1. Do you have [   ] for one thousand dollars?


2. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign __ after Taiwan joins the WTO. 


3. Janet put forward the proposal that the program [   ] until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad.


4. The police questioned the [   ] for two hours, but they still weren’t sure whether he robbed the bank.


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


6. Although experts agree that it is vital to eat a good breakfast, not many people are [   ] their advice.


7. Keep the [   ] card after you buy some appliances. You need to show it if repairs are necessary.


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


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


10. The city now looks very artistic and refreshing because it is [   ] with many colorful and well-crafted sculptures.


11. [   ] speaking, you don’t look nice in that sweater. The stripes on it make you look fat.


12. You can never make him [   ] his mind.


13. If you [   ] that HBO movie last night, you wouldn’t be so drowsy now.


14. I’d like to take [   ] of this opportunity to thank you all for your co-operation.


15. 《Saleslady》: Hi, can I help you? George: No, thanks. [   ] 《Saleslady》: All right. If you need any help, just let me know. My name is Joyce. 《George》: Sure. I’ll let you know if I need anything.


16. A:May I ask what kind of work you are doing? B:I am working for the auditing department of the City Government. A: [   ] B:Yes, she works as a high-school teacher.


17. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [   ]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


18. A brake is a device designed to [   ] or stop the motion of a mechanical body.


19. I want to see ____. 


20. The potential amount of energy that can be produced by wind is huge. It is [   ] five times the current amount of electricity that is used.


21. A:Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why. B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress. A:But I was just joking! B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt. A: Well, I guess you’re right. [   ]


22. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


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


24. I didn’t go to Taipei last week; I wish I [   ] there.


25. It’s a pity that I failed again. If I had read the book carefully,     the test. 


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


27. Tim [   ] down 12 cans of beer in 10 minutes and didn't show any sign of being drunk.


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


29. The job of a dentist [   ] a lot of patience.


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


31. Keep in mind that smoking is strictly [   ] when you are handling explosive materials.


32. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


33. As the project depends on [   ] at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.


34. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.


35. Two years ago a severe earthquake struck the city and caused a [   ] tsunami, leaving hundreds dead, thousands injured.


36. All of [   ] have joined the on-the-job training.


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


38. A: [   ] B:He’s a salesman.


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


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


41. In the United States, air pollution [   ] at its worst in the 1960s.


42. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has [   ] to take us all.


43. ____ production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries. 


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


45. This handmade car sold for a million dollars because it was [   ].


46. Chinese traveling abroad began as a trickle in the '90s, but they are [   ] Asian destinations like a tourism tsunami.


47. It has been so cold lately [   ] I have never felt like going out.


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


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


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