1. The factory workers [   ] that their workload was too heavy but the pay was too low. They decided to stage a protest.


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


3. Steve was [   ] with joy when he found he had won the first prize in the lottery.


4. Do you have [   ] for one thousand dollars?


5. A 5-year-old child was lost in the [   ]. The forest made it hard to trace him down.


6. Imagine [   ] an extra day off this weekend. That would be great.


7. 《Pam》:John, where are the cookies? Don’t tell me you ate them all! Again! 《John》:Yes, I did. [   ] They were so good. 《Pam》: I thought you didn’t like cookies. 《John》: Well, I don’t like cookies flavored with chocolate at all. But vanilla is different. I love them to death.


8. As the project depends on [   ] at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends.


9. You should have finished this work a week ago, but you didn’t. I think you should give me an [   ].


10. We can find almost all the information we need [   ] surfing the Internet.


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


12. Look! Here is a new [   ] bill.


13. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


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


15. Before the final exam, our teacher taught us how to use our time [   ] while preparing for tests.


16. The original model has been [   ] and replaced by the new one.


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


18. Don’t ask me to go with you. I’m not going, because my [   ] is made up.


19. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


20. He moved to the countryside as soon as he retired. However, he found himself unable to [   ] to country life because it was not so convenient as living in the city.


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


22. [   ] help us fly kites in spring and cool us in summer.


23. Climbing unemployment rates and dropping job opportunities are huge [   ] to the new government.


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


25. A:Good morning, traveler’s check department. B:I’ve lost my traveler’s checks. I want to stop payment. A: [   ] Your name, please.


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


27. Many schools no longer ask students to wear [   ] nowadays.


28. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication __ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered. 


29. Tim [   ] down 12 cans of beer in 10 minutes and didn't show any sign of being drunk.


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


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


32. The cars are moving so slowly that I can [   ] them just by walking fast.


33. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


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


35. When she [   ] in track-and-field events in the 1960 Olympics, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals.


36. Anna has been asking Henry to eat more healthily but he hasn't been [   ] by her arguments.


37. I saw Mary a week ago. She said she [   ] me the next day, but she didn’t.


38. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


39. A: [   ] B:What sorts of thing?


40. There are elegant shops on [   ] side of the street.


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


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


43. He was an [   ] player until 20 when he turned professional.


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


45. The parrot used its strong [   ] to crack open the nuts.


46. I was so hungry that I ate one cookie after [   ] until they were all gone.


47. I may not be as [   ] as you, but I believe my hard work can make me successful in the long run.


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


49. I went to the store [   ].


50. Tigers are a(n) [   ] species, but they are still hunted for their bones and skins in some areas.