1. ____ for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter. 


2. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the [   ] for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.


3. Many families are struggling to [   ] during this recession.


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


5. John [   ] broke his glasses while playing basketball with his classmates. He should have been more careful.


6. Not until Toyota debuted the model Prius in the late 1990s [   ] the technology of hybrid engine.


7. Athletes always wear clothes made of [   ] materials, so they may stretch their bodies without difficulty.


8. What is an instrument which is used to see things far away?


9. Tom is very [   ] and helpful, and it has been nice having him in class.


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


11. All employees are required not to discuss     information about the company. 


12. My brother is very [   ]; he won’t give up easily.


13. Taipei 101 is one of the most well-known [   ] in the world. You can enjoy a great view of the city from the top floors of the building.


14. You don't want to go to the party, [   ]? You look very sleepy.


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


16. Steve Jobs’ ____ mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry. 


17. I only wish that all my lectures drew such favorable [   ] as this time.


18. 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?


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


20. When traveling around the world, a person must [   ] eating different types of food.


21. I received a written [   ] from the student who bullied his classmates last week. He said he was very sorry about what he did.


22. Gorillas are [   ] the best communicators of all animals.


23. Gardening is my mother's favorite [   ]. She loves to spend time taking care of the flowers.


24. 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.


25. The original model has been ____ and replaced by the new one. 


26. Just look at how much we [   ] when we worked together last week.


27. Tim is terrible at [   ] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


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


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


30. Many ads use our __—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product. 


31. The police have suspected him of involvement in the suicide bombing but there is no [   ] evidence to arrest him.


32. 《Mother》: My daughter eats like a bird. 《Doctor》: [   ] Advise her to eat more.


33. A: [   ]. What’s been going on? B: What do you mean by that? A:Look. You quit smoking. You no longer drive to work; instead, you use public transportation. And you eat really healthy food. You are going “green.”


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


35. Jack [   ] to help clean the classroom after school. Everybody is surprised because he is usually very lazy.


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


37. The [   ] of this scholarship will receive $30,000.


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


39. A lot of debris [   ] at the site of explosion for quite a while.


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


41. A: Hey, do you have a minute? B: [   ]


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


43. The supervisor was so [   ] of the new idea that his staff proposed that it was never put into real practice.


44. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


45. That old man has no family, so he sometimes gets very, very [   ].


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


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


48. We should work together [   ].


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


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