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


2. Foreign-trained employees have to __ their learned skill-sets to the local market. 


3. Just look at how much we [   ] when we worked together last week.


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


5. I may not be as [   ] as you, but I believe my hard work can make me successful in the long run.


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


7. Newspapers are a good way to hear the news. [   ] TV news programs.


8. How much do you guess [   ]?


9. Tammy often [   ] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


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


11. A: Are you excited about your first day of work? B: Of course. That’s my first job. A: How are you going to the office? B: [   ]


12. If Sonia [   ] sorry for being late, she’d have apologized to me by now.


13. [   ], they would not have solved their financial problem.


14. We have been waiting for Jack for almost two hours. I wonder [   ].


15. The government may require individuals to limit the carbon dioxide they produce to [   ] global warming.


16. On the average, a healthy heart [   ] to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.


17. Tammy receives no payment because she is a [   ] worker in the hospital. She works there just because she enjoys helping people.


18. Of all the novels I’ve read, this one is __ interesting. 


19. My mother always says we should think things through before [   ] anything.


20. The freeway is now [   ] to motorists after it was blocked off by a huge landslide yesterday.


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


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


23. He speaks English poorly. He can’t make himself [   ] in English.


24. Old soldiers never die; they only __. 


25. Sherlock Holmes [   ] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


26. The Taiwanese golfer won the championship in the professional golf    . 


27. As __ as it had started, the rain stopped and the sun came out from the blue sky. 


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


29. The town [   ] great changes since I was here last time.


30. Accounting is a profession [   ] has always interested me.


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


32. The man spent so little time with his family __ his daughter didn’t even recognize him. 


33. The two eastern counties suffered losses of NT$11.4 million to farms and local agriculture, while related facilities sustained damage [   ] 18 million NT dollars.


34. What can you tell me about [   ] the subway in Tokyo?


35. Kate lost her way while driving to River City. She [   ] her road map at home.


36. The Ministry of Defense has faced numerous difficulties getting volunteers [   ] in the military.


37. Oscar doesn’t like to watch baseball games. [   ] does his twin brother.


38. The cars are moving so slowly that I can __ them just by walking fast. 


39. The [   ] of this scholarship will receive $30,000.


40. You should never speak [   ] anger to a small child.


41. The good weather and beautiful beaches make this island a great [   ] attraction.


42. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [   ] make their protests against the new policy.


43. The total number of the [   ] people in that remote area is decreasing.


44. If you pay your bills on time, you will have good [   ].


45. There was a rumor that there had been a minor accident at the nuclear power plant, but a spokesman for the plant issued a [   ].


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


47. Do you mind [   ] to the post office with me? I don’t think I know how to get there.


48. We have to admit that everyone of us is more or less [   ] to some sort of superstition.


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


50. In the United States, air pollution [   ] at its worst in the 1960s.