1. The manager talks as if he     mad at you, but this is just the way he talks to everybody. 


2. Peter always complains about the hot and [   ] weather in Taiwan. He misses the dry and cool seasons in Florida.


3. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [   ]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


4. This contract is __ approval by both parties involved. 


5. The female singer A-Mei, also known as Amit, is ________ to millions of people in Asia.


6. How much do you guess [   ]?


7. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business __. 


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


9. If a soldier lost his weapons in a [   ], he needed to fight with just his body.


10. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [   ] he was set free soon.


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


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


13. Because the blood [   ] to supply enough oxygen to his brain, he feels dizzy quite often.


14. After [   ] his homework, he decides to go out for a break.


15. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign __ after Taiwan joins the WTO. 


16. Under no circumstances [   ] accept his proposal of buying our factory.


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


18. The [   ] of this button is to make sure we can stop the machine if things go wrong.


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


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


21. A:May I ask what kind of work you are doing? B:I am working for the auditing department of the City Government. A: [   ] B:Yes, she works as a high-school teacher.


22. I have fallen in love with a girl [   ] father is a famous writer.


23. Most students think that there is a need to [   ] bus fare, but not all students agree to have the fare increased by 35 percent.


24. 《Sandra》:I think watching TV is a waste of time. Most programs are stupid or boring. 《Jack》: [   ] What about sports or the news? You watch those sometimes, don’t you? 《Sandra》: Well, actually for the news, I prefer the newspaper.


25. 《Martin》: I did terribly at the math exam. I don’t think I will pass. 《James》: [   ] You’ve spent too much time playing the computer games lately.


26. Many of our character traits are not tested [   ] we are in a difficult situation.


27. If you [   ] my children, what subjects [   ] you teach them?


28. __, I cannot agree with him on the matter. 


29. The girl Frank likes has said no to him, so he has no choice but to take [   ] wants to go with him to the party.


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


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


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


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


34. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous [   ].


35. It is essential that officials at all levels of government refuse to accept [   ] from business interests.


36. 《Doris》: Did you sleep well last night? 《Jennifer》:No, I had an awful night. [   ] in the middle of the night, and couldn't get back to sleep.


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


38. Many buildings in Taiwan, including the Taipei 101 Tower, [   ] all non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. yesterday to mark the worldwide “Earth Hour” event.


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


40. 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: [   ]


41. Among the things that money cannot buy [   ] good health in the mind and body.


42. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication [   ] the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.


43. A single bacteria, __ the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day. 


44. I might have the chance to visit the theater [   ] person.


45. 《Student A》: Excuse me. What is the time? 《Student B》: [   ]


46. It seemed that the walls    . 


47. High school students in Taiwan often [   ] that preparing for tests keeps them from having enough sleep.


48. A: What does 420 [   ] 100 equal? B: It equals 320.


49. He hurt his leg while climbing the mountain; [   ], he would have participated in the charity event to raise money for the poor.


50. On the average, a healthy heart __ to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.