1. This machine is [   ]. All you have to do is turn it on and it will operate by itself.


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


3. From a poor family, Joanna has never dreamed of studying abroad because she knows that it would [   ].


4. I went to the store [   ].


5. 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.


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


7. Mrs. Lin told Jane that she had to clean up her room and empty the dishwasher before she could leave for the game. Jane promised her mom that she [   ].


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


9. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the __ of children’s writing skills. 


10. Cheating in exams is a serious [   ] of the school regulations.


11. A: How do you stay fit and healthy? B: [   ]. I also try to avoid smoking and drinking too much.


12. The shopping ____ policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy. 


13. Paparazzi are photographers who [   ] celebrities’ privacy by taking their pictures.


14. The president of the United States can only serve two [   ] of four years each.


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


16. On the average, a healthy heart [   ] to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.


17. 《Sam》: Would you like to go swimming with me? 《Jane》: [   ]   I think I’m getting a cold.


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


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


20. There were hundreds of [   ] at this ball game.


21. The workers have decided to [   ] with their employers about their wage claims.


22. Two years ago a severe earthquake struck the city and caused a [   ] tsunami, leaving hundreds dead, thousands injured.


23. The government is taking a very [   ] approach to managing this economic crisis.


24. He bought a car right after he obtained a driver's [   ].


25. The cars are moving so slowly that I can __ them just by walking fast. 


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


27. [   ] you get from the website [   ] correct.


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


29. The window [   ] by my little brother yesterday.


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


31. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is [   ] interesting.


32. Oil and natural gas exist on this planet in a limited supply; therefore, it is essential for people to develop [   ] to these nonrenewable energy sources.


33. Peggy has a big advantage [   ] most girls when it comes to basketball because she’s so tall.


34. My twin sister’s values have [   ] so much over the years that we are no longer compatible.


35. A:I can’t get into my favorite jeans anymore. It’s really depressing. [   ]. B:Well, I think you look fine. You shouldn’t worry about it.


36. In the box [   ] some photos that I took when I was on the trip.


37. Many journalists do not ____ whether or not it is appropriate to interview a child during a tragic event for he/she is usually too young to understand the trauma he/she is involved in. 


38. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


39. The museum’s main hall [   ] an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake.


40. A:I have told you a thousand times to clean up the mess in your room. B: [   ]. A: I would like to hear about it. B: My littered desk and floor show that I am embarking on creative work. I don’t see the necessity of investing all my time to clean things up


41. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [   ].


42. I read about the crime in the [   ].


43. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business [   ].


44. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the [   ] for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.


45. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [   ].


46. To see is    . 


47. A lot of heavy smokers [   ] lung cancer every year.


48. Library users will be fined for returning books after the [   ] date.


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


50. I __ know him. I have talked to him no more than three times.