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


2. Peter always complains about the hot and [   ] weather in Taiwan. He misses the dry and cool seasons in Florida.


3. I had a great time reading the book [   ] you lent me.


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. Mary can't hear, and she can hardly speak [   ].


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


7. [   ] speaking, you don’t look nice in that sweater. The stripes on it make you look fat.


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


9. The special municipality of Taipei is offering a cash [   ] of NT$20,000 to any female citizen who gives birth to a baby.


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


11. The factory workers [   ] that their workload was too heavy but the pay was too low. They decided to stage a protest.


12. 《Mary》: We were too late for the concert! 《Tom》: [   ] It wasn’t very good anyway.


13. Tammy receives no payment because she is a [   ] worker in the hospital. She works there just because she enjoys helping people.


14. You should live within your income. Otherwise, you won’t be able to earn enough money to [   ].


15. I want to see [   ].


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


17. At busy intersections, [   ] should cross the street via underground passages.


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


19. I was [   ] to find I did not have enough money to pay for the taxi fare. My face turned very red.


20. The suppliers will claim compensation if we partially ____ our contract with them. 


21. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


22. The main thing that makes mobile phones [   ] harmful is radiation.


23. I [   ] the floor when the earthquake occurred late last night.


24. A: Are you excited about your first day of work? B: Of course. That’s my first job. A: How are you going to the office? B: [   ]


25. Tina plans to [   ] children in a remote school in the mountains after college.


26. A laptop, an MP3 player, and a cellphone are often considered as [   ] equipment for the generation raised in the age of technology.


27. Acid rain causes the ground to release [   ] substances; plants and trees are thus slowly poisoned.


28. My uncle had a 15-year-long [   ] in business before he became a teacher.


29. Do you have [   ] for one thousand dollars?


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


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


32. To prevent sewage from entering the waterways and protect public health, the city councilman strongly demanded that the sewage system [   ] in three months.


33. A: [   ] B:What sorts of thing?


34. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has [   ] to take us all.


35. Las Vegas is a tourist [   ]. It's a must-go place for visitors who go to the U.S. for vacation.


36. I’d like to take [   ] of this opportunity to thank you all for your co-operation.


37. After the earthquake, the government has taken steps to [   ] the losses.


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


39. It is essential that officials at all levels of government refuse to accept [   ] from business interests.


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


41. When the orange trees [   ], there is a sweet fragrance in the air.


42. Shelly prefers red roses [   ] yellow ones.


43. Janet put forward the proposal that the program [   ] until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad.


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


45. If Judy [   ] so shy, she might have spoken to the man that she liked so much.


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


47. You could not [   ] all of your readings the night before the exam. You had better start to prepare for the test at least a week earlier.


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


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


50. A brand brings a set of [   ] in the mind of the consumer and one of these is the country of origin.