1. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the [   ] of children’s writing skills.


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


3. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


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


5. Acid rain causes the ground to release [   ] substances; plants and trees are thus slowly poisoned.


6. Working at your computer for a long time can [   ] pain in your wrists.


7. It was [   ] of you to let me use your cell phone. My parents felt less worried after they got my call.


8. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is __ interesting. 


9. The Review Board could be considering [   ] the grants given to several non-governmental organizations.


10. I went to the store [   ].


11. A lot of debris ____ at the site of explosion for quite a while. 


12. In order to prevent casualties, all the residents in the village were [   ] before the typhoon.


13. A:Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why. B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress. A:But I was just joking! B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt. A: Well, I guess you’re right. [   ]


14. The good weather and beautiful beaches make this island a great [   ] attraction.


15. Volcanic __ grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year. 


16. [   ] the development of human civilization, it is plain to see that human beings are easily corrupted by power.


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


18. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, __ it will eventually get done. 


19. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have __ from generation to generation. 


20. I'd [   ] go to the zoo [   ] visit the museum.


21. After working hard for a whole day, I suggested [   ] a big meal in a restaurant.


22. All of my friends were opposed [   ] a party without Mary and John.


23. The city now looks very artistic and refreshing because it is [   ] with many colorful and well-crafted sculptures.


24. If a soldier lost his weapons in a __, he needed to fight with just his body. 


25. Small businesses usually can respond to new market     fast and make necessary changes. 


26. A 5-year-old child was lost in the __. The forest made it hard to trace him down. 


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


28. When she [   ] in track-and-field events in the 1960 Olympics, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals.


29. A brand brings a set of __ in the mind of the consumer and one of these is the country of origin. 


30. The special municipality of Taipei is offering a cash [   ] of NT$20,000 to any female citizen who gives birth to a baby.


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


32. Most of the     were satisfied with the annual bonus the company gave based on their job performance. 


33. Many portable products are made as     as possible for user’s ease to carry. 


34. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good __. 


35. A single bacteria, [   ] the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day.


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


37. Old soldiers never die; they only [   ].


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


39. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less [   ] to some sort of superstition.


40. 《Nicole》: Do you have any plans for tomorrow, Alison? 《Alison》: [   ]《Nicole》: Let’s go shopping!


41. George Washington [   ] his father’s cherry-tree.


42. Many runners aim to run like an [   ] .


43. [   ] for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.


44. A:Why did Judy leave? B: [   ]


45. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


46. You are the leader of this team; therefore, you need to listen to your members’ ideas and write down [   ] points for later discussion.


47. The cars are moving so slowly that I can [   ] them just by walking fast.


48. Michael, as well as his two older brothers, [   ] the scholarship several times.


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


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