1. The supervisor was so [   ] of the new idea that his staff proposed that it was never put into real practice.


2. [   ] the family income, the Chang's could afford to buy a new car.


3. [   ] before the twentieth century, traders carried coffee from Africa to Arabia.


4. 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.


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


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


7. A:Good morning, traveler’s check department. B:I’ve lost my traveler’s checks. I want to stop payment. A: [   ] Your name, please.


8. 《Andre》:Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. 《Kevin》:[   ] You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes. 《Andre》: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay home. 《Kevin》:I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke.


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


10. The [   ] you work, the [   ] you will succeed.


11. After the car accident, I kept __ that things will get better. 


12. Do you mind [   ] to the post office with me? I don’t think I know how to get there.


13. Cheating in exams is a serious [   ] of the school regulations.


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


15. The exact number of the audience is still unknown, but it is [   ] that there are around 10,000 people in the theater right now.


16. [   ] activity should be avoided after an operation.


17. A student's frequent absence from school is often a clear [   ] of his problem in life and study.


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


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


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


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


22. Lillian is interested in applying for a [   ] position in Taipei 101 Shopping Mall.


23. Oil and natural gas exist on this planet in a limited supply; therefore, it is essential for people to develop [   ] to these nonrenewable energy sources.


24. Children like to go trick-or-treating in special     on Halloween. Some may dress like an angel or a robot. 


25. We can find almost all the information we need [   ] surfing the Internet.


26. Could you please tell me [   ]?


27. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [   ] through years, not gained in one day.


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


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


30. The approaching typhoon forced the organizer     the game. 


31. 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.


32. 《Joanna》: I want to go shopping. [   ]《Rainy》: Sure. I also want to buy some winter clothes.


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


34. The field is too barren to yield crops, so the farmers decide to put some [   ] on it.


35. In the movie, all the stuffed animals came [   ].


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


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


38. To [   ] road accidents, we should always follow traffic rules.


39. His corruption as a government employer has put a [   ] on his long-standing reputation.


40. A:What should we do now? B: [   ]


41. Let’s __ jump to the conclusion, okay? 


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


43. In this age of globalization, when people have more chances to travel, it is a great [   ] to speak more than one language.


44. The [   ] of calcium may cause osteoporosis, and the patients may get bone fractures easily.


45. Tom’s colleagues threw a [   ] party for him the day before he officially retired. They wanted to show how much they would miss him.


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


47. This child has been [   ] by his parents for a long time because they have been too busy working.


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


49. 《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.


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