1. I think I should be going now. I’ve got to [   ] my son at the school in ten minutes.


2. A:Good afternoon, Great Western Restaurant. This is Steven. How may I help you? B: I would like to make a reservation. A: Certainly, Madam. For what [   ]?   B: September 8th.


3. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A [   ] will be enough.


4. How much do you guess [   ]?


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


6. The president of the United States can only serve two [   ] of four years each.


7. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.


8. Most people like to talk about the subjects with [   ] they are most familiar.


9. If you [   ] that HBO movie last night, you wouldn’t be so drowsy now.


10. At first I didn’t find her annoying, but after a while her behavior began to [   ] me.


11. [   ] the doctor’s warning, he still worked overtime to earn a living.


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


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


14. 《Mother》: My daughter eats like a bird. 《Doctor》: [   ] Advise her to eat more.


15. It seemed that the walls    . 


16. [   ] before the twentieth century, traders carried coffee from Africa to Arabia.


17. Let’s [   ] jump to the conclusion, okay?


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


19. The     plan of the company provides income security for their employees after retirement. 


20. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business [   ].


21. I haven’t decided when I’m __ New York. I’ll let you know once I get the flight ticket. 


22. The police questioned the [   ] for two hours, but they still weren’t sure whether he robbed the bank.


23. My coworkers have been working hard to [   ] a fuel shortage next summer.


24. The president’s speech about the investment [   ] my own feelings.


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


26. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [   ] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


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


28. Joe is really [   ] about the party tonight. He’s making lots of preparations to make sure everyone can have a good time.


29. I want to see ____. 


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


31. [   ] for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.


32. A [   ] of food can cause millions of people to die of hunger.


33. She claims to be an advocate of animal rights. [   ], she is always wearing fur and carrying a crocodile-skin purse.


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


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


36. [   ] are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


37. The annual charity fundraising event is [   ] by several financial institutions in Taiwan.


38. Mutual funds came into our country in recent years. This financial product was developed for those who do not have enough time, money and [   ] knowledge to invest.


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


40. A: Excuse me. I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. B: [   ] A: I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. Can you help me find it?


41. A:Are you still driving to the south every week to take care of your grandmother? B: No, I’m not doing that anymore. [   ] A: Oh! I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?


42. Yani Tseng, who won several ladies professional golf championships, spent [   ] of time practicing golf before she became so successful.


43. This ring was a family heirloom, which was [   ] from my grandfather to my father.


44. [   ] the family income, the Chang's could afford to buy a new car.


45. A spokesperson for the MOTC says that the “fat cat“ problem will be [   ] in the coming weeks in order to meet the expectations of the public.


46. The [   ] of food in this world is unequal. Some suffer from hunger in many areas such as in Africa.


47. Michelle often reviews research papers for one of the top journals in [   ] genetics.


48. Historical insights serve to clarify and [   ] the critical activity of a period.


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


50. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s [   ] the technology of hybrid engine.