1. Please do not [   ]. The waste bin is just around the corner.


2. He can type very fast. He __ type 80 words a minute. 


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


4. Today is a beautiful day, [   ]?


5. She can sing well and [   ]. That’s why her friends usually ask her to sing karaoke together.


6. I will attend Mr. Wang’s wedding [   ] my father, who has gone to Hong Kong on business.


7. Gorillas are __ the best communicators of all animals. 


8. A thorough analysis of market ____ can increase the success rate of a new product. 


9. Athletes always wear clothes made of [   ] materials, so they may stretch their bodies without difficulty.


10. 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.


11. A:Don’t forget you still owe me fifty dollars. B: [   ]


12. The western coalition is trying to [   ] Libya’s air-defense system to protect civilians and help rebel forces.


13. No other girl in her class dances [   ] as she does.


14. A:Why did Judy leave? B: [   ]


15. I'd [   ] go to the zoo [   ] visit the museum.


16. A:I am going absolutely crazy without my mobile phone. It’s been three days and I still haven’t found it. It’s my lifeline. B: [   ]. I don’t know why you are so dependent on it. I don’t have a mobile phone and I am doing just fine.


17. You are the leader of this team; therefore, you need to listen to your members’ ideas and write down [   ] points for later discussion.


18. A:I’m hungry. Let’s have lunch. B: OK. What do you want to eat? A:Why don’t we have Italian food? B: [   ]


19. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.


20. A harmful chemical has been found in US beef products, so many [   ] choose to buy local beef instead.


21. She could not concentrate when phone calls or visitors kept interrupting her thoughts, so she took a [   ] walk along the river, thinking over her career plan.


22. The [   ] earthquake has buried over 18,000 lives in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.


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


24. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially [   ] our contract with them.


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


26. I’ve always thought that [   ] the dishes is easier than preparing food, so it is my husband that does the cooking and I wash the dishes.


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


28. A: Can you visit us in New York over Christmas? B: I really want to, but I don’t think I can. A: [   ]. What’s the problem?


29. Parents with [   ] daughters and sons can bring up the problems they had with their 13 to 18 year-old children at the meeting next week.


30. No city, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem [   ], is home to more Jewish people than New York.


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


32. How much do you guess [   ]?


33. The Ministry of Finance announced tax __ for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji. 


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


35. Mary can't hear, and she can hardly speak [   ].


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


37. If Sonia [   ] sorry for being late, she’d have apologized to me by now.


38. 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.


39. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting __ on the highway. 


40. Any revision of the law should be [   ] with the overall goal of the government's policy. The priority should be placed on the welfare of the citizens.


41. A:I can’t get into my favorite jeans anymore. It’s really depressing. [   ]. B:Well, I think you look fine. You shouldn’t worry about it.


42. The city is going to hold a public hearing to discuss     the historical building should be torn down. 


43. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


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


45. [   ] everyone else was studying hard for the midterm, Jimmy was reading comic strips to kill the time.


46. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some [   ] in advance?


47. The knife isn’t useful because its [   ] is dull.


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


49. Many young people today are [   ] with fashion and style. They care more about what they wear than what they think or believe.


50. [   ] intense competition, the prices of food and drinks would be much higher.