1. For many people, one of the joys of __ is the prospect of parenthood. 


2. 《Lily》: I heard you’re moving to New York. 《Brian》: Yes. I’ve got an offer in upstate New York. 《Lily》: Oh, that’s great! But I’m going to miss you. 《Brian》: Me, too. [   ]


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


4. [   ] speaking, you don’t look nice in that sweater. The stripes on it make you look fat.


5. It was really a [   ] for the little boy to survive the air crash.


6. Like [   ] other language skills, reading requires practice.


7. A:Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why. B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress. A:But I was just joking! B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt. A: Well, I guess you’re right. [   ]


8. The washing machine is not working properly. I have to get it [   ].


9. It took the Davies' fifteen years to complete that [   ] mansion.


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


11. I want to see [   ].


12. Where are you going? I’m going to the [   ].


13. Tom’s desk was so ____ with papers that it was hard to find anything. 


14. 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.


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


16. It seemed that the walls    . 


17. He can type very fast. He [   ] type 80 words a minute.


18. Many ads use our __—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product. 


19. Simon is tall, but his brother is [   ] taller than him.


20. Can you [   ] how old Ms. Wang is? She is 50, but she looks as if she were only 30.


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


22. Violence has become so [   ] in movies these days that many parents do not want their children to watch them.


23. A few political extremists ____ the crowd to attack the police. 


24. What [   ] at noon yesterday? I called but couldn’t get hold of you.


25. The dentist was ?lling a large [   ] in her tooth.


26. The search engine gives the user easy [   ] to the required information.


27. This brand of detergent is your best choice because it [   ] the toughest stains and won’t fade colors or damage fabric.


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


29. ____ in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.  


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


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


32. 《Sylvia》: What's your favorite season? 《Amy》: [   ] 《Sylvia》: Me too. I hate cold winter days.


33. Janet put forward the proposal that the program [   ] until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad.


34. [   ] in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.


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


36. 《Mary》: How much juice would you like? 《Ted》: [   ] 《Mary》: No problem. We’ve plenty.


37. We are so glad that Miss Snow is teaching [   ] English.


38. [   ] I did not like her at first, she ended up becoming my best friend.


39. The controversial singer must [   ] 100 hours of community service for altering the age on his ID card.


40. When the pop idol came to Taiwan, swarms of fans crowded the street outside the hotel, waiting for a [   ] of their hero.


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


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


43. This coffee shop is famous because it sells numerous varieties of coffee beans [   ] from around the world.


44. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, ____ over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm. 


45. The traffic accident resulted from the [   ] of the traffic laws.


46. I can’t ride my bicycle [   ] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


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


48. [   ] the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it.


49. The museum’s main hall __ an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake. 


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