1. [   ] are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


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


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


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


5. Natural disasters, such as typhoons and [   ], kill lots of people each year.


6. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


7. At Patty’s wedding, her mother made a few polite [   ] about her husband’s family.


8. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


9. I want to see ____. 


10. I went to the store [   ].


11. Tom’s colleagues threw a [   ] party for him the day before he officially retired. They wanted to show how much they would miss him.


12. No other girl in her class dances [   ] as she does.


13. 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.


14. Many people want to do some sports, but there are not enough [   ] in the city.


15. A student's frequent absence from school is often a clear [   ] of his problem in life and study.


16. Today is a beautiful day, [   ]?


17. Anna has been asking Henry to eat more healthily but he hasn't been [   ] by her arguments.


18. The best way to buy train tickets [   ] book online.


19. Tigers are a(n) [   ] species, but they are still hunted for their bones and skins in some areas.


20. I didn’t go to Taipei last week; I wish I [   ] there.


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


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


23. Although the farmers had to work in the mud, they were all pleased, [   ] the rain had come in the nick of time.


24. The president’s speech about the investment [   ] my own feelings.


25. This Italian restaurant is the [   ] place to eat in the city.


26. As the project depends on [   ] at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.


27. The MRT system has greatly [   ] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


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


29. In my [   ], students shouldn’t spend too much time chatting on the Internet.


30. Tammy often [   ] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


31. My son is [   ] of the dark, so he never walks out of the house after sunset.


32. The congressman's first public speech was [   ]. The day after his speech, tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital to protest against his racist remarks.


33. I was so hungry that I ate one cookie after [   ] until they were all gone.


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


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


36. A: Why did you feed that kitty? B:There is nothing [   ] a homeless cat.


37. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.


38. I think I should be going now. I’ve got to [   ] my son at the school in ten minutes.


39. He speaks English poorly. He can’t make himself [   ] in English.


40. You should never speak [   ] anger to a small child.


41. 《Customer》: I’m looking for a portable CD player. 《Salesgirl》: [   ]《Customer》: Hmm. Do you have something a little less expensive?


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


43. You should live within your income. Otherwise, you won’t be able to earn enough money to [   ].


44. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [   ] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


45. Gorillas are [   ] the best communicators of all animals.


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


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


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


49. After the car accident, I kept __ that things will get better. 


50. Nancy screamed when she saw a taxi [   ] into an old woman on the street.