1. 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.


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


3. In the previous year, you [   ] ballpoint pens and pocket calendars to my school. Will you do the same this year?


4. If the weather is good, we     the company outing as scheduled. 


5. Mrs. Lin told Jane that she had to clean up her room and empty the dishwasher before she could leave for the game. Jane promised her mom that she [   ].


6. To see is    . 


7. 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.


8. The police questioned the [   ] for two hours, but they still weren’t sure whether he robbed the bank.


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


10. I sent an email to the CEO of this company last week but have not received any [   ] yet.


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


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


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


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


15. After eleven o’clock in the evening, the bus is empty [   ] the driver and the conductor.


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


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


18. The congressmen have reached a ____ that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building. 


19. Simon is tall, but his brother is [   ] taller than him.


20. A:Are you still driving to the south every week to take care of your grandmother? B: No, I’m not doing that anymore. [   ] A: Oh! I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?


21. Because the blood [   ] to supply enough oxygen to his brain, he feels dizzy quite often.


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


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


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


25. Remember to tie your cow [   ] the tree before you go there


26. The original model has been ____ and replaced by the new one. 


27. Benson [   ] his back when he fell off the tree.


28. All employees are required not to discuss     information about the company. 


29. Many expressive people can recall     colorful childhoods; singer Carly Simon, comedian Billy Crystal, and poet Nikki Giovanni     their parents with involving them with richly creative experiences. 


30. You could not [   ] all of your readings the night before the exam. You had better start to prepare for the test at least a week earlier.


31. The girl Frank likes has said no to him, so he has no choice but to take [   ] wants to go with him to the party.


32. 《Tom》: Are you free tonight? 《Cathy》: [   ]《Tom》: Too bad. I was thinking maybe we could go see a movie tonight.


33. The shopping [   ] policy aimed to stimulate consumption in order to boost up droopy economy.


34. A: Hey, do you have a minute? B: [   ]


35. If you [   ] that HBO movie last night, you wouldn’t be so drowsy now.


36. A brand brings a set of __ in the mind of the consumer and one of these is the country of origin. 


37. Tigers are a(n) [   ] species, but they are still hunted for their bones and skins in some areas.


38. Don’t ask me to go with you. I’m not going, because my [   ] is made up.


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


40. Many ads use our [   ]—like fear or love—to persuade us that we need the product.


41. The local farmers are looking to advanced agriculture as better protection from foreign __ after Taiwan joins the WTO. 


42. [   ] you encounter any problems regarding the new system, please notify the tech support ASAP.


43. 《Tom》:I’m going to take a singing class. Do you want to take it with me? 《Penny》: [   ]《Tom》: Really? Sing a song for me now.


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


45. They made every possible [   ] to overcome the difficulty which they faced.


46. Not only the assistant managers but also the secretary [   ] that the company is failing.


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


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


49. [   ], I cannot agree with him on the matter.


50. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high __ as a scholar.