1. After the Civil War began, Lincoln’s efforts to _____ the slavery issue proved futile.


2. Everyone is busily preparing [ ] the final examination in June.


3. It's important to keep your plans small and manageable, and work well within your budget, [ ] undertake a grandiose scheme.


4. Of all the patients in intensive care units who are at [ ] of dying, some 20 percent present difficult ethical choices—whether to keep trying to save the life.


5. The airline’s employees are planning to stage a five-day _____ for better working conditions and improved wages.


6. This lotion is exclusively formulated with our unique, advanced ingredient that works naturally with your skin. With continued use, you will find that your skin color and tone look more even, and that fine lines are visibly diminished.


7. The US Supreme Court rules that, barring circumstances like child abduction or a ticking time bomb, the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution requires police to get a warrant before examining a cell phone after an arrest. This ruling makes our digital privacy no “less worthy of the protection for which the Founders of our nation fought.”


8. Air pollution and tobacco smoke may _____ the airways, making them more susceptible to allergens.


9. Hey, this seems to be a new car. What make is it?


10. In that country today there is still no


11. A beaver uses its strong front teeth to cut down trees and peel off [ ] bark.


12. Earthquakes frequently hit the island, [ ].


13. Allen: I’m leaving for Tokyo next Monday.Eric: Next Monday? How long do you plan to stay there? Allen: [ ]


14. 太魯閣峽谷自然天成的景觀令人嘆為觀止。


15.
Vertical gardens are cropping up all over cities these days, transforming drab urban _____ into vibrant jungles of color.


16. Each country was requested to send a     to join the APEC convention.


17. [ ], the little girl did not open the door.


18. Salt is manufactured in quantities that exceed those of most, [ ], other commercial chemicals.


19. The company's claim that they had called back all the sold cars for examination [ ] disbelief by the consumers.


20. I congratulated Mary [ ] passing the exam.


21. The drama critic reviewed [ ].


22. Mark: What happened? What’s the hurry?Stella: [ ] Mark: Get into the car. We’ll be there in no time.


23. The workers’ lives were [ ]: they worked from morning till night in all kinds of weather, earning only enough money to buy simple food and cheap clothes.


24. 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.


25. The audience quieted down when the [ ] came on stage to begin directing the orchestra.


26. We feel quite [ ] about your situation; but we don’t know how to help you.


27. Despite his [ ] to be on time, he is always late.


28. You [ ] take my advice to avoid making the same mistakes.


29. Are you going to meet them at the basketball [ ] after school?


30. When Gary gazed into her eyes, Amy couldn’t help _____ and her mind went completely blank.


31. 不是每一個人都會犯錯。


32. We called off the picnic [ ] the bad weather forecast.


33.
The approval of film reviewers can be _____ to a film’s success and can actually determine its future at the box office.


34. Turn the light on! It’s too [ ] here.


35. Is Mr. Wang the person [ ] talk to?


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1. 雖然辛蒂只是一個小孩,但是她知道如何取悅他人。


2. He studied hard ________ get better grades.


3. ________, he is quite expert in computer technology.


4. Health and wealth are both important to us, but without health, wealth is of no use. Therefore, ________ is more significant than ________.


5. Our international student ________ next Friday.


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


7. Can you ________ why he has such strange behavior?


8. Tell me ________ he arrived here yesterday.


9. The teacher ________ her students correct their answers in red.


10. I didn’t mean to interrupt you. Please ________.