1. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


2. 《Clerk》: Can I help you, Sir? 《David》: Yes. I want to buy a pair of jeans, Size L. 《Clerk》: I have several in your size. [   ]《David》: Yes, of course.


3. He was an [   ] player until 20 when he turned professional.


4. I’m not [   ] you! Our team has just won both the gold medal and the silver medal.


5. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


6. Many expressive people can recall     colorful childhoods; singer Carly Simon, comedian Billy Crystal, and poet Nikki Giovanni     their parents with involving them with richly creative experiences. 


7. As __ as it had started, the rain stopped and the sun came out from the blue sky. 


8. A:Good afternoon, Great Western Restaurant. This is Steven. How may I help you? B: I would like to make a reservation. A: Certainly, Madam. For what [   ]?   B: September 8th.


9. It’s a pity that I failed again. If I had read the book carefully,     the test. 


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


11. Many customers in Taiwan believe that they were being     as compared to the much lower price of the same product sold in the US. 


12. She looked immensely [   ] when she learned that her son had survived the crash.


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


14. The average was down [   ], went briefly into the black around lunchtime, then ended with a loss of 139.


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


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


17. The kidnap turned out to be a [   ], which had been contrived by the hostage himself.


18. To [   ] road accidents, we should always follow traffic rules.


19. Janet put forward the proposal that the program __ until Mr. Brian Reynolds came back from abroad. 


20. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some [   ] in advance?


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


22. If you [   ] my children, what subjects [   ] you teach them?


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


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


25. Mrs. Lin told Jane that she had to clean up her room and empty the dishwasher before she could leave for the game. Jane promised her mom that she [   ].


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


27. A lot of debris ____ at the site of explosion for quite a while. 


28. By that time the theater was already [   ], so we had to buy tickets for the next day.


29. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [   ] traffic.


30. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [   ] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


31. Ms. Johnson was busy [   ] the house when the postman came.


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


33. It is often said that prevention is better than cure, so why not take some __ in advance? 


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


35. 《Jenny》: Where did you get your hair done? It looks so stylish. 《Lilly》: [   ] By the way, I highly recommend the hairstylist called Paul. 《Jenny》: Thanks. I’ll sure go take a look.


36. This Italian restaurant is the [   ] place to eat in the city.


37. My family’s newest [   ] is a print shop in Taipei.


38. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


39. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A __ will be enough. 


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


41. The total number of the [   ] people in that remote area is decreasing.


42. The snow [   ] on the roads makes driving an extreme hazard for people rushing to work in the morning.


43. My mother [   ] for me when I arrived home last night.


44. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is __ interesting. 


45. A:Why do you think Mr. Wang likes his new job? B:When I talked with him, he seemed [   ] to discuss his work.


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


47. The police questioned the [   ] for two hours, but they still weren’t sure whether he robbed the bank.


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


49. Let’s [   ] jump to the conclusion, okay?


50. Snow [   ] more solar radiation than liquid water. Therefore, don’t forget to protect your eyes when you go skiing.