1. A: How are you feeling today, Mr. Lin? B: [   ]. A:I see. Please sit back and open your mouth. Your throat is swollen, too. Do you have any other symptoms? B: I also had a terrible headache last night.


2. A harmful chemical has been found in US beef products, so many [   ] choose to buy local beef instead.


3. His novel was [   ] by all the major publishers. Finally, a small publisher printed it and it became a best seller.


4. A:Did the committee members ask you many questions in your thesis defense? B: [   ]. I am not optimistic about the result of the defense.


5. Please fill out the paperwork before [   ] in line.


6. I am [   ] the exam will be held next Tuesday. I just called to check the date.


7. This handmade car sold for a million dollars because it was [   ].


8. I [   ] out a document when my boss walked into the office.


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


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


11. 《Martin》: I did terribly at the math exam. I don’t think I will pass. 《James》: [   ] You’ve spent too much time playing the computer games lately.


12. 《Lin》: You look so angry. What happened? 《Chen》:This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 3,000 dollars! 《Lin》: No wonder you’re livid. [   ]


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


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


15. The washing machine is not working properly. I have to get it [   ].


16. The government may require individuals to limit the carbon dioxide they produce to [   ] global warming.


17. It took the Davies' fifteen years to complete that [   ] mansion.


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


19. 《John》: How often do you exercise? 《Amy》: [   ] 《John》: That’s great. No wonder you keep in good shape.


20. Tom comes from a wealthy family, but John does not. In spite of their different [   ], they have become best friends.


21. The Spanish Flu [   ] from 1918 to 1920 claimed over thirty million lives around the world.


22. Healthcare workers, pregnant women and children aged between 6 months and 6 years are set to be [   ] recipients of immunization vaccine against the H1N1 virus.


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


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


25. It is hard for me to [   ] the smell of Chanel No. 5 perfume.


26. He bought a car right after he obtained a driver's [   ].


27. My twin sister’s values have [   ] so much over the years that we are no longer compatible.


28. A:Good morning, traveler’s check department. B:I’ve lost my traveler’s checks. I want to stop payment. A: [   ] Your name, please.


29. My coworkers have been working hard to [   ] a fuel shortage next summer.


30. Look! Here is a new [   ] bill.


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


32. Though unwilling to follow his father’s footsteps, Jason still [   ] the family business when his father passed away.


33. The exact number of the audience is still unknown, but it is [   ] that there are around 10,000 people in the theater right now.


34. Gorillas are __ the best communicators of all animals. 


35. After the car accident, I kept [   ] that things will get better.


36. The [   ] you work, the [   ] you will succeed.


37. 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.


38. This contract is __ approval by both parties involved. 


39. Tom’s desk was so [   ] with papers that it was hard to find anything.


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


41. Students must study hard, [   ] they will fail the test.


42. 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?


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


44. A:Did the doctor tell him to stop smoking cigarettes, or did he do it on his own? B: [   ]


45. Let’s __ jump to the conclusion, okay? 


46. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, ____ over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm. 


47. The city is going to hold a public hearing to discuss     the historical building should be torn down. 


48. A 5-year-old child was lost in the __. The forest made it hard to trace him down. 


49. I went to the store [   ].


50. Tina’s legs were black and blue and she had several burn marks on the arms. She may have been [   ].