1. A: What’s for dinner? B: How about some sushi? A: [   ] I prefer a hot bowl of noodles to a cold dish. B: I see. Let’s have our dinner at the noodles stand across the street.


2. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [   ] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


3. [   ] at the back door, and they may hear you and open the door.


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


5. Sharon was going to pay for the yellow blouse with credit card, [   ] then decided to pay cash instead.


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


7. What is an instrument which is used to see things far away?


8. When she [   ] in track-and-field events in the 1960 Olympics, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals.


9. With all things [   ] into consideration, I think we’d better give up the plan.


10. A:Hi, John. How’re you doing today? B: [   ]


11.     I read the proposal     the budget was so high. 


12. 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: [   ]


13. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s [   ] the technology of hybrid engine.


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


15. Small businesses usually can respond to new market     fast and make necessary changes. 


16. 《Tom》:I’m going to take a singing class. Do you want to take it with me? 《Penny》: [   ]《Tom》: Really? Sing a song for me now.


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


18. Please fill out the paperwork before [   ] in line.


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


20. The workers have decided to [   ] with their employers about their wage claims.


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


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


23. A: Is this film good to watch?B: Yes, it is.    . It’s so moving. 


24. A: What do you usually do in your spare time? B: [   ]. I enjoy doing this especially after a stressful day.


25. To have her own clothing store, Jane borrowed money from family members to get her business [   ].


26. [   ] month of the year in Taiwan is usually December or January.


27. A:Don’t forget you still owe me fifty dollars. B: [   ]


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


29. It is true that the surroundings will [   ] one’s work and studies.


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


31. 《Ken》: Taxi! 《Driver》: Where would you like to go, sir? 《Ken》: [   ]


32. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [   ] the report as soon as possible.


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


34. Benson [   ] his back when he fell off the tree.


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


36. I remember you. You [   ] to go to school here.


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


38. The joke you told me really [   ].


39. I bought a book and finished reading it [   ] I was on the train. The reading made the long-hour trip easier.


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


41. Many companies [   ] e-mails sent out by their employees. Is it OK for employers to check on their employees like this?


42. In this industry, you really need to keep [   ] if you don't want to be caught off guard.


43. We don’t need to __ what the future will hold; just focus on the present task. 


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


45. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, __ his physical condition was poor. 


46. Research shows that only some animals are able to [   ] in the wild after being released from the zoo.


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


48. I have been taking the Yoga class [   ] I came to this school.


49. The freeway is now __ to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday. 


50. A: Can you do me a favor? B: [   ] A: Please return this book to the library for me. It’s due today.