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


2. A: What lovely little fruit tarts!B:[____]


3. By 2050, Africa’s population, both northern and sub-Saharan, is expected to [____] from 900 million to almost two billion.


4. We eat [____] live, not live to eat.


5. In southern Taiwan, people’s ties to rural folk culture are strongest. Local gods are more fervently worshipped. Tainan, for instance, has a temple heritage second to [____].


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


7. Though it is not very _____ paid, the job is quite interesting.


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


9. John is a teenager [____] enjoys shopping a lot.


10. The problem is too difficult [____].


11. Schizophrenia is a kind of [____] caused partially by utter isolation from the outside world.


12. The value of a house lies in its [____], for example, whether there is a subway station or a supermarket around.


13. [____] a new language is interesting.


14. Although the unemployment rate reached an all-time high in mid-2009, it has fallen for four [____] months by December.


15. A:Let’s study hard now and go skiing during this coming Christmas holidays.B:_____________ 


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


17. The time [____] is thirteen hours between Taipei and New York.


18. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [____].


19. Bad habits usually result [____] bad health. Thus if you want to be in a good shape, you need to get rid of some habits.


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


21. Mike forgot to save the file and the computer [____] suddenly. It was a real disaster.


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


23. Even the typhoon is [_____], the flight still takes off on time.


24. The exterior of Tina's apartment has an exceptionally large [____].


25. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


26. Although the farmers had to work in the mud, they were all pleased, [____] the rain had come in the nick of time.


27. Because the couple could not have children of their own, they planned to [____] an orphan.


28. Many of America’s parks and monuments have been made possible by the [____] donations of its citizens.


29. We need to buy some new _____ for redecorating our villa. 


30. I would like to [____] $500 from my savings account.


31. The audience enthusiastically [____] the pianist on her amazing performance.


32. I haven’t [____] decided where to go on holiday.


33. John _____ at me in bewilderment when I told him the news.


34. The relationship between a salesperson and a client is important: both parties want to feel satisfied with their deal and _____ wants to feel cheated.


35. The child was in [____] condition with over 85% of her body seriously burnt.


36. London coffee houses became centers of discussion [____] as “penny universities”.


37. I might have the chance to visit the theater _____ person.


38. A: Why is your coat so wet?B: It was [____] when I arrived.


39. There is no one_____ cares about himself or herself; in other words, all of us are concerned about ourselves.


40. A motorcycle rider should wear a [____] to protect his/her head from being hurt.


41. 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.


42. He is not an [____] person. He simply wants to live a simple life and does not want to compete with others.


43. I missed the early morning train because I [____].


44. He didn’t know the word, chic, and [____].


45. I need to [____] fifty thousand dollars from my brother to buy a new car.


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


47. Middle children often feel less important than their older or younger [____].


48. Michelle often reviews research papers for one of the top journals in [____] genetics.


49. If I [____] a bird, I would fly anywhere I want.


50. Many people say couples tend to resemble each other. It seems that the longer they stay together, _____ they will become.