1. The president’s speech about the investment [   ] my own feelings.


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


3. 《Man》: Officer! Wait, officer! That’s my car! 《Police》: Oh, it is? Then I won’t need a tow truck. 《Man》: No! [   ]《Police》: Good. It’s illegal to park beside a fire hydrant.


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


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


6. We are so glad that Miss Snow is teaching [   ] English.


7. 《Sandra》:I think watching TV is a waste of time. Most programs are stupid or boring. 《Jack》: [   ] What about sports or the news? You watch those sometimes, don’t you? 《Sandra》: Well, actually for the news, I prefer the newspaper.


8. [   ] she told me I was her good friend, she never talked to me about her problems.


9. The Ministry of Finance announced tax __ for the victims of the 921 earthquake and of typhoon Toraji. 


10. The escaping criminal [   ] himself as an old security guard, so the police failed to recognize him at first sight.


11. After working hard for a whole day, I suggested [   ] a big meal in a restaurant.


12. [   ] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


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


14. The audience enthusiastically [   ] the pianist on her amazing performance.


15. [   ] warming has caused dramatic climatic changes in many areas around the world.


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


17. Mary likes her job, [   ]?


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


19. 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.


20. More advances in technology [   ] in the last decade than in any other time in human history.


21. The MRT system has greatly [   ] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


22. A: What’s for dinner? B: How about some sushi? A: [   ] I prefer a hot bowl of noodles to a cold dish. B: I see. Let’s have our dinner at the noodles stand across the street.


23. 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


24. Mary can't hear, and she can hardly speak [   ].


25. Simon is tall, but his brother is [   ] taller than him.


26. Volcanic __ grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year. 


27. I didn’t believe [   ] Jeffrey said, [   ] annoyed him very much.


28. Hotel guests who [   ] checking out after 1:00 P.M. should contact the front desk.


29. Many people want to do some sports, but there are not enough [   ] in the city.


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


31. We should work together [   ].


32. I’m a grown man. Don’t talk to me [   ] I were a three-year-old kid.


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


34. Students have to pay tuition fees before they start [   ] courses via the computerized registration system.


35. I usually buy daily necessities in the same grocery store. The clerks know me because I'm a regular [   ].


36. Neither the teacher nor his students [   ] in the classroom last night.


37. It is a [   ] of law to ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet.


38. Jeff got a perfect score on the test; he [   ] diligently.


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


40. I just learned that Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark was the ____ for the original Disneyland in L.A., California.  


41. Has the contest already [   ]?


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


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


44. High school students in Taiwan often [   ] that preparing for tests keeps them from having enough sleep.


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


46. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


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


48. Peggy has a big advantage [   ] most girls when it comes to basketball because she’s so tall.


49. A study shows that intelligence accounts for only 20 percent of the factors that determine success, [   ] EQ playing an important role in the remaining 80 percent.


50. Newspapers are a good way to hear the news. [   ] TV news programs.