1. A:Good morning, traveler’s check department. B:I’ve lost my traveler’s checks. I want to stop payment. A: [   ] Your name, please.


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


3. A:Hi, John. How’re you doing today? B: [   ]


4. 《John》: How often do you exercise? 《Amy》: [   ] 《John》: That’s great. No wonder you keep in good shape.


5. You can’t master English overnight! Remember that speaking it well [   ] a lot of practice.


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


7. After the car accident, I kept __ that things will get better. 


8. The Ministry of Finance announced tax [   ] for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji.


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


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


11. As __ as it had started, the rain stopped and the sun came out from the blue sky. 


12. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [   ] make their protests against the new policy.


13. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


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


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


16. The power supply in this area is not [   ]. You had better save your file every ten minutes.


17. The [   ] of calcium may cause osteoporosis, and the patients may get bone fractures easily.


18. There is a beautifully [   ] lion in the lobby of the building.


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


20. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the ____ for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.  


21. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has __ to take us all. 


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


23. You should never speak [   ] anger to a small child.


24. Just look at how much we [   ] when we worked together last week.


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


26. Steve was [   ] with joy when he found he had won the first prize in the lottery.


27. Employees considered non-essential were    . The temporary leave resulted from bad economic situations. 


28. The female singer A-Mei, also known as Amit, is ________ to millions of people in Asia.


29. I saw Mary a week ago. She said she [   ] me the next day, but she didn’t.


30. This book offers a     guide to hotels in Tokyo. The author made a report on every single hotel there. 


31. I only wish that all my lectures drew such favorable [   ] as this time.


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


33. A: Is the treasurer in his office every day? B:Oh yes. [   ] he must sign all checks, he must be here all the time.


34. If Sonia [   ] sorry for being late, she’d have apologized to me by now.


35. 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.


36. I have been taking the Yoga class [   ] I came to this school.


37. A: Gee, your room is a mess. B: I have been preparing for an important exam these days. [   ]


38. 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


39. I am looking forward to [   ] from you at your earliest convenience.


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


41. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially [   ] our contract with them.


42. The new medicine is still in [   ] stages and will not hit the market until next year.


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


44. To prevent sewage from entering the waterways and protect public health, the city councilman strongly demanded that the sewage system [   ] in three months.


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


46. The     plan of the company provides income security for their employees after retirement. 


47. What can you tell me about [   ] the subway in Tokyo?


48. A:Did the committee members ask you many questions in your thesis defense? B: [   ]. I am not optimistic about the result of the defense.


49. Most bookstores have a section for young readers, [   ] you’ll find books stacked on tables and shelves just like in the library.


50. My coworkers have been working hard to [   ] a fuel shortage next summer.