1. Look! Here is a new [   ] bill.


2. __ and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight. 


3. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed [   ] a suicide.


4. 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.


5. Many companies [   ] e-mails sent out by their employees. Is it OK for employers to check on their employees like this?


6. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication __ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered. 


7. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [   ] pursuit.


8. The good weather and beautiful beaches make this island a great [   ] attraction.


9. It took the Davies' fifteen years to complete that [   ] mansion.


10. Tom’s desk was so ____ with papers that it was hard to find anything. 


11. Brian and Jerry are close friends [   ] their difference in age and religion.


12. We are glad to receive your order for 50 units of classic furniture to be supplied to your own [   ].


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


14. The flooding after the typhoon [   ] many houses.


15. A:Hey, Paul. I see you walking lame all the way. [   ]? B:Nothing. I just sprained my ankle while playing basketball the day before yesterday.


16. Joe is really [   ] about the party tonight. He’s making lots of preparations to make sure everyone can have a good time.


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


18. A spokesperson for the MOTC says that the “fat cat“ problem will be [   ] in the coming weeks in order to meet the expectations of the public.


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


20. ____ in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.  


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


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


23. I [   ] out a document when my boss walked into the office.


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


25. The manager insists that the door [   ] locked at night.


26. My mother always says we should think things through before [   ] anything.


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


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


29. A: What’s for dinner? B: How about some sushi? A: [   ] I prefer a hot bowl of noodles to a cold dish. B: I see. Let’s have our dinner at the noodles stand across the street.


30. John doesn’t speak French, and [   ].


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


32. The main thing that makes mobile phones [   ] harmful is radiation.


33. 《Jenny》: Where did you get your hair done? It looks so stylish. 《Lilly》: [   ] By the way, I highly recommend the hairstylist called Paul. 《Jenny》: Thanks. I’ll sure go take a look.


34. It seemed that the walls    . 


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


36. The annual charity fundraising event is [   ] by several financial institutions in Taiwan.


37. Parents with [   ] daughters and sons can bring up the problems they had with their 13 to 18 year-old children at the meeting next week.


38. Hotel guests who [   ] checking out after 1:00 P.M. should contact the front desk.


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


40. You should understand that learning a language well results from [   ] practice.


41. Reading detective stories is one of Steve’s favorite [   ].


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


43. If you [   ] my children, what subjects [   ] you teach them?


44. I was browsing in the library and [   ] an interesting book on traveling in Alaska.


45. The Taiwanese golfer won the championship in the professional golf    . 


46. It is reported that there’s [   ] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


47. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, __, we can help others do the same. 


48. In the movie, all the stuffed animals came [   ].


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


50. He went to a [   ] high school to get practical knowledge and job-related skills.