1. 《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.


2. [   ] she told me I was her good friend, she never talked to me about her problems.


3. A laptop, an MP3 player, and a cellphone are often considered as [   ] equipment for the generation raised in the age of technology.


4. High school students in Taiwan often [   ] that preparing for tests keeps them from having enough sleep.


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


6. Many expressive people can recall     colorful childhoods; singer Carly Simon, comedian Billy Crystal, and poet Nikki Giovanni     their parents with involving them with richly creative experiences. 


7. My grandfather [   ] for ten years, but I still miss him a lot.


8. This restaurant makes good sandwiches. They will even [   ] your bread for free.


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


10. My father and his partners’ cooperation is based upon their [   ] respect and understanding.


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


12. The traffic accident took three lives, [   ] the truck driver.


13. To see is    . 


14. Professor Lin does [   ] not late assignments. Students have to hand them in on time.


15. 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 [   ].


16. The social welfare system [   ] provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support.


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


18. Yani Tseng, who won several ladies professional golf championships, spent [   ] of time practicing golf before she became so successful.


19. The economy in that country is facing a severe slowdown and possibly a [   ] in the next few years.


20. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting [   ] on the highway.


21. Remember to tie your cow [   ] the tree before you go there


22. Foreign-trained employees have to [   ] their learned skill-sets to the local market.


23. A:Don’t forget you still owe me fifty dollars. B: [   ]


24. The president’s speech about the investment [   ] my own feelings.


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


26. Jane got a high score on the English test today. She [   ] very hard last night.


27. 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.


28. A: Oh! You look terrible. [   ] B:I just finished my paper and I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night.


29. No other girl in her class dances [   ] as she does.


30. Mr. Johnson rarely gets upset in the office,    ? 


31. 《Man》: Officer! Wait, officer! That’s my car! 《Police》: Oh, it is? Then I won’t need a tow truck. 《Man》: No! [   ]《Police》: Good. It’s illegal to park beside a fire hydrant.


32. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business __. 


33. The escaping criminal [   ] himself as an old security guard, so the police failed to recognize him at first sight.


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


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


36. When there is no [   ], you had better compromise; otherwise, you might be caught at a deadlock.


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


38. Many young people today are [   ] with fashion and style. They care more about what they wear than what they think or believe.


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


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


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


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


43. If the weather is good, we     the company outing as scheduled. 


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


45. 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.


46. [   ], they would not have solved their financial problem.


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


48. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [   ] traffic.


49. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


50. I might have the chance to visit the theater [   ] person.