1. The MRT system has greatly [   ] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


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


3. 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.


4. 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.


5. A: What does 420 [   ] 100 equal? B: It equals 320.


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


7. My uncle had a 15-year-long [   ] in business before he became a teacher.


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


9. 《Ken》:I have two tickets to the basketball game tonight. Would you like to go? 《Tim》: [   ]《Ken》: Why can’t you go? 《Tim》: I’ve got to hand in a 10-page report tomorrow morning and I’m still working on it.


10. Michelle would certainly have attended advisory board meeting [   ] on the highway.


11. The congressmen have reached a [   ] that smoking should be banned within thirty feet from the entrance of a building.


12. 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.


13. Mr. Chang is a very successful salesman; he is very aggressive and always takes the [   ] in his work.


14. I was so hungry that I ate one cookie after [   ] until they were all gone.


15. Today is a beautiful day, [   ]?


16. [   ] the election is the question both political parties are asking.


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


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


19. Let’s __ jump to the conclusion, okay? 


20. He went to a [   ] high school to get practical knowledge and job-related skills.


21. The representatives, with cigarettes in their hands, ____ over a few details when suddenly smoke detector set off the fire alarm. 


22. The piano is one of the most popular musical [   ] today.


23. Our boss [   ] the importance of our finishing the report over the weekend, since he wanted to discuss it at the meeting on Monday morning.


24. Athletes always wear clothes made of [   ] materials, so they may stretch their bodies without difficulty.


25. A lot of debris ____ at the site of explosion for quite a while. 


26. Soon after they were born, most babies will develop a daily [   ] of eating and sleeping.


27. This ring was a family heirloom, which was [   ] from my grandfather to my father.


28. Hank was [   ] of accepting bribes because he couldn’t explain why he suddenly had so much money in his bank account.


29. I am very thirsty. May I have some more [   ]?


30. The search engine gives the user easy [   ] to the required information.


31. A: Can you do me a favor? B: [   ] A: Please return this book to the library for me. It’s due today.


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


33. Brian and Jerry are close friends [   ] their difference in age and religion.


34. We should work together [   ].


35. I remember you. You [   ] to go to school here.


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


37. The book costs NT$1,200, [   ] of packing and delivery.


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


39. The police have suspected him of involvement in the suicide bombing but there is no [   ] evidence to arrest him.


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


41. He didn’t want his wife to worry, so he was [   ] to tell her he didn’t feel well.


42. I can’t ride my bicycle [   ] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


43. Cultures [   ], so we sometimes need to adjust our behavior when we are in a new country.


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


45. 《John》: Sorry, my English is very poor. 《Jay》: Don’t worry. Mine is not [   ] better.


46. Cheating in exams is a serious [   ] of the school regulations.


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


48. 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.


49. Any revision of the law should be [   ] with the overall goal of the government's policy. The priority should be placed on the welfare of the citizens.


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