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


2. His corruption as a government employer has put a [   ] on his long-standing reputation.


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


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


5. The piano is one of the most popular musical [   ] today.


6. From now on, any employee who is usually late for work will be [   ].


7. We are so glad that Miss Snow is teaching [   ] English.


8. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge [   ] to the new government.


9. The nurse supported the sick child because he was too weak [   ] by himself.


10. I didn’t believe [   ] Jeffrey said, [   ] annoyed him very much.


11. A: What do you usually do in your spare time? B: [   ]. I enjoy doing this especially after a stressful day.


12. The search engine gives the user easy [   ] to the required information.


13. Imagine [   ] an extra day off this weekend. That would be great.


14. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [   ] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


15. The freeway is now __ to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday. 


16. With all things [   ] into consideration, I think we’d better give up the plan.


17. 《Mary》: We were too late for the concert! 《Tom》: [   ] It wasn’t very good anyway.


18. I usually buy daily necessities in the same grocery store. The clerks know me because I'm a regular [   ].


19. Keep the [   ] card after you buy some appliances. You need to show it if repairs are necessary.


20. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have [   ] from generation to generation.


21. [   ], I didn’t like Susie, but then I found she was a nice girl. Now we’re good friends.


22. Violence has become so [   ] in movies these days that many parents do not want their children to watch them.


23. [   ] help us fly kites in spring and cool us in summer.


24. Janine will probably lose her job [   ] her boss in front of the entire staff last week.


25. I [   ] the floor when the earthquake occurred late last night.


26. Like [   ] other language skills, reading requires practice.


27. Our boss [   ] the importance of our finishing the report over the weekend, since he wanted to discuss it at the meeting on Monday morning.


28. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge __ to the new government. 


29. A lot of debris [   ] at the site of explosion for quite a while.


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


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


32. The government is figuring out ways to maintain our economic [   ] so that the unemployment rate will go down.


33. There is only a little juice left in the [   ].


34. When a big company goes out of business it is usually all [   ] the news.


35. The potential amount of energy that can be produced by wind is huge. It is [   ] five times the current amount of electricity that is used.


36. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


37. Nick: May I speak with Sharon, please? Betty: I'm afraid you [   ] the wrong number.


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


39. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].


40. The freeway is now [   ] to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday.


41. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


42. 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.


43. Tina’s legs were black and blue and she had several burn marks on the arms. She may have been [   ].


44. Michelle often reviews research papers for one of the top journals in [   ] genetics.


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


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


47. Please do not [   ]. The waste bin is just around the corner.


48. 《Friend A》: Look at this. I think I want to get this purple skirt. 《Friend B》: I thought [   ].《Friend A》: Yeah, but I don’t have a purple one. 《Friend B》: Do you need every color in the rainbow?《Friend A》: Yes!


49. We have been waiting for Jack for almost two hours. I wonder [   ].


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