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


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


3. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [   ].


4. Some plants have obvious distinctive features for us to tell them apart at the first sight, [   ].


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


6. If Miss Chen works for another 5 years, she will be [   ] for a pension when she retires.


7. Mary is never absent and always studies hard, so she [   ] as one of the excellent students in her class.


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


9. The total number of the staff is [   ] larger in our company than that in yours.


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


11. The production of bread mainly includes the [   ] such as flour, sugar and eggs.


12. Please turn off the light. We should save [   ]; otherwise, the bill might go up again.


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


14. Market growth is the rate [   ] the overall market is growing.


15. Jack [   ] to help clean the classroom after school. Everybody is surprised because he is usually very lazy.


16. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [   ].


17. Being an assistant is just a [   ] job. Allen plans to find a permanent position in an international corporation.


18. I’m a grown man. Don’t talk to me [   ] I were a three-year-old kid.


19. Working at your computer for a long time can [   ] pain in your wrists.


20. He bought a car right after he obtained a driver's [   ].


21. [   ], they would not have solved their financial problem.


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


23. How much do you guess [   ]?


24. The Review Board could be considering ____ the grants given to several non-governmental organizations. 


25. Keep the [   ] card after you buy some appliances. You need to show it if repairs are necessary.


26. I am [   ] the exam will be held next Tuesday. I just called to check the date.


27. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s ____ the technology of hybrid engine. 


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


29. Let’s [   ] jump to the conclusion, okay?


30. The flooding after the typhoon [   ] many houses.


31. China is calling for a new global currency [   ] the dominant dollar.


32. Kate lost her way while driving to River City. She [   ] her road map at home.


33. [   ] the election is the question both political parties are asking.


34. The congressmen have reached a [   ] that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building.


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


36. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


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


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


40. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


41. [   ] she told me I was her good friend, she never talked to me about her problems.


42. A:Did the doctor tell him to stop smoking cigarettes, or did he do it on his own? B: [   ]


43.     English, many Chinese classical novels gain attention and popularity in the US. 


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


45. A: How do you stay fit and healthy? B: [   ]. I also try to avoid smoking and drinking too much.


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


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


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


49. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


50. In the box [   ] some photos that I took when I was on the trip.