1. He bought a car right after he obtained a driver's [   ].


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


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


4. Many people in the U.S. are staying away from restaurants, skipping vacations and [   ] on buying new cars.


5. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign [   ] after Taiwan joins the WTO.


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


7. ____ for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter. 


8. 《Clerk》: Can I help you, Sir? 《David》: Yes. I want to buy a pair of jeans, Size L. 《Clerk》: I have several in your size. [   ]《David》: Yes, of course.


9. 《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.


10. I can’t ride my bicycle [   ] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


11. The workers have decided to [   ] with their employers about their wage claims.


12. [   ] warming has caused dramatic climatic changes in many areas around the world.


13. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [   ] the report as soon as possible.


14. We could have gone swimming if the weather [   ] warm and sunny.


15. You should live within your income. Otherwise, you won’t be able to earn enough money to [   ].


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


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


18. That old man has no family, so he sometimes gets very, very [   ].


19. The total number of the [   ] people in that remote area is decreasing.


20. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A __ will be enough. 


21. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially ____ our contract with them. 


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


23. 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


24. A: How do you stay fit and healthy? B: [   ]. I also try to avoid smoking and drinking too much.


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


26. [   ] everyone else was studying hard for the midterm, Jimmy was reading comic strips to kill the time.


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


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


29. This contract is [   ] approval by both parties involved.


30. Seasonal flu vaccinations began yesterday, leading to long lines at hospitals and health centers [   ] the island.


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


32. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have [   ] from generation to generation.


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


34. How much do you guess [   ]?


35. Some plants have obvious distinctive features for us to tell them apart at the first sight, [   ].


36. Because the blood [   ] to supply enough oxygen to his brain, he feels dizzy quite often.


37. I was [   ] to find I did not have enough money to pay for the taxi fare. My face turned very red.


38. The dentist was ?lling a large [   ] in her tooth.


39. 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.


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


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


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


43. A [   ] of food can cause millions of people to die of hunger.


44. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty [   ] the driver and the conductor.


45. We should work together [   ].


46. The government is taking a very [   ] approach to managing this economic crisis.


47. If a person doesn’t know a word, he or she should look it up in the [   ] in the back of the book.


48. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [   ] he was set free soon.


49. Jenny was brought up in a poor family. She had to [   ] her free time to baby-sit her neighbor’s 2-year-old boy to pay for her high school education.


50. 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.