1. Could you please tell me [   ]?


2. I’m a grown man. Don’t talk to me [   ] I were a three-year-old kid.


3. A:I can’t get into my favorite jeans anymore. It’s really depressing. [   ]. B:Well, I think you look fine. You shouldn’t worry about it.


4. My father and his partners’ cooperation is based upon their [   ] respect and understanding.


5. The judge took pity [   ] the poor man.


6. Peter always complains about the hot and [   ] weather in Taiwan. He misses the dry and cool seasons in Florida.


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


8. The key players in the energy market, ____ heavy capital investment, have little interest in innovation. 


9. The manager insists that the door [   ] locked at night.


10. You cannot leave [   ] you finish all the work the boss expects you to do.


11. A: What’s for dinner? B: How about some sushi? A: [   ] I prefer a hot bowl of noodles to a cold dish. B: I see. Let’s have our dinner at the noodles stand across the street.


12. The Review Board could be considering ____ the grants given to several non-governmental organizations. 


13. The UN has [   ] its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon.


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


15. Which fruit is this country famous for, bananas or [   ] ?


16. The UN has __ its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon. 


17. The     plan of the company provides income security for their employees after retirement. 


18. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s [   ] the technology of hybrid engine.


19. A:Anna? Anna Dickson? I thought it was you! B: [   ] A: Oh. I am so sorry. I must have missed her too much.


20. All employees are required not to discuss     information about the company. 


21. Research shows that only some animals are able to [   ] in the wild after being released from the zoo.


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


23. Mr. Stevenson always [   ] a sense of genuine interest in his students. No wonder his students like him so much.


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


26. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high __ as a scholar. 


27. 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.


28. The government hopes that the charge for trash disposal can [   ] people from throwing away usable resources.


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


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


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


32. I am looking forward to [   ] from you at your earliest convenience.


33. I am [   ] the exam will be held next Tuesday. I just called to check the date.


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


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


36. [   ] I did not like her at first, she ended up becoming my best friend.


37. It [   ] me two hours to get there because the traffic was awful.


38. Library users will be fined for returning books after the [   ] date.


39. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


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


41. __, I cannot agree with him on the matter. 


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


43. Can you [   ] how old Ms. Wang is? She is 50, but she looks as if she were only 30.


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


45. A: [   ] B:He’s a salesman.


46. A: What are you doing this weekend, Emma? B: [   ]


47. 《Mother》: My daughter eats like a bird. 《Doctor》: [   ] Advise her to eat more.


48. Since Michael and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid [   ] him.


49. The exact number of the audience is still unknown, but it is [   ] that there are around 10,000 people in the theater right now.


50. I usually buy daily necessities in the same grocery store. The clerks know me because I'm a regular [   ].