1. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high [   ] as a scholar.


2. The Ministry of Defense has faced numerous difficulties getting volunteers [   ] in the military.


3. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, [   ] over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm.


4. [   ] the election is the question both political parties are asking.


5. To [   ] road accidents, we should always follow traffic rules.


6. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


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


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


9. This restaurant makes good sandwiches. They will even [   ] your bread for free.


10. I like to [   ] time [   ] my family.


11. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].


12. The special municipality of Taipei is offering a cash [   ] of NT$20,000 to any female citizen who gives birth to a baby.


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


14. A: Quiet down, or you may disturb the neighbors. B: [   ]


15. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


16. It took the Davies' fifteen years to complete that [   ] mansion.


17. Please do not hesitate [   ] me if you have any questions.


18. Tom comes from a wealthy family, but John does not. In spite of their different [   ], they have become best friends.


19. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


20. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


21. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is [   ] interesting.


22. Violence has become so [   ] in movies these days that many parents do not want their children to watch them.


23. Mutual funds came into our country in recent years. This financial product was developed for those who do not have enough time, money and __ knowledge to invest. 


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


25. The pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's piano pieces was an [   ] of skill and strength.


26. All branch stores are required to fill out the [   ] report to check if there is enough merchandise on shelf and in stock.


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


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


29. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the ____ for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.  


30. Little kids begin learning their mother tongue by [   ] what they hear around them.


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


32. A 5-year-old child was lost in the __. The forest made it hard to trace him down. 


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


34. [   ] and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight.


35. The traffic accident took three lives, [   ] the truck driver.


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


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


38. A:Did the committee members ask you many questions in your thesis defense? B: [   ]. I am not optimistic about the result of the defense.


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


40. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, __ it will eventually get done. 


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


42. A: How are you feeling today, Mr. Lin? B: [   ]. A:I see. Please sit back and open your mouth. Your throat is swollen, too. Do you have any other symptoms? B: I also had a terrible headache last night.


43. Tina’s legs were black and blue and she had several burn marks on the arms. She may have been [   ].


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


45. We don’t need to __ what the future will hold; just focus on the present task. 


46. The government should take measures to control the growing [   ]. Food prices have gone up sharply recently.


47. She could not concentrate when phone calls or visitors kept interrupting her thoughts, so she took a [   ] walk along the river, thinking over her career plan.


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


49. Cultures [   ], so we sometimes need to adjust our behavior when we are in a new country.


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