1. [   ] the doctor’s warning, he still worked overtime to earn a living.


2. I had a great time reading the book [   ] you lent me.


3. A: Can you recommend to me an English tutor? B: Sure. Mr. Johnson is a very good one. A: Where does he live? B: [   ]


4. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially [   ] our contract with them.


5. 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. 


6. 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.


7. Our boss [   ] the importance of our finishing the report over the weekend, since he wanted to discuss it at the meeting on Monday morning.


8. 《Lin》: You look so angry. What happened? 《Chen》:This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 3,000 dollars! 《Lin》: No wonder you’re livid. [   ]


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


10. A student's frequent absence from school is often a clear [   ] of his problem in life and study.


11. There is a debate going on right now over [   ] to make mercy killing legal or not.


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


13. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


14. We are so glad that Miss Snow is teaching [   ] English.


15. Many schools no longer ask students to wear [   ] nowadays.


16. He didn’t want his wife to worry, so he was [   ] to tell her he didn’t feel well.


17. Tigers are a(n) [   ] species, but they are still hunted for their bones and skins in some areas.


18. I didn’t believe [   ] Jeffrey said, [   ] annoyed him very much.


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


20. I went to the store [   ].


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


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


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


24. [   ], they would not have solved their financial problem.


25. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


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


27. The government may require individuals to limit the carbon dioxide they produce to [   ] global warming.


28. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [   ] make their protests against the new policy.


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


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


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


32. It has always been very generous     you to assist us in arranging the meeting. 


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


34. She looked immensely [   ] when she learned that her son had survived the crash.


35. 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.


36. The shopping [   ] policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy.


37. 《Martin》: I did terribly at the math exam. I don’t think I will pass. 《James》: [   ] You’ve spent too much time playing the computer games lately.


38. Jack [   ] to help clean the classroom after school. Everybody is surprised because he is usually very lazy.


39. The Ministry of Finance announced tax [   ] for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji.


40. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty __ the driver and the conductor. 


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


42. A: Do you mind if I invite Kevin to our party? B: [   ]


43. For many people, one of the joys of [   ] is the prospect of parenthood.


44. Simon is tall, but his brother is [   ] taller than him.


45. He was an [   ] player until 20 when he turned professional.


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


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


48. If I were you, I would purchase more insurance, just for your own [   ].


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


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