1. This brand of detergent is your best choice because it [   ] the toughest stains and won’t fade colors or damage fabric.


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


3. A:Hey, Paul. I see you walking lame all the way. [   ]? B:Nothing. I just sprained my ankle while playing basketball the day before yesterday.


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


5. Please fill out the paperwork before [   ] in line.


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


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


8. To see is    . 


9. 《Doris》: Did you sleep well last night? 《Jennifer》:No, I had an awful night. [   ] in the middle of the night, and couldn't get back to sleep.


10. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act ____. 


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


12. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [   ] will not loan artifacts to China.


13. I’ve always thought that [   ] the dishes is easier than preparing food, so it is my husband that does the cooking and I wash the dishes.


14. Shelly prefers red roses [   ] yellow ones.


15. Dr. Wilson, __ is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week. 


16. A: Oh! You look terrible. [   ] B:I just finished my paper and I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night.


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


18. He speaks English poorly. He can’t make himself [   ] in English.


19. The former CEO of Highhills Inc. was believed [   ] a suicide.


20. She can sing well and [   ]. That’s why her friends usually ask her to sing karaoke together.


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


22. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some [   ] in advance?


23. The social welfare system ____ provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support. 


24. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign __ after Taiwan joins the WTO. 


25. Academic performance should not be [   ] purely by examination results, which concern only a limited aspect of learning.


26. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, [   ], we can help others do the same.


27. The book costs NT$1,200, __ of packing and delivery. 


28. It's getting late. Let's [   ].


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


30. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


31. Most of the     were satisfied with the annual bonus the company gave based on their job performance. 


32. ____ production lines is the prioritized agenda in manufacturing industries. 


33. Jenny was brought up in a poor family. She had to [   ] her free time to baby-sit her neighbor’s 2-year-old boy to pay for her high school education.


34. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


35. The new medicine is still in [   ] stages and will not hit the market until next year.


36. 《Mary》: We were too late for the concert! 《Tom》: [   ] It wasn’t very good anyway.


37. 《Susan》: I'm going to Tokyo on vacation next week. 《Alice》: Oh, how nice! [   ] 《Susan》: Thanks a lot.


38. After the car accident, I kept [   ] that things will get better.


39. A: Can you visit us in New York over Christmas? B: I really want to, but I don’t think I can. A: [   ]. What’s the problem?


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


41. The Ministry of Finance announced tax __ for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji. 


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


43. Joseph is a man of great [   ]. Once he has made up his mind, no one can change it.


44. I read about the crime in the [   ].


45. What [   ] at noon yesterday? I called but couldn’t get hold of you.


46. I was browsing in the library and [   ] an interesting book on traveling in Alaska.


47. When there is no [   ], you had better compromise; otherwise, you might be caught at a deadlock.


48. Sara felt [   ] tired [   ] exercise yesterday.


49. Public education ____ would need to be increased for small-size classes, teacher training programs and new E-learning facilities. 


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