective stories is one of Steve’s favorite [   ].


35. Among the things that money cannot buy [   ] good health in the mind and body.


36. Healthcare workers, pregnant women and children aged between 6 months and 6 years are set to be [   ] recipients of immunization vaccine against the H1N1 virus.


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


38. 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.


39. The production of bread mainly includes the [   ] such as flour, sugar and eggs.


40. A:Hi, John. How’re you doing today? B: [   ]


41. I was browsing in the library and __ an interesting book on traveling in Alaska. 


42. The Taiwanese golfer won the championship in the professional golf    . 


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


44. Neither the teacher nor his students [   ] in the classroom last night.


45. Many ads use our [   ]—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product.


46. This brand of detergent is your best choice because it [   ] the toughest stains and won’t fade colors or damage fabric.


47. A harmful chemical has been found in US beef products, so many [   ] choose to buy local beef instead.


48. When there is no [   ], you had better compromise; otherwise, you might be caught at a deadlock.


49. This handmade car sold for a million dollars because it was [   ].


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