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


2. Shelly prefers red roses [   ] yellow ones.


3. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the __ of children’s writing skills. 


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


5. Mr. Johnson rarely gets upset in the office,    ? 


6. [   ] at the back door, and they may hear you and open the door.


7. She can sing well and [   ]. That’s why her friends usually ask her to sing karaoke together.


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


9. Please turn off the light. We should save [   ]; otherwise, the bill might go up again.


10. She claims to be an advocate of animal rights. [   ], she is always wearing fur and carrying a crocodile-skin purse.


11. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [   ]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


12. __ and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight. 


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


14. A: How do you stay fit and healthy? B: [   ]. I also try to avoid smoking and drinking too much.


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


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


17. English is important in Taiwan, [   ] for business people.


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


19. The piano is one of the most popular musical [   ] today.


20. Robert can’t drive us to the airport. He has __ to take us all. 


21. Academic performance should not be [   ] purely by examination results, which concern only a limited aspect of learning.


22. Nowadays, many industries try to do something for     problems. They know the earth is greatly damaged by pollutants. 


23. A: Gee, your room is a mess. B: I have been preparing for an important exam these days. [   ]


24. The government is taking a very [   ] approach to managing this economic crisis.


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


26. The coach, together with his team players, [   ] warmly welcomed when they got off the bus.


27. He went for an ocean voyage and [   ] his health.


28. Many people in the U.S. are staying away from restaurants, skipping vacations and [   ] on buying new cars.


29. Volcanic [   ] grounded thousands of passengers and fliers across Europe last year.


30. You should understand that learning a language well results from [   ] practice.


31. The potential amount of energy that can be produced by wind is huge. It is [   ] five times the current amount of electricity that is used.


32. Mr. Chang is a very successful salesman; he is very aggressive and always takes the [   ] in his work.


33. [   ] the development of human civilization, it is plain to see that human beings are easily corrupted by power.


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


35. I want to see ____. 


36. The man spent so little time with his family [   ] his daughter didn’t even recognize him.


37. It's getting late. Let's [   ].


38. I haven’t decided when I’m [   ] New York. I’ll let you know once I get the flight ticket.


39. Natural disasters, such as typhoons and [   ], kill lots of people each year.


40. A:I am going absolutely crazy without my mobile phone. It’s been three days and I still haven’t found it. It’s my lifeline. B: [   ]. I don’t know why you are so dependent on it. I don’t have a mobile phone and I am doing just fine.


41. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [   ] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


42. He moved to the countryside as soon as he retired. However, he found himself unable to [   ] to country life because it was not so convenient as living in the city.


43. Many runners aim to run like an [   ] .


44. I’d like to take [   ] of this opportunity to thank you all for your co-operation.


45. 《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.


46. 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.


47. My grandfather [   ] for ten years, but I still miss him a lot.


48. A brand brings a set of [   ] in the mind of the consumer and one of these is the country of origin.


49. When we receive text messages of promotions from a company, we must be [   ] of possible false advertisement out of which the company wants to make profit.


50. This coffee shop is famous because it sells numerous varieties of coffee beans [   ] from around the world.