1. My father and his partners’ cooperation is based upon their [   ] respect and understanding.


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


3. 《Naomi》: I try not to eat at the cafeteria too often. 《Jennifer》: [   ] The food there is pretty good.


4. Mr. Stevenson always [   ] a sense of genuine interest in his students. No wonder his students like him so much.


5. [   ] are small stores that sell fashionable clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.


6. It is essential that officials at all levels of government refuse to accept [   ] from business interests.


7. The window [   ] by my little brother yesterday.


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


9. The job of a dentist [   ] a lot of patience.


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


11. A single bacteria, [   ] the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day.


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


13. Could you please tell me [   ]?


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


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


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


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


18. 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.


19. Do you have [   ] for one thousand dollars?


20. When there is no [   ], you had better compromise; otherwise, you might be caught at a deadlock.


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


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


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


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


25. Seasonal flu vaccinations began yesterday, leading to long lines at hospitals and health centers [   ] the island.


26. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [   ] the report as soon as possible.


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


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


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


30. 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. 


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


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


33. Mutual funds came into our country in recent years. This financial product was developed for those who do not have enough time, money and __ knowledge to invest. 


34. There is a risk that the longer people put off their work, [   ] it will eventually get done.


35. The minister went to Hong Kong to attend the conference [   ] our government.


36. Keep the [   ] card after you buy some appliances. You need to show it if repairs are necessary.


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


38. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [   ] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


39. 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.


40. The jury [   ] the prisoner guilty.


41. Jim is very [   ] and dynamic; he enjoys physical activities and you can seldom see him stay still for more than ten minutes.


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


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


44. [   ] the doctor’s warning, he still worked overtime to earn a living.


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


46. Before the final exam, our teacher taught us how to use our time [   ] while preparing for tests.


47. The supervisor was so [   ] of the new idea that his staff proposed that it was never put into real practice.


48. After the earthquake, the government has taken steps to [   ] the losses.


49. Steve Jobs’ ____ mastery of technological innovations and aesthetics successfully transformed the landscape of consumer electronics industry. 


50. The habit of doing extensive reading helps to lay the [   ] of children’s writing skills.