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


2. 《Ken》: Oh my! 《Claire》: [   ]《Ken》: My headache is killing me.


3. After [   ] his homework, he decides to go out for a break.


4. 《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. [   ]


5. Oscar doesn’t like to watch baseball games. [   ] does his twin brother.


6. If I were you, I would purchase more insurance, just for your own [   ].


7. The convicted man [   ] against the judge's verdict because new evidence had proved his innocence.


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


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


10. On the average, a healthy heart __ to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat. 


11. Free Spirit Team will probably [   ] the speech contest as it is much better than our team.


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


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


14. A fine will be     on the drivers who fail to pay their highway toll on time. 


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


16. I may not be as [   ] as you, but I believe my hard work can make me successful in the long run.


17. I am very thirsty. May I have some more [   ]?


18. According to our justice system, the suspect will be considered [   ] until proven guilty.


19. Many of our character traits are not tested [   ] we are in a difficult situation.


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


21. The congressmen have reached a [   ] that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building.


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


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


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


25. [   ] the doctor’s warning, he still worked overtime to earn a living.


26. He didn’t want his wife to worry, so he was [   ] to tell her he didn’t feel well.


27. I think thunder is scary, [   ] lightning is beautiful.


28. We stood at different locations when the accident happened. His [   ] of the accident was very different from mine.


29. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


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


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


32. A restaurant manager should know how to deal with [   ] from customers who are not satisfied with the food or the service.


33. 《Tom》:I’m going to take a singing class. Do you want to take it with me? 《Penny》: [   ]《Tom》: Really? Sing a song for me now.


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


35. Peter always complains about the hot and [   ] weather in Taiwan. He misses the dry and cool seasons in Florida.


36. Please fill out the paperwork before [   ] in line.


37. Not only __ most male birds have extremely beautiful feathers, they know how to use them. 


38. When we receive text messages of promotions from a company, we must be [   ] of possible false advertisement out of which the company wants to make profit.


39. The audience enthusiastically [   ] the pianist on her amazing performance.


40. According to the new tax laws, your tax will increase [   ] your income. The more money you make, the higher your tax is going to be.


41. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.


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


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


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


45. The FDA planned to grant [   ] to clinical trial testing the use of the new drug.


46. Tim is terrible at [   ] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


47. Jeff got a perfect score on the test; he [   ] diligently.


48. For many people, one of the joys of __ is the prospect of parenthood. 


49. A study shows that intelligence accounts for only 20 percent of the factors that determine success, [   ] EQ playing an important role in the remaining 80 percent.


50. Old soldiers never die; they only __.