1. You are not [____] to understand the current situation.


2. The Ministry of the Interior has decided to [____] telephone fraud.


3. A kind of natural disaster caused by earthquakes under the ocean and characterized by a sudden surge of giant and massive wave is known as [____].


4. I resented [____] that. She could have been more courteous and sophisticated.


5. It is believed that international sports competitions would promote friendly relations [____] nations.


6. As a baseball pitcher, Wang Chien-ming gained his international [____] by having nineteen wins within a baseball season.


7. Please remember to [____] our research report by the end of this week, or we will lose the chance to take part in the contest.


8. Library users will be fined for returning books after the [____] date.


9. Let us speculate who [____]


10. Demographers study population growth or decline and things like [____], which means the movement of populations into cities.


11. A: Would you like some cereal for breakfast?B:[____]


12. Although the Enlightenment may have overestimated the power of reason to guide human conduct, it nevertheless opened to men and women a more humane view of their fellow passengers.


13. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [____] he was set free soon.


14. I used to _____ myself with a walk in the botanical garden.


15. 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.


16. A: That chair is in the way. Could you please move it?B: _____


17. Please take out the [____] to make the room clean.


18. People who don’t think ahead and plan for their future often find themselves in a sorry [____].


19. Nowadays, [____] is a much better and wiser means than military force to solve differences or problems between nations.


20. The personnel office has made a [____] effort to make itself more efficient in responding to employees’ need.


21. As a diplomat, Helen always pays special attention to table manners and social [____] in banquets and parties.


22. I love going away, but there’s no place like [____].


23. Ang Lee _____ one of the best movie directors in the world.


24. I will visit you the day after tomorrow, if it is [____] for you.


25. People all consider [____] wise to start to learn a foreign language at an early age.


26. The Mayor of California was accused of [____] accounting practices.


27. The young girl started to panic when she _____ a man approaching her in the dark.


28. We do ask that you make your reservations right away in order to take [____] of lower rates.


29. Studies show that the younger Japanese consumers are, [____] in having a car.


30. Danielle behaves herself [____].


31. The waiter is [____] for us to follow him. He must have found a table for us.


32. Hsin-chu Science Park [____] at the eastern suburb of Hsin-chu City.


33. The plane leaving for Tokyo from Hong Kong will [____] at seven p.m..


34. After countless efforts, the missionary has finally raised a [____] amount of money to build a church.


35. Taichung City is home to a little more than 700 thousand residents with 64% of the [____] employed.


36. A:Suzan went shopping again and bought herself another washing machine.B:[____] Doesn't she know that a penny saved is a penny earned?


37. You will have to pay extra [____] for overweight baggage.


38. The government brutally [____] the students’ protest, which in turn stimulated violent backlash.


39. We are not happy _____ the result.


40. [____] you eat every day has a profound and everlasting impact on your health.


41. A: Are you sure we’re on the right way to the post office?B: Yes, [_____]


42. It was so dark that [____] anything.


43. Peter: My hands really itch. I can’t stop scratching them.Robert: It looks like a rash. Are you allergic to anything?Peter: [____] It never happened to me before.


44. To cut down on the garbage, it is essential that all household trash _____ and put into trash bags.


45. Mayor Ting’s plan about the city will have the [____] for the betterment of our life in the near future.


46. A:Tom, you are looking down today. Is something wrong?B: Yes. I had a quarrel with a colleague.A: [____] What did you quarrel about? B: I don't want to talk about it.


47. The most important [____] in this cake are flour, eggs, sugar, and butter.


48. After moving from China to America, he not only experienced culture shock but also suffered [____] crisis.


49. I remember [____] him before. But I couldn’t remember the place and time.


50. A: Where are you now? I have been waiting for you in the park for one hour already!B: _____