1. From now on, any employee who is usually late for work will be [   ].


2. A student's frequent absence from school is often a clear [   ] of his problem in life and study.


3. Old soldiers never die; they only [   ].


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


5. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign [   ] after Taiwan joins the WTO.


6. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].


7. You could not [   ] all of your readings the night before the exam. You had better start to prepare for the test at least a week earlier.


8. [   ] are small stores that sell fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.


9. A:My goodness! There are so many people waiting outside! B: [   ] A: Maybe we should just go to another restaurant. Looks like it will take forever to go get in. B: That’s a good idea.


10. George Washington [   ] his father’s cherry-tree.


11. [   ] month of the year in Taiwan is usually December or January.


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


13. Volcanic __ grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year. 


14. Please turn off the light. We should save [   ]; otherwise, the bill might go up again.


15. If a person doesn’t know a word, he or she should look it up in the [   ] in the back of the book.


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


17. The Ministry of Defense has faced numerous difficulties getting volunteers [   ] in the military.


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


19. The government is figuring out ways to maintain our economic [   ] so that the unemployment rate will go down.


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


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


22. The minimum [   ] is the lowest amount of money an employer is allowed to pay an employee.


23. A: Can you pass the test? B: [   ] A: Good for you. I’m very likely to fail.


24. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


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


26. I suggest you [   ] the Internet because a lot of people have experienced the same problem before.


27. The kidnap turned out to be a [   ], which had been contrived by the hostage himself.


28. Little kids begin learning their mother tongue by [   ] what they hear around them.


29. Has the contest already [   ]?


30. In this industry, you really need to keep [   ] if you don't want to be caught off guard.


31. This handmade car sold for a million dollars because it was [   ].


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


33. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have [   ] from generation to generation.


34. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, [   ] his physical condition was poor.


35. 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.


36. __ the election is the question both political parties are asking. 


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


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


39. A lot of debris [   ] at the site of explosion for quite a while.


40. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [   ] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


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


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


43. 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.


44. It is true that the surroundings will [   ] one’s work and studies.


45. That is my [   ] favorite restaurant. The service is bad and the food doesn't taste good.


46. Many college graduates fight their way into the renown and     companies for better career advancement. 


47. No matter what the [   ] will be like tomorrow, I’ll go fishing.


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


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


50. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less __ to some sort of superstition.