1. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


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


3. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has [   ] to take us all.


4. Cheating in exams is a serious [   ] of the school regulations.


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


6. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the [   ] of children’s writing skills.


7. At Patty’s wedding, her mother made a few polite [   ] about her husband’s family.


8. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


9. 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.


10. What is an instrument which is used to see things far away?


11. 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.


12. The power supply in this area is not [   ]. You had better save your file every ten minutes.


13. The [   ] of this scholarship will receive $30,000.


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


15. I only wish that all my lectures drew such favorable [   ] as this time.


16. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


17. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


18. The [   ] you work, the [   ] you will succeed.


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


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


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


22. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have __ from generation to generation. 


23. Many runners aim to run like an [   ] .


24. Taiwan is famous for its [   ] industry. Many foreigners are using computers made in Taiwan.


25. Let’s __ jump to the conclusion, okay? 


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


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


28. The job of a dentist [   ] a lot of patience.


29. The controversial singer must [   ] 100 hours of community service for altering the age on his ID card.


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


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


32. A: Can you do me a favor? B: [   ] A: Please return this book to the library for me. It’s due today.


33. The [   ] of the theory is still being questioned since a number of researchers disagree with its main argument.


34. In the previous year, you [   ] ballpoint pens and pocket calendars to my school. Will you do the same this year?


35. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [   ] pursuit.


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


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


38. All of my friends were opposed [   ] a party without Mary and John.


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


40. My mother always says we should think things through before [   ] anything.


41. This machine is [   ]. All you have to do is turn it on and it will operate by itself.


42. This contract is [   ] approval by both parties involved.


43. Remember to tie your cow [   ] the tree before you go there


44. We [   ] tell John about the accident, shouldn’t we?


45. After the car accident, I kept __ that things will get better. 


46. A lot of heavy smokers [   ] lung cancer every year.


47. There was a rumor that there had been a minor accident at the nuclear power plant, but a spokesman for the plant issued a [   ].


48. [   ] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


49. No other girl in her class dances [   ] as she does.


50. The book costs NT$1,200, [   ] of packing and delivery.