1. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good __. 


2. We are glad to receive your order for 50 units of classic furniture to be supplied to your own [   ].


3. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.


4. The social welfare system [   ] provide the underprivileged people with sufficient support.


5. Though unwilling to follow his father’s footsteps, Jason still [   ] the family business when his father passed away.


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


7. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


8. The congressmen have reached a ____ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building. 


9. Tammy often [   ] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


10. A spokesperson for the MOTC says that the “fat cat“ problem will be [   ] in the coming weeks in order to meet the expectations of the public.


11. I don’t know [   ]. Why not call and ask him in person?


12. I [   ] use a payphone. I just use my cellphone instead.


13. I __ know him. I have talked to him no more than three times. 


14. __ and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight. 


15. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [   ] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


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


17. This machine is [   ]. All you have to do is turn it on and it will operate by itself.


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


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


20. Tim [   ] down 12 cans of beer in 10 minutes and didn't show any sign of being drunk.


21. A: How are you feeling today, Mr. Lin? B: [   ]. A:I see. Please sit back and open your mouth. Your throat is swollen, too. Do you have any other symptoms? B: I also had a terrible headache last night.


22. 《Ken》:I have two tickets to the basketball game tonight. Would you like to go? 《Tim》: [   ]《Ken》: Why can’t you go? 《Tim》: I’ve got to hand in a 10-page report tomorrow morning and I’m still working on it.


23. ____ the lobbying groups been backing up the new protocol, but several industry labor unions are now voicing their stern support for it. 


24. The economy is in bad shape, one reason for which is the rising [   ] rate.


25. Like [   ] other language skills, reading requires practice.


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


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


28. A few political extremists ____ the crowd to attack the police. 


29. The job of a dentist [   ] a lot of patience.


30. Most of the     were satisfied with the annual bonus the company gave based on their job performance. 


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


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


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


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


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


36. Yani Tseng, who won several ladies professional golf championships, spent [   ] of time practicing golf before she became so successful.


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


38. Jenny was brought up in a poor family. She had to [   ] her free time to baby-sit her neighbor’s 2-year-old boy to pay for her high school education.


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


40. For the sake of health, many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they [   ].


41. I’ve always thought that [   ] the dishes is easier than preparing food, so it is my husband that does the cooking and I wash the dishes.


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


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


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


45. The Taiwanese golfer won the championship in the professional golf    . 


46. My grandfather [   ] for ten years, but I still miss him a lot.


47. A harmful chemical has been found in US beef products, so many [   ] choose to buy local beef instead.


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


49. The good weather and beautiful beaches make this island a great [   ] attraction.


50. I [   ] know him. I have talked to him no more than three times.