8. After a long economic depression worldwide, people in all countries are extremely ______ about th
9. Betty was tricked by the salesman’s ______ into buying worthless goods.(A) bouts (B) frets (C) la
10. Several former female employees decided to claim constructive _______; they complained that they
11. In Thailand, rice is an important ______ for export.(A) commodity (B) foundation (C) humidity (D
12. Some people give up the moment an obstacle is placed in front of them while others ______ contin
13. Police officers sometimes need to help people calm down when they are hurt or upset in ______ ev
15. According to a ______ taken shortly before the Winter Olympic Games, 45 percent of Taiwanese spo
16. All of us wonder why they are so late as they ______ here early this morning.(A) might be (B) mu
18. While we were waiting for his coming, all of us stood at the busy corner, merely ______ at passe
19. I don’t know whom Peter can talk to. Everybody knows that he has ______ friends in the campus.(A
20. By the end of 1960s, the population of Taiwan ______ into more than fourteen millions.(A) grow (
21. My parents and I ______ live in a small town when I was a child.(A) are used to (B) have been us
22. Please give me a call ______ you receive any further information about the case.(A) as (B) for (
23. Never ______ such a jerky comment made before by any government official.(A) have I heard (B) he
24. With his retroflex Mandarin accent, he has been often _______ a mainlander from Beijing.(A) take
26. Tina’s honesty made her _______ by all her classmates.(A) is respected (B) respect (C) respected
27. I know Kelly will be sad, but I can’t help _______ her that I saw her boyfriend seeing another g
29. _______ in her best suit, Jenny was on her way to a job interview.(A) Dress (B) Dressed (C) Dres