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


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


3. The Eiffel Tower in France [_____] many tourists every year.


4. I am so hungry. The noodles look _____ to me. 


5. Each student should choose a city and [____] famous sights that he/she would like to visit.


6. I can’t ride my bicycle [____] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


7. If you are afraid of height, you should not try [____].


8. You should understand that learning a language well results from _____ practice.


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


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


11. The new technique in a Malaysia based garment manufacturing company has [____] them to double the production of the factory.


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


13. My father can speak both English and German _____.


14. As soon as it [____] raining, we will go out for a movie.


15. The MRT system has greatly [____] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


16. We eat [____] live, not live to eat.


17. Taichung City is home to a little more than 700 thousand residents with 64% of the [____] employed.


18. A kind of natural disaster caused by earthquakes under the ocean and characterized by a sudden surge of giant and massive wave is known as [____].


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


20. Unfortunately, the hotel is extremely limited in space and cannot [____] large groups of tourists.


21. We are not happy _____ the result.


22. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [____] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


23. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [____] through years, not gained in one day.


24. If the rain doesn’t stop soon, we should consider [____] Joe’s farewell party.


25. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [____].


26. I love going away, but there’s no place like [____].


27. You would go far to find a companion so [____] as Catherine, always pleasant and humorous, smiling and helpful.


28. 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.


29. The company [____] a 46% rise in earnings per share in the final quarter of 2007.


30. A: That chair is in the way. Could you please move it?B: _____


31. For fear that its economy would _____, the Spanish government is trying to get loans from its neighbors.


32. The audience enthusiastically [____] the pianist on her amazing performance.


33. A:[____]B:Could you give me some constructive advice on how to improve it?


34. It was a _____ that the little boy survived the plane crash.


35. A:Excuse me. The bathroom tap's dripping in my room.B:[____]


36. Fortunately, the patient’s condition remains [____] after the operation. She will be recovering soon.


37. The child was in [____] condition with over 85% of her body seriously burnt.


38. John: Could you please mail this letter for me?Mary: I am sorry. I can’t because I have a lot of work to do now.John: That’s all right. [____]


39. Living in a highly [____] society, some Taiwanese children are forced by their parents to learn many skills at a very young age.


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


41. A:Let’s study hard now and go skiing during this coming Christmas holidays.B:_____________ 


42. The recent decline in stock markets has led to greater _____ in inexpensive goods.


43. Waiter: Are you ready to order, sir? Guest: [____]


44. There is _____ that Jenny is a smart student. 


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


46. I like to _____ time _____ my family.


47. This city [____] 300 days of warm sunshine, with cooler evenings and occasional showers in the months between December and March.


48. I haven’t [____] decided where to go on holiday.


49. The president is looking for a [____] manager to fill the post.


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