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


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


3. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the [   ] for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.


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


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


6. In the previous year, you [   ] ballpoint pens and pocket calendars to my school. Will you do the same this year?


7. You like this movie, and [   ].


8. Many expressive people can recall     colorful childhoods; singer Carly Simon, comedian Billy Crystal, and poet Nikki Giovanni     their parents with involving them with richly creative experiences. 


9. The congressmen have reached a ____ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building. 


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


11. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less [   ] to some sort of superstition.


12. Please do not hesitate [   ] me if you have any questions.


13. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [   ] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


14. I don’t know [   ]. Why not call and ask him in person?


15. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


16. I have to study for my math exam. I don’t want any [   ]. Please do not talk to me or play loud music.


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


18. 《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.


19. I want to see [   ].


20. The [   ] of this scholarship will receive $30,000.


21. Natural disasters, such as typhoons and [   ], kill lots of people each year.


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


23. I read about the crime in the [   ].


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


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


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


27. Many of our character traits are not tested __ we are in a difficult situation. 


28. Employees are required to follow the standard operating procedures and to act [   ].


29. Due to the winter storm, hundreds of flights were [   ] and many passengers had to stay in airports.


30. The UN has [   ] its troops from Iraq. Let’s hope that war will come to an end soon.


31. He went for an ocean voyage and [   ] his health.


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


33. If you are not sure about the meaning, you should [   ] the word in the dictionary.


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


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


36. We have been waiting for Jack for almost two hours. I wonder [   ].


37. Major newspapers have their Internet websites [   ] daily, so their readers can get the latest information.


38. A thorough analysis of market [   ] can increase the success rate of a new product.


39. More advances in technology [   ] in the last decade than in any other time in human history.


40. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


41. Since Michael and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid [   ] him.


42. A single bacteria, [   ] the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day.


43. Mary likes her job, [   ]?


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


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


46. In this course, the economic background of labor legislation will not be mentioned, [   ] be dealt with.


47. Dr. Wilson, [   ] is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week.


48. It [   ] me two hours to get there because the traffic was awful.


49. Jim is very [   ] and dynamic; he enjoys physical activities and you can seldom see him stay still for more than ten minutes.


50. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [   ] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.