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


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


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


4. Tim is terrible at [   ] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


5. I was [   ] to find I did not have enough money to pay for the taxi fare. My face turned very red.


6. The farmer put a lot of [   ] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


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


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


9. Tammy receives no payment because she is a [   ] worker in the hospital. She works there just because she enjoys helping people.


10.     I read the proposal     the budget was so high. 


11. After being bitten by a [   ] snake, John was sent to a hospital.


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


13. The freeway is now [   ] to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday.


14. 《Tom》: Are you free tonight? 《Cathy》: [   ]《Tom》: Too bad. I was thinking maybe we could go see a movie tonight.


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


16. In the United States, air pollution [   ] at its worst in the 1960s.


17. Group registrations are not allowed. Each member must register for the conference    . 


18. A: Are you excited about your first day of work? B: Of course. That’s my first job. A: How are you going to the office? B: [   ]


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


20. 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.


21. We still haven't got used to [   ] in the hot and humid city after these many years.


22. How much do you guess [   ]?


23. 《Ken》: Oh my! 《Claire》: [   ]《Ken》: My headache is killing me.


24. Taipei 101 is one of the most well-known [   ] in the world. You can enjoy a great view of the city from the top floors of the building.


25. The convicted man [   ] against the judge's verdict because new evidence had proved his innocence.


26. Market growth is the rate [   ] the overall market is growing.


27. I am very thirsty. May I have some more [   ]?


28. Lillian is interested in applying for a [   ] position in Taipei 101 Shopping Mall.


29. Gardening is my mother's favorite [   ]. She loves to spend time taking care of the flowers.


30. You like this movie, and [   ].


31. He went for an ocean voyage and __ his health. 


32. Gorillas are [   ] the best communicators of all animals.


33. The shopping [   ] policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy.


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


35. The supervisor was so [   ] of the new idea that his staff proposed that it was never put into real practice.


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


37. You [   ] your father the truth then. That way, he wouldn't be so angry with you now.


38. This Italian restaurant is the [   ] place to eat in the city.


39. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty [   ] the driver and the conductor.


40. The secretary was [   ] for work because of the heavy traffic.


41. Time [   ] quickly, so you’ll need to use it wisely.


42. I __ know him. I have talked to him no more than three times. 


43. The United Nations made an [   ] for help from all over the world after the earthquake.


44. Please do not hesitate [   ] me if you have any questions.


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


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


47. China is calling for a new global currency [   ] the dominant dollar.


48. Keep in mind that smoking is strictly [   ] when you are handling explosive materials.


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


50. ____ for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.