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


2. All branch stores are required to fill out the [   ] report to check if there is enough merchandise on shelf and in stock.


3. A brake is a device designed to [   ] or stop the motion of a mechanical body.


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


5. According to the new tax laws, your tax will increase [   ] your income. The more money you make, the higher your tax is going to be.


6. A:Anna? Anna Dickson? I thought it was you! B: [   ] A: Oh. I am so sorry. I must have missed her too much.


7. [   ] activity should be avoided after an operation.


8. The shopping ____ policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy. 


9. 《Sylvia》: What's your favorite season? 《Amy》: [   ] 《Sylvia》: Me too. I hate cold winter days.


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


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


12. The museum’s main hall [   ] an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake.


13. In the past year I have developed an important relationship with my [   ].


14. Lillian is interested in applying for a [   ] position in Taipei 101 Shopping Mall.


15. The [   ] earthquake has buried over 18,000 lives in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.


16. Free Spirit Team will probably [   ] the speech contest as it is much better than our team.


17. A:Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why. B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress. A:But I was just joking! B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt. A: Well, I guess you’re right. [   ]


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


19. A:I have told you a thousand times to clean up the mess in your room. B: [   ]. A: I would like to hear about it. B: My littered desk and floor show that I am embarking on creative work. I don’t see the necessity of investing all my time to clean things up


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


21. I can’t ride my bicycle [   ] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


22. Steve was [   ] with joy when he found he had won the first prize in the lottery.


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


24. Seasonal flu vaccinations began yesterday, leading to long lines at hospitals and health centers [   ] the island.


25. A: I love to look at the ancient art. B: [   ]We can learn a lot from them.


26. No matter what the [   ] will be like tomorrow, I’ll go fishing.


27. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the United States and China can help pull the world out of economic [   ] by working together.


28. I was [   ] about Mary so I watched her closely.


29. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high __ as a scholar. 


30. A: Oh! You look terrible. [   ] B:I just finished my paper and I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night.


31. If you want to be promoted at work, you need to work [   ].


32. A: You look awful. What’s wrong? B:I can’t sleep well these days. I still have nightmares about the car accident. It’s really scary to know that your life is still at risk even when you follow the traffic rules. A:I understand how you feel. All I can say is that [   ].


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


34. From a poor family, Joanna has never dreamed of studying abroad because she knows that it would [   ].


35. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is [   ] interesting.


36. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [   ] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


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


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


39. A [   ] of food can cause millions of people to die of hunger.


40. If you [   ] that HBO movie last night, you wouldn’t be so drowsy now.


41. Most of the people in my office want to stay [   ], so they exercise regularly.


42. The label on the canned pork says this product is [   ] to be free of preservatives.


43. A: Excuse me. I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. B: [   ] A: I lost my cell phone on the MRT train. Can you help me find it?


44. The [   ] from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is amazing.


45. There are elegant shops on [   ] side of the street.


46. Paparazzi are photographers who [   ] celebrities’ privacy by taking their pictures.


47. If I were you, I would purchase more insurance, just for your own [   ].


48. Many ads use our [   ]—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product.


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


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