1. The freeway is now __ to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday. 


2. Parents with [   ] daughters and sons can bring up the problems they had with their 13 to 18 year-old children at the meeting next week.


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


4. The key players in the energy market, [   ] heavy capital investment, have little interest in innovation.


5. A:May I ask what kind of work you are doing? B:I am working for the auditing department of the City Government. A: [   ] B:Yes, she works as a high-school teacher.


6. If Miss Chen works for another 5 years, she will be [   ] for a pension when she retires.


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


8. [   ] and blurred, it is extremely difficult to recover his sight.


9. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [   ].


10. Las Vegas is a tourist [   ]. It's a must-go place for visitors who go to the U.S. for vacation.


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


12. The economy in that country is facing a severe slowdown and possibly a [   ] in the next few years.


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


14. At first I didn’t find her annoying, but after a while her behavior began to [   ] me.


15. A friend of [   ] is coming to stay with me next week.


16.     I read the proposal     the budget was so high. 


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


18. Many schools no longer ask students to wear [   ] nowadays.


19. The female singer A-Mei, also known as Amit, is ________ to millions of people in Asia.


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


21. George Washington [   ] his father’s cherry-tree.


22. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting __ on the highway. 


23. On the average, a healthy heart __ to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat. 


24. It was [   ] of you to let me use your cell phone. My parents felt less worried after they got my call.


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


26. Jane got a high score on the English test today. She [   ] very hard last night.


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


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


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


30. The [   ] from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is amazing.


31. Old soldiers never die; they only [   ].


32. Steve Jobs’ [   ] mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry.


33. Some plants have obvious distinctive features for us to tell them apart at the first sight, [   ].


34. We are glad to receive your order for 50 units of classic furniture to be supplied to your own [   ].


35. He went for an ocean voyage and __ his health. 


36. [   ], I didn’t like Susie, but then I found she was a nice girl. Now we’re good friends.


37. Can you [   ] how old Ms. Wang is? She is 50, but she looks as if she were only 30.


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


39. From now on, any employee who is usually late for work will be [   ].


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


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


42. Keep in mind that smoking is strictly [   ] when you are handling explosive materials.


43. [   ] are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


44. The mayor determined to build a [   ] city. By then, users can get access to the Internet at any time and any place in the city.


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


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


47. Tom’s colleagues threw a [   ] party for him the day before he officially retired. They wanted to show how much they would miss him.


48. It was really a [   ] for the little boy to survive the air crash.


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


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