1. Due to the winter storm, hundreds of flights were [   ] and many passengers had to stay in airports.


2. In my [   ], students shouldn’t spend too much time chatting on the Internet.


3. Jenny was brought up in a poor family. She had to [   ] her free time to baby-sit her neighbor’s 2-year-old boy to pay for her high school education.


4. I don’t know [   ]of the people in this room. Can you introduce each of them to me?


5. 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.


6. [   ] intense competition, the prices of food and drinks would be much higher.


7. There is only a little juice left in the [   ].


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


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


10. A: [   ] B:He’s a salesman.


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


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


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


14. Not only __ most male birds have extremely beautiful feathers, they know how to use them. 


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


16. After being bitten by a [   ] snake, John was sent to a hospital.


17. We stood at different locations when the accident happened. His [   ] of the accident was very different from mine.


18. The cars are moving so slowly that I can [   ] them just by walking fast.


19. Sharon was going to pay for the yellow blouse with credit card, [   ] then decided to pay cash instead.


20. Many of our character traits are not tested [   ] we are in a difficult situation.


21. Don’t buy me a whole cake. A [   ] will be enough.


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


23. Since Michael and I work in the same hospital, I can hardly avoid [   ] him.


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


25. Research shows that only some animals are able to [   ] in the wild after being released from the zoo.


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


27. Linda is an [   ] friend of mine; there is no secret between us, and we always share our happiness and sorrow.


28. In this age of globalization, when people have more chances to travel, it is a great [   ] to speak more than one language.


29. No city, Tel Aviv or Jerusalem __, is home to more Jewish people than New York. 


30. From now on, all visitors to the building must show their [   ] in the lobby.


31. [   ] for the sales in the first quarter may not necessarily be the final sales volume at the end of the quarter.


32. The production of bread mainly includes the [   ] such as flour, sugar and eggs.


33. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


34. Most people like to talk about the subjects with [   ] they are most familiar.


35. We can find almost all the information we need [   ] surfing the Internet.


36. [   ] working part-time at a fast-food restaurant, Monty has made enough money to pay for his studies.


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


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


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


40. Reading detective stories is one of Steve’s favorite [   ].


41. I bought a book and finished reading it [   ] I was on the train. The reading made the long-hour trip easier.


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


43. 《Mary》: How much juice would you like? 《Ted》: [   ] 《Mary》: No problem. We’ve plenty.


44. 《Sam》: What kept you so long? I’ve been waiting for an hour. 《Nancy》: [   ] 《Sam》: I hope we can catch the flight.


45. I have lots of things to carry, but I have only two hands. Would you mind [   ] for me?


46. The factory workers [   ] that their workload was too heavy but the pay was too low. They decided to stage a protest.


47. Many portable products are made as     as possible for user’s ease to carry. 


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


49. I was browsing in the library and __ an interesting book on traveling in Alaska. 


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