1. That is my [   ] favorite restaurant. The service is bad and the food doesn't taste good.


2. 《Naomi》: I try not to eat at the cafeteria too often. 《Jennifer》: [   ] The food there is pretty good.


3. A: Quiet down, or you may disturb the neighbors. B: [   ]


4. 《Woman》: May I speak to Mr. Smith? 《Man》: [   ]《Woman》: Never mind. I will call him again later this afternoon.


5. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


6. The judge took pity [   ] the poor man.


7. Since being slim is the trend, Margaret is trying to lose weight by [   ] herself.


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


9. He went for an ocean voyage and __ his health. 


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


11. The UN has [   ] its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon.


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


13. The United Nations made an [   ] for help from all over the world after the earthquake.


14. Benson [   ] his back when he fell off the tree.


15. [   ] in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.


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


17. The shopping [   ] policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy.


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


19. After she had the cosmetic surgery, the doctor reminded her to avoid any [   ] to the sun.


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


21. 《Linda》: Alex, it’s your turn to do the dishes, isn’t it? 《Alex》: [   ]《Linda》: You know very well that I did the dishes last night.


22. The kidnap turned out to be a [   ], which had been contrived by the hostage himself.


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


24. Cultures [   ], so we sometimes need to adjust our behavior when we are in a new country.


25. After being bitten by a [   ] snake, John was sent to a hospital.


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


27. 《Sandra》:I think watching TV is a waste of time. Most programs are stupid or boring. 《Jack》: [   ] What about sports or the news? You watch those sometimes, don’t you? 《Sandra》: Well, actually for the news, I prefer the newspaper.


28. Before the final exam, our teacher taught us how to use our time [   ] while preparing for tests.


29. Gorillas are __ the best communicators of all animals. 


30. In the face of energy crisis, scientists worldwide are now exploring [   ] energy to replace fossil fuels.


31. In order to make the project work,     between different departments is the key. 


32. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [   ] he was set free soon.


33. Tom is very [   ] and helpful, and it has been nice having him in class.


34. Lucy is a member of the drama club. Her dream is to become an [   ] or a singer.


35. If a soldier lost his weapons in a [   ], he needed to fight with just his body.


36. I received a written [   ] from the student who bullied his classmates last week. He said he was very sorry about what he did.


37. The farmer put a lot of [   ] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


38. You could not [   ] all of your readings the night before the exam. You had better start to prepare for the test at least a week earlier.


39. Many people in the U.S. are staying away from restaurants, skipping vacations and [   ] on buying new cars.


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


41. He moved to the countryside as soon as he retired. However, he found himself unable to [   ] to country life because it was not so convenient as living in the city.


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


43. 《Lin》: You look so angry. What happened? 《Chen》:This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 3,000 dollars! 《Lin》: No wonder you’re livid. [   ]


44. George suffered very serious brain [   ] in a car accident.


45. Let’s [   ] jump to the conclusion, okay?


46. [   ] you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP.


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


48. Dr. Wilson, __ is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week. 


49. I went to the store [   ].


50. We don’t need to [   ] what the future will hold; just focus on the present task.