1. 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.


2. When Sandy needs to break away from the [ ] of the city, she hikes into the mountains to relax herself.


3. I'm really [ ] to Seattle for the weekend.


4. Jean advised Jack [ ] the fish for too long.


5. After years of saving, Geoff finally [ ] up enough money to buy his parents’ dairy farm near here.


6. Nick tried to _____ his father to buy him a smartphone, but in vain.


7. Privacy [ ] have grown increasingly worried that digital tools are giving governments and powerful corporations the ability to peek into people’s lives as never before.


8. As a result of his ______ manner, Jim’s work as a waiter lasted only for one day.


9. [ ] taking the final written exam, Martha chose to write a research paper.


10. Bob: Stop! We can’t cross the street here.Tom: [ ] Bob: We may get hit by a car. Tom: Well, it doesn’t look dangerous to me at all.


11. The jury reached a ______ of“Not guilty.”


12. A research result shows that drinking a lot of water can help [ ] the risk of developing kidney stones.


13. Constructivism emerged as a prevailing paradigm only in the last part of [ ].


14. “I am checking in for Flight 112, from Taipei to Tokyo.”“Okay. How [ ] do you want to check in?”


15. Paul’s [ ] pursuit of knowledge is praised highly by his instructor.


16. For a meat lover like Andy, keeping to a diet of fresh vegetables, fruits, rice, and milk is a _____ .


17. Wendy hopes to be the [ ] of that scholarship. If she gets it, her college tuition will be covered for two years.


18. Do you know [ ]?


19. Every dieter looks for a positive result from the bathroom scale; if not a pound less, [ ] not ounce more.


20. David didn't receive his monthly bank [ ].


21. That book has stimulated [ ].


22. A:“I’d like to see a movie shown at the Theatre Complex. Do you like to join me?” B: [ ]


23. How much does Mr. Wang [ ] for cleaning the windows?


24. You look lost. How can I help?


25. 他昨天並非不願來見你,而是不能如願前來。


26. My two brothers seldom talk to each other because they are not [congenial.]


27. Simon is a lazy guy. He [ ] gets any exercise.


28. Physician Stephen Hawking teams up with his daughter to write a cosmic adventure story for kids. The Hawkings portray the universe as harmonious and largely [ ].


29. The ability to [ ] your emotions in the workplace may be more important than technical or organizational skills.


30. A: What brings you here?B: Oh, I just thought I’d [ ] to say hi. A: Well, that’s nice of you.


31. We must remind you that smoking is in _____ of the fire regulations and the Health and Safety Act.


32. Besides his large house in town, Jackson also owns [property] in the countryside.


33. Income [ ] is a serious social problem worldwide. The gap between the world’s rich and poor is widening drastically.


34. We rode the bus ______ the waterfront.


35. Drivers who use a cellular telephone, even with a hands-free device, suffer from a kind of tunnel vision that [ ] themselves and others, researchers said.


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1. She would donate a large amount of money to poor people ________, but she can barely support herself now.


2. I ________ to be out when she called.


3. I enjoy playing sports. ________, I play basketball, baseball and tennis.


4. What you just said was great, but it was still ________.


5. To tell you the truth, in my opinion, Sally is ________ Mary.


6. ________ in better times, he would have lived a happy life.


7. ________ playing computer games, Kevin plays basketball in his free time.


8. The difficult driving conditions ________ several accidents.


9. A pair of small earthquakes ________ in the central United States during the week.


10. We tried to persuade him to quit smoking, but ________.