1. ____ the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it. 


2. Do you know the man [   ] lives next door?


3. Group registrations are not allowed. Each member must register for the conference    . 


4. [   ] intense competition, the prices of food and drinks would be much higher.


5. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less [   ] to some sort of superstition.


6. This contract is __ approval by both parties involved. 


7. In the face of energy crisis, scientists worldwide are now exploring [   ] energy to replace fossil fuels.


8. 《Pam》:John, where are the cookies? Don’t tell me you ate them all! Again! 《John》:Yes, I did. [   ] They were so good. 《Pam》: I thought you didn’t like cookies. 《John》: Well, I don’t like cookies flavored with chocolate at all. But vanilla is different. I love them to death.


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


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


11. A:Are you still driving to the south every week to take care of your grandmother? B: No, I’m not doing that anymore. [   ] A: Oh! I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?


12. The factory workers [   ] that their workload was too heavy but the pay was too low. They decided to stage a protest.


13. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge [   ] to the new government.


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


15. Many couples wanted a divorce but could not have one because their case was not covered by any __. 


16. The snow [   ] on the roads makes driving an extreme hazard for people rushing to work in the morning.


17. Employees considered non-essential were    . The temporary leave resulted from bad economic situations. 


18. We stood at different locations when the accident happened. His [   ] of the accident was very different from mine.


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


20. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, [   ] it will eventually get done.


21. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good [   ].


22. Small businesses usually can respond to new market     fast and make necessary changes. 


23. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [   ] through years, not gained in one day.


24. When we receive text messages of promotions from a company, we must be [   ] of possible false advertisement out of which the company wants to make profit.


25. For the sake of health, many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they [   ].


26. After being bitten by a [   ] snake, John was sent to a hospital.


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


28. A:I’d like to know whether foreign banks earn less profit when they deal with small firms instead of large conglomerates. B:[   ] They earn more. A friend of mine told me so.


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


30. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [   ] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


31. English is important in Taiwan, [   ] for business people.


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


33. A [   ] has four corners.


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


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


36. I __ know him. I have talked to him no more than three times. 


37. In India, eighty percent of the entire [   ] are Hindus.


38. [   ] help us fly kites in spring and cool us in summer.


39. The original model has been ____ and replaced by the new one. 


40. Gorillas are __ the best communicators of all animals. 


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


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


43. Steve Jobs’ [   ] mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry.


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


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


46. I received a written [   ] from the student who bullied his classmates last week. He said he was very sorry about what he did.


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


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


49. [   ] for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.


50. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.