1. 《Customer》: I’d like this one, please. 《Clerk》: [   ] 《Customer》: I’ll put it on my Best Card.


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


3. My brother is very [   ]; he won’t give up easily.


4. [   ], I continued working until late last night.


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


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


7. The government may require individuals to limit the carbon dioxide they produce to [   ] global warming.


8. The convicted man [   ] against the judge's verdict because new evidence had proved his innocence.


9. Mr. Chang is a very successful salesman; he is very aggressive and always takes the [   ] in his work.


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


11. A:Did the committee members ask you many questions in your thesis defense? B: [   ]. I am not optimistic about the result of the defense.


12. Brian and Jerry are close friends [   ] their difference in age and religion.


13. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could [   ] survive the catastrophic earthquake.


14. The pianist's performance of Franz Liszt's piano pieces was an [   ] of skill and strength.


15. Any revision of the law should be [   ] with the overall goal of the government's policy. The priority should be placed on the welfare of the citizens.


16. 《Naomi》: I try not to eat at the cafeteria too often. 《Jennifer》: [   ] The food there is pretty good.


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


18. Hotel guests who [   ] checking out after 1:00 P.M. should contact the front desk.


19. A:How nice to meet you again, Ms. Wu. B: [   ]


20. Where are you going? I’m going to the [   ].


21. We stood at different locations when the accident happened. His [   ] of the accident was very different from mine.


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


23. The original model has been ____ and replaced by the new one. 


24. Many journalists do not ____ whether or not it is appropriate to interview a child during a tragic event for he/she is usually too young to understand the trauma he/she is involved in. 


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


26. Don’t ask me to go with you. I’m not going, because my [   ] is made up.


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


28. [   ] you get from the website [   ] correct.


29. 《Man》: Officer! Wait, officer! That’s my car! 《Police》: Oh, it is? Then I won’t need a tow truck. 《Man》: No! [   ]《Police》: Good. It’s illegal to park beside a fire hydrant.


30. Michael, as well as his two older brothers, [   ] the scholarship several times.


31. I'd [   ] go to the zoo [   ] visit the museum.


32. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, [   ] his physical condition was poor.


33. In order to make the project work,     between different departments is the key. 


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


35. Many couples wanted a divorce but could not have one because their case was not covered by any __. 


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


37. [   ] for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.


38. A: Quiet down, or you may disturb the neighbors. B: [   ]


39. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [   ] will not loan artifacts to China.


40. Jeff got a perfect score on the test; he [   ] diligently.


41. He speaks English poorly. He can’t make himself [   ] in English.


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


43. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, [   ] it will eventually get done.


44. The farmer put a lot of [   ] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


45. His novel was [   ] by all the major publishers. Finally, a small publisher printed it and it became a best seller.


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


47. Many ads use our __—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product. 


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


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


50. There is only a little juice left in the [   ].