1. I [   ] use a payphone. I just use my cellphone instead.


2. We could have gone swimming if the weather [   ] warm and sunny.


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


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


5. The secretary was [   ] for work because of the heavy traffic.


6. A: What’s for dinner? B: How about some sushi? A: [   ] I prefer a hot bowl of noodles to a cold dish. B: I see. Let’s have our dinner at the noodles stand across the street.


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


8. A:Did the doctor tell him to stop smoking cigarettes, or did he do it on his own? B: [   ]


9. [   ] before the twentieth century, traders carried coffee from Africa to Arabia.


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


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


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


13. A:Hey, Paul. I see you walking lame all the way. [   ]? B:Nothing. I just sprained my ankle while playing basketball the day before yesterday.


14. We still haven't got used to [   ] in the hot and humid city after these many years.


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


16. After she had the cosmetic surgery, the doctor reminded her to avoid any [   ] to the sun.


17. Dr. Wilson, __ is the CEO of the company, will be here to give a speech at the opening ceremony next week. 


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


19. 《Nicole》: Do you have any plans for tomorrow, Alison? 《Alison》: [   ]《Nicole》: Let’s go shopping!


20. Free Spirit Team will probably [   ] the speech contest as it is much better than our team.


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


22. [   ] your dreams come true, you need to work harder.


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


24. Acid rain causes the ground to release [   ] substances; plants and trees are thus slowly poisoned.


25. The kidnap turned out to be a [   ], which had been contrived by the hostage himself.


26. A:Don’t forget you still owe me fifty dollars. B: [   ]


27. A single bacteria, __ the right conditions, divides rapidly into colonies of billions in one day. 


28. The government should take measures to control the growing [   ]. Food prices have gone up sharply recently.


29. Michael, as well as his two older brothers, [   ] the scholarship several times.


30. Nancy screamed when she saw a taxi [   ] into an old woman on the street.


31. We are so glad that Miss Snow is teaching [   ] English.


32. Defined most broadly, folklore includes all the customs, beliefs, and traditions that people have __ from generation to generation. 


33. There is a beautifully [   ] lion in the lobby of the building.


34. Among the things that money cannot buy [   ] good health in the mind and body.


35. A:How nice to meet you again, Ms. Wu. B: [   ]


36. The team that won the championship was awarded a glittering [   ].


37. A [   ] has four corners.


38. He decided to continue the exhausting training for the Olympics, [   ] his physical condition was poor.


39. Where are you going? I’m going to the [   ].


40. [   ] I did not like her at first, she ended up becoming my best friend.


41. A: Quiet down, or you may disturb the neighbors. B: [   ]


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


43. Many couples wanted a divorce but could not have one because their case was not covered by any [   ].


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


45. Yani Tseng, who won several ladies professional golf championships, spent [   ] of time practicing golf before she became so successful.


46. The museum’s main hall __ an enormous book, and its restaurant looks like a big cake. 


47. The book costs NT$1,200, __ of packing and delivery. 


48. Having published many important papers, he enjoys a high [   ] as a scholar.


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


50. Do you know the man [   ] lives next door?