1. I haven’t decided when I’m [   ] New York. I’ll let you know once I get the flight ticket.


2. His novel was [   ] by all the major publishers. Finally, a small publisher printed it and it became a best seller.


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


4. [   ] are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


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


6. Students have to pay tuition fees before they start [   ] courses via the computerized registration system.


7. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [   ] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


8. A:Why did Judy leave? B: [   ]


9. Jim is very [   ] and dynamic; he enjoys physical activities and you can seldom see him stay still for more than ten minutes.


10. The economy in that country is facing a severe slowdown and possibly a __ in the next few years. 


11. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.


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


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


14. 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.


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


16. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


17. The parrot used its strong [   ] to crack open the nuts.


18. Newspapers are a good way to hear the news. [   ] TV news programs.


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


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


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


22. The congressmen have reached a ____ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building. 


23. The potential amount of energy that can be produced by wind is huge. It is [   ] five times the current amount of electricity that is used.


24. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is __ interesting. 


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


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


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


28. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting __ on the highway. 


29. George suffered very serious brain [   ] in a car accident.


30. I like all [   ] of music—pop music, country music, jazz and so on.


31. Janet put forward the proposal that the program __ until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad. 


32. 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?


33. [   ], I cannot agree with him on the matter.


34. Working at your computer for a long time can [   ] pain in your wrists.


35. When a big company goes out of business it is usually all [   ] the news.


36. There were hundreds of [   ] at this ball game.


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


38. The [   ] from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is amazing.


39. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


40. The search engine gives the user easy [   ] to the required information.


41. Mr. Johnson rarely gets upset in the office,    ? 


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. The coach, together with his team players, [   ] warmly welcomed when they got off the bus.


44. The Taiwanese golfer won the championship in the professional golf    . 


45. You like this movie, and [   ].


46. From now on, all visitors to the building must show their [   ] in the lobby.


47. The president’s speech about the investment [   ] my own feelings.


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


49. To see is    . 


50. At first I didn’t find her annoying, but after a while her behavior began to [   ] me.