1. With a big family to support, John has been [   ] trying to get a job for months, but has not found one yet.


2. Many young people today are [   ] with fashion and style. They care more about what they wear than what they think or believe.


3. Where did you have your hair [   ]?


4. Joy and happiness spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, where people [   ] their own president in January 2011.


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


6. The 2010 Flora Expo, held in Taipei, is very successful. Do you know [   ] city is going to host the next Flora Expo?


7. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


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


9. The two eastern counties suffered losses of NT$11.4 million to farms and local agriculture, while related facilities sustained damage [   ] 18 million NT dollars.


10. There were hundreds of [   ] at this ball game.


11. I suggest you [   ] the Internet because a lot of people have experienced the same problem before.


12. The potential amount of energy that can be produced by wind is huge. It is [   ] five times the current amount of electricity that is used.


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


14. After being bitten by a [   ] snake, John was sent to a hospital.


15. She could not concentrate when phone calls or visitors kept interrupting her thoughts, so she took a [   ] walk along the river, thinking over her career plan.


16. 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.


17. A restaurant manager should know how to deal with [   ] from customers who are not satisfied with the food or the service.


18. The search engine gives the user easy [   ] to the required information.


19. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high [   ] as a scholar.


20. You can never make him [   ] his mind.


21. She can sing well and [   ]. That’s why her friends usually ask her to sing karaoke together.


22. I will attend Mr. Wang’s wedding [   ] my father, who has gone to Hong Kong on business.


23. The manager talks as if he     mad at you, but this is just the way he talks to everybody. 


24. The twins look so alike that even their parents confuse one with [   ] sometimes.


25. 《Customer》: I’m looking for a portable CD player. 《Salesgirl》: [   ]《Customer》: Hmm. Do you have something a little less expensive?


26. I read about the crime in the [   ].


27. 《John》: Sorry, my English is very poor. 《Jay》: Don’t worry. Mine is not [   ] better.


28. For many people, one of the joys of [   ] is the prospect of parenthood.


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


30. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting [   ] on the highway.


31. You should understand that learning a language well results from [   ] practice.


32. The shopping [   ] policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy.


33. I didn’t go to Taipei last week; I wish I [   ] there.


34. Steve Jobs’ [   ] mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry.


35. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [   ] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


36. The book costs NT$1,200, [   ] of packing and delivery.


37. Do you know the man [   ] lives next door?


38. China is calling for a new global currency [   ] the dominant dollar.


39. 《Sam》: Would you like to go swimming with me? 《Jane》: [   ]   I think I’m getting a cold.


40. The president’s reckless actions have [   ] his country into a disaster.


41. Joseph is a man of great [   ]. Once he has made up his mind, no one can change it.


42. The power supply in this area is not [   ]. You had better save your file every ten minutes.


43. [   ] working part-time at a fast-food restaurant, Monty has made enough money to pay for his studies.


44. [   ] in 1952, the MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the world’s most prestigious business school.


45. [   ] the doctor’s warning, he still worked overtime to earn a living.


46. 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.


47. 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.


48. [   ], they would not have solved their financial problem.


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


50. If a soldier lost his weapons in a [   ], he needed to fight with just his body.