1. The [   ] earthquake has buried over 18,000 lives in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.


2. Mary is never absent and always studies hard, so she [   ] as one of the excellent students in her class.


3. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A [   ] will be enough.


4. It [   ] me two hours to get there because the traffic was awful.


5. Shelly prefers red roses [   ] yellow ones.


6. Mary likes her job, [   ]?


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


8. Students must study hard, [   ] they will fail the test.


9. When the orange trees [   ], there is a sweet fragrance in the air.


10. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [   ] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


11. [   ] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


12. 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.


13. The United Nations made an [   ] for help from all over the world after the earthquake.


14. With all things [   ] into consideration, I think we’d better give up the plan.


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


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


17. My brother is very [   ]; he won’t give up easily.


18. The police have suspected him of involvement in the suicide bombing but there is no [   ] evidence to arrest him.


19. Many ads use our [   ]—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product.


20.     I read the proposal     the budget was so high. 


21. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


22. Dr. Wilson, [   ] is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week.


23. Jason is a great tour guide because he is not only ready to help [   ] also very knowledgeable.


24. 《Sylvia》: What's your favorite season? 《Amy》: [   ] 《Sylvia》: Me too. I hate cold winter days.


25. The two eastern counties suffered losses of NT$11.4 million to farms and local agriculture, while related facilities sustained damage [   ] 18 million NT dollars.


26. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


27. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication [   ] the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.


28. Gardening is my mother's favorite [   ]. She loves to spend time taking care of the flowers.


29. Taipei 101 is one of the most well-known [   ] in the world. You can enjoy a great view of the city from the top floors of the building.


30. Most of the people in my office want to stay [   ], so they exercise regularly.


31. It was really a [   ] for the little boy to survive the air crash.


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


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


34. Snow [   ] more solar radiation than liquid water. Therefore, don’t forget to protect your eyes when you go skiing.


35. Students have to pay tuition fees before they start [   ] courses via the computerized registration system.


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


37. I have fallen in love with a girl [   ] father is a famous writer.


38. Most people like to talk about the subjects with [   ] they are most familiar.


39. From now on, all visitors to the building must show their [   ] in the lobby.


40. A:How nice to meet you again, Ms. Wu. B: [   ]


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


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


43. I want to see [   ].


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


45. He moved to the countryside as soon as he retired. However, he found himself unable to [   ] to country life because it was not so convenient as living in the city.


46. Natural disasters, such as typhoons and [   ], kill lots of people each year.


47. They made every possible [   ] to overcome the difficulty which they faced.


48. I was browsing in the library and __ an interesting book on traveling in Alaska. 


49. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge __ to the new government. 


50. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.