1. [_____], he didn’t survive the big earthquake.


2. Many couples live together even though they are not married. The [____] of their behavior are highly suspect, but technically they are within the law.


3. The outer planets are cooler than the inner ones _____ they are further from the sun.


4. The chef has made a special sauce to [____] the beef.


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


6. Mother told her son, “[____] junk food you eat, [____] you will become.”


7. Darren:You must be very excited about going to Vancouver for schooling.Paula: [____], but I’m afraid I can’t do well because my English is poor.


8. It’s time to take a short _____. Would you like to have a cup of coffee? 


9. Clark: Hi, young lady._____Dianne: Oh, I’m just looking.Clark: O.K. If you need any help, just let me know.


10. I remember [____] him before. But I couldn’t remember the place and time.


11. You look tired [_____] me. Did you stay up late last night?


12. If I [____] a bird, I would fly anywhere I want.


13. Public [____] to voting is a problem in many democratic countries with low turnouts in elections.


14. Could you please tell me [____]?


15. A: Can you point out the location of our hotel in this map?B: [____]


16. The exterior of Tina's apartment has an exceptionally large [____].


17. Let us speculate who [____]


18. The police officer needs to [____] the traffic during the rush hours.


19. You will have to pay extra [____] for overweight baggage.


20. Working at your computer for a long time can _____ pain in your wrists.


21. The police have suspected him of involvement in the suicide bombing but there is no [____] evidence to arrest him.


22. A:“The firefighters saved me just before the house collapsed!”B:[____]


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


24. I wish I [____] ten thousand dollars to buy that sweater.


25. To say is one thing, but to do is [____].


26. The waiter is [____] for us to follow him. He must have found a table for us.


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


28. He [____] that he did something wrong and asked his parents for forgiveness.


29. My wife and I _____ like to visit Spain, but we don’t have enough money for the trip.


30. You have worked so hard for a whole year-_____ taking a break.


31. The government should take measures to control the growing [____]. Food prices have gone up sharply recently.


32. _____ are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


33. As the bus rolled into her hometown, Liz looked around at the familiar streets and shops that she [____] for two years.


34. Owing to human greed, there is little chance of [____] peace in the world.


35. Tom made an [____] to his boss for being late to office.


36. A: Have you finished writing your annual report?B: Not yet. [____]


37. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [____] make their protests against the new policy.


38. The post office announces: Sending packages containing [____] items is forbidden.


39. More fathers are becoming aware of their responsibilities to their families. They feel now they must get [____] to help raise their children.


40. He likes to travel. He is very [____] in learning foreign languages and cultures.


41. The earthquake’s [____] was such that hundreds of houses were destroyed and thousands of people were killed.


42. Fifty dollars [____] not enough for me to have a dinner nowadays.


43. As a collector, Mr. Strachwitz has built [____] is believed to be the largest private collection of Mexican-American and Mexican music.


44. Our company has been on a very tight [____] since 2008.


45. The danger of heart disease is a family affair. Women whose husbands suffer a heart attack often [____] to share many of their husbands’ cardiovascular risk factors.


46. A: “How can I get to the post office?”B:[____]


47. Rescuers from many countries went to the [____] of the earthquake to help the victims.


48. Watching TV is interesting, but it takes patience to watch TV _____, which advertise all kinds of things.


49. I might have the chance to visit the theater _____ person.


50. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [____] will not loan artifacts to China.