1. The British are the biggest [ ] of chocolate; each person, on average, eats nearly 10 kilograms per year.


2. Have you been to this new restaurant?


3. Because of the poor economy, reducing taxes has now become a [ ] for the new government.


4. Man: Excuse me. [ ] Woman: Sure. It's a quarter to eight. Man: Thanks.


5. Learning that the war had taken away his beloved wife and three children, we all felt [ ] for him.


6. A(n) [ ] number of volunteers showed up in the press conference.


7. Don’t bargain with me any more! This is [ ] I can afford.


8. I met the lady [ ] you thought could manage my business.


9. 事非經過不知難。


10. Most members of the camel family are found in arid habitats all over the world.


11. Companies publish [annual] reports to inform the public about the previous year’s activities.


12. The professor asked the students [ ] .


13. I am reading a history of the Internet. Did you know it ______ in the 1960's?


14. The train runs [ ] than 120 km per hour.


15. 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.


16. House for rent. Three-bedroom home with built-in central air-conditioning. Two-car garage. Unfurnished. Near by everything. US$ 1,200 per month. Please call (972) 3605781 for details.


17. 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.”


18. Samuel Clemens, a famous American novelist of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is more [ ] known as Mark Twain.


19. Whether we can get the season champion [ ] the result of tomorrow's match.


20. I try to judge people by their character, not by something as [ ] as physical appearance.


21. A: How did you like the movie? B: It was really a waste of time. I [ ] home studying for the exam.


22. Falling greenbacks used to induce economic panic. Now, it seems the dollar’s [ ] may actually be a good thing for America and the rest of the world.


23. I was transported with joy at the news.


24. That small country has made a [ ] improvement in economy in recent years.


25. Call-in surveys sometimes misrepresent public opinion because people who tend to call may be a small amount of people with strong ideas or certain attitudes; thus the “silent [ ]” might often be ignored.


26. A:Could I borrow the car tonight? B: [ ]____ I need it myself.


27. [Toxic] waste from nuclear plants is hazardous to the environment.


28. A: “How can I get to the Grand Hotel?”B: [ ]


29. Scientists and forensic specialists provide a critical service for local law-enforcement officials by analyzing DNA, ballistics and other physical evidence that could make or [ ] a case.


30. Doctors need years of training [ ] they are ready to operate on their patients.


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


32. If researchers conclude that the only valuable records they need are those that are online, they will be missing major parts of the story.


33. We chose an ___day to open our business, which was a success, at least for the last five years. 


34. Looking back over the past four decades, [ ].


35. A: Shall I ring you later?B: [ ]


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1. ________ Samson has hit the jackpot, he is still not content and eager to win more. How greedy!


2. ________ Anne Sullivan’s patient teaching, Helen Keller might have lived in a world of darkness forever.


3. 雖然辛蒂只是一個小孩,但是她知道如何取悅他人。


4. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:他一到辦公室就打開電腦查看電子郵件。


5. These measures have been taken ________ increasing the company’s profits.


6. ________, I will go shopping tomorrow.


7. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:對世界各地的中國人來說,春節是最有意義的節日。


8. When the president retires, his son will ________ the company.


9. Joe has been determined to study as hard as possible ________ keep up with his classmates.


10. ________ as freely in the sky as a bird!