1. Can you [_____] Mary from her sister?


2. A:“I wonder if you could reserve a table with a view for me.”B:[____]


3. I _____ to act for the director while he is off. 


4. I suggested he _____ English hard to get a good job.


5. I want to change a new job. Can you please help me how to write a letter of [____]?


6. A: You are so busy. [____]B:Thank you for your kindness. Can you please type this letter for me?


7. For most readers, her diary was a record of her inner _____.


8. Mother Teresa [____] her [____] life aiding the sick and the homeless. Her selfless love has been highly praised by the world.


9. People traveling to a foreign country may need to apply [____] a visa.


10. I want to make a/an [____] with Dr. Johnson tomorrow morning. I think I’ve caught a cold.


11. The tax cut program will [____] most of the lower income families in the country.


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


13. After the summit meeting, both sides agreed to _____ fire so that the peace talks could go on.


14. Who [____] you at the restaurant last week?


15. I like to _____ time _____ my family.


16. If he _____ my phone, he wouldn’t have missed the flight to London. 


17. I need to check my _____ to make sure that I am free for the meeting.


18. Can you remind me _____ Ann tomorrow?


19. Lisa is looking forward to [____] in the United States.


20. Come in, please. Let me _____ some water and make tea for you. 


21. A:“I just heard from the weather broadcast that it may rain heavily today. Are you going to drive to work?”B:[____]


22. He will pay a visit to my boss [____] the afternoon of 5th of March [____] half past ten.


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


24. The American government has decided to provide financial assistance to [____] the automobile industry. Car makers are relieved at the news.


25. He _____ last year. He and his wife just celebrated their first anniversary.


26. For safety’s sake, it is essential to remain in our seats and _____ our seat belts before an airplane takes off.


27. Motorists are strongly advised to [____] when they drive along windy mountainous roads to avoid plunging into a ravine.


28. During the one-month trial period, customers are under no _____ to sign any contracts.


29. _____ it was a holiday, I could sleep late.


30. Mark was injured in the car accident yesterday, so his elder brother _____ his place in the race. 


31. Thank you! It’s [____] I’ve ever received.


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


33. Jason [____] a moment before replying because he was not sure how to respond to the interviewer’s question.


34. All my friends are recommending the movie, Avatar; [____], I am too busy to see it.


35. The boss says that we must [____] our business promotion in the upcoming three months.


36. Nonsmokers who must [____] inhale the air polluted by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers themselves.


37. It is [_____] that a foreigner can speak Mandarin so fluently.


38. A:Do the medicines taste awful?B: [_____]


39. She bought some carrots, potatoes and [____] to make salad.


40. He was to my left, seated, since he couldn’t stand up for the hour his talk [____] last.


41. A: “I’m thinking of buying a notebook computer.”B:[____]


42. I ride the bicycle to the office every day. I save money _____ gas.


43. Being surrounded by the strong force of the police, the gangsters couldn’t but [____].


44. A: Excuse me. Can I try this blouse on?B:[____]


45. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [____] the report as soon as possible.


46. The tourists were not able to [____] the hotel because it was booked up.


47. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [____]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


48. The river was [____] by the chemical waste from the factory.


49. It is [____] to park cars on the sidewalk.


50. The [____] consists of the usual march-past by the military and some interesting displays by the marching girls, martial arts clubs and dragon dancers.