1. Watch your manners. You are not supposed to be so [____].


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


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


4. A: “Are you ready to order?”B:[____]


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


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


7. A:“I’d like to see a movie shown at the Theatre Complex. Do you like to join me?”B:[____]


8. A: “How would you like your steak to be cooked?”B:[____]


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


10. I shall buy you a bracelet watch _____ condition that you promise to behave yourself. 


11. Delayed by a traffic jam, we were terribly late for a concert and had to wait until the [____] to enter.


12. We are sorry. All lines are currently busy. Please [____] on for the next available agent.


13. A: My mother will be annoyed if we are late for dinner.B: _____


14. She has no [____] in country music.


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


16. We are not happy _____ the result.


17. The [____] of Taipei include CKS Memorial Hall, the Grand Hotel, Taipei 101 and Lung Shan Temple. Once you see these buildings, you know where you are.


18. The label on the canned pork says this product is [____] to be free of preservatives.


19. Bob is a friend of mine. I _____ him for a long time.


20. In the movie, all the stuffed animals came [____].


21. All his family members attended the [____] because they wanted to congratulate him on obtaining a college diploma in person.


22. A:“Hello. Could you put me through to Philip from the Sales Department, please?”B:[____]


23. The _____ shows that Mary stole her friend’s computer.


24. This toy car is too expensive. Please give me a [____] one.


25. I need to [____] fifty thousand dollars from my brother to buy a new car.


26. Another innovation which has helped blind people [____] the training of guide dogs.


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


28. Mary is [____] divorce because her husband is having an affair with his secretary.


29. We do ask that you make your reservations right away in order to take [____] of lower rates.


30. Joy, you must get this letter [____] right away.


31. As a college student, Jennifer’s dream job is to work as a summer _____ at a law firm.


32. The loud singing from next door really [____] and I cannot concentrate on my reading.


33. He drives much [____] than his girl friend.


34. A: I have put on some weight in the last three months.B: _____


35. Without your kind assistance, I [____] a very serious mistake.


36. A:I keep worrying that I left the back door unlocked.B:_____________ 


37. Mary’s uncle passed away yesterday. The _____ will be held next Tuesday. 


38. It’s too cold for me to take a cold shower. Please turn on the [____] for me.


39. A: What lovely little fruit tarts!B:[____]


40. In the past, high school students were not allowed [____] their hair.


41. The Mayor of California was accused of [____] accounting practices.


42. A: “Why don’t we go to the baseball game?”B:[____]


43. Let us speculate who [____]


44. Only when you’re well-prepared will you be able to make the best use of every [____] for success when it comes.


45. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [____] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


46. Joyce [____] Walter if she had made a different choice three years ago.


47. You owe me a/an [____] for not giving me a helping hand when needed.


48. Every staff member in the post office must know that a good service [____] toward customers is important.


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


50. The movie is _____ the novel by Joseph O’Neill.