1. Mary likes her job, [   ]?


2. 《Customer》: I’d like this one, please. 《Clerk》: [   ] 《Customer》: I’ll put it on my Best Card.


3. A: What does 420 [   ] 100 equal? B: It equals 320.


4. You can never make him [   ] his mind.


5. We can always work toward improving our self-control, and, __, we can help others do the same. 


6. Many families are struggling to [   ] during this recession.


7. If a soldier lost his weapons in a [   ], he needed to fight with just his body.


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


9. A:How did it go in the office today? B: [   ]


10. A: Gee, your room is a mess. B: I have been preparing for an important exam these days. [   ]


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


12. John doesn’t speak French, and [   ].


13. 《Martin》: I did terribly at the math exam. I don’t think I will pass. 《James》: [   ] You’ve spent too much time playing the computer games lately.


14. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the United States and China can help pull the world out of economic [   ] by working together.


15. Mark has been recording his daily activities in his [   ] since he was 10.


16. A: Do you mind if I invite Kevin to our party? B: [   ]


17. This contract is __ approval by both parties involved. 


18. What can you tell me about [   ] the subway in Tokyo?


19. Joy and happiness spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, where people [   ] their own president in January 2011.


20. My mother [   ] for me when I arrived home last night.


21. I like this apartment better. It’s cheap, and [   ], it’s near my office. I can walk to work.


22. A: Why did you feed that kitty? B:There is nothing [   ] a homeless cat.


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


24. It was [   ] of you to let me use your cell phone. My parents felt less worried after they got my call.


25. This child has been [   ] by his parents for a long time because they have been too busy working.


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


27. High school students in Taiwan often [   ] that preparing for tests keeps them from having enough sleep.


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


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


30. Jane got a high score on the English test today. She [   ] very hard last night.


31. More advances in technology [   ] in the last decade than in any other time in human history.


32. Sharon was going to pay for the yellow blouse with credit card, [   ] then decided to pay cash instead.


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


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


35. In order to prevent casualties, all the residents in the village were [   ] before the typhoon.


36. Seasonal flu vaccinations began yesterday, leading to long lines at hospitals and health centers [   ] the island.


37. People who feel they must have the best of everything are rarely [   ]. It’s better to have more realistic ideas about what is important in life.


38. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the __ of children’s writing skills. 


39. My twin sister’s values have [   ] so much over the years that we are no longer compatible.


40. [   ] she told me I was her good friend, she never talked to me about her problems.


41. [   ] speaking, you don’t look nice in that sweater. The stripes on it make you look fat.


42. Foreign-trained employees have to [   ] their learned skill-sets to the local market.


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


44. According to our justice system, the suspect will be considered [   ] until proven guilty.


45. I bought a book and finished reading it [   ] I was on the train. The reading made the long-hour trip easier.


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


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


48. Nick: May I speak with Sharon, please? Betty: I'm afraid you [   ] the wrong number.


49. The government may require individuals to limit the carbon dioxide they produce to [   ] global warming.


50. Acid rain causes the ground to release [   ] substances; plants and trees are thus slowly poisoned.