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


2. Bodyguards were on alert throughout the presidential [____].


3. A [____] film won the Oscar Award last year for its explicit exposure of corruption in our society.


4. He _____ last year. He and his wife just celebrated their first anniversary.


5. Danielle behaves herself [____].


6. [____] birds are suspected to be major carriers of avian flu.


7. I want to change a new job. Can you please help me how to write a letter of [____]?


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


9. In order to provide [____] comfort, our service even allows you to check in in the privacy of your suite.


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


11. Our well-trained and caring employees are present [____] to provide the best services for every guest.


12. A:As you sow, so shall you reap. We all have to work harder.B:_____________ 


13. I exercise two times a week to [____] my mind and body.


14. The challenging job required a strong, successful, and [____] candidate.


15. I am so hungry. The noodles look _____ to me. 


16. A: “Last week I was invited to a birthday party.”B:[____]


17. A good place to end a tour of Rome is the Trevi Fountain. Legend has it that if you toss a single coin into the Trevi, you are [____] a return to Rome.


18. A: You can keep the change.B:[____]


19. A: It's so hot here. Do you mind if I open the window?B: [____] Please go ahead.


20. After the flood, there is no [____] food and water in that small town.


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


22. You owe me a/an [____] for not giving me a helping hand when needed.


23. Whether we will go or not [____] on whether we can afford the expenses.


24. It is [____] to rain. You had better take an umbrella with you.


25. As soon as it [____] raining, we will go out for a movie.


26. I look forward [____] you at the conference on “How to Prevent Suicide.”


27. Jason [____] a moment before replying because he was not sure how to respond to the interviewer’s question.


28. A:“Here we are. I want to show you the living room. Do you like it?”B:[____]


29. The post office announces that airmail service to Haiti is temporarily [____] due to the severe earthquake in January.


30. A: “I’m thinking of buying a notebook computer.”B:[____]


31. Mary’s uncle passed away yesterday. The _____ will be held next Tuesday. 


32. The child [____] on the couch all day long.


33. A:Have you decided where you're going on holiday this year?B:[____]


34.

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35. The police officer needs to [____] the traffic during the rush hours.


36. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [____] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


37. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could _____ survive the catastrophic earthquake.


38. You shouldn’t [____] your parents’ love [____]; instead, you should cherish and reward it.


39. When I was just _____ leave my office, I received a call from my boss.


40. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [____] will not loan artifacts to China.


41. He will pay a visit to my boss [____] the afternoon of 5th of March [____] half past ten.


42. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [____] through years, not gained in one day.


43. 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.


44. _____ are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


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


46. These ancient porcelains are very [____] and might break easily, so please handle them carefully.


47. I [____] a shower when the phone rang. So I could not answer it in time.


48. People are advised to [____] traveling to areas with landslides.


49. The train _____ to arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.


50. Even though this small study in mice shows [____], researchers still have a long way to go before human trials can begin.