1. The children were [____] loud [____] I couldn’t hear you.


2. Despite facing an imminent labor shortage as its population ages, Japan has done [____] to open itself up to immigration.


3. Giraffes sleep only _____ an hour at a time.


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


5. As a baseball pitcher, Wang Chien-ming gained his international [____] by having nineteen wins within a baseball season.


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


7. He hurt his leg while climbing the mountain; [____], he would have participated in the charity event to raise money for the poor.


8. John is a teenager [____] enjoys shopping a lot.


9. I prefer a round table to a [____] one. Round represents completeness.


10. A:As you sow, so shall you reap. We all have to work harder.B:_____________ 


11. After years of trying, the couple have finally [____] the fact that they will never have their own children. They decided to adopt one.


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


13. A: [_____]B: Yes, the one next door is.


14. Tom’s driver’s license has just been [____] after he received ten speeding tickets.


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


16. A: Are you sure we’re on the right way to the post office?B: Yes, [_____]


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


18. I plan to go to Jay’s concert next week, but all tickets [____].


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


20. 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. [____]


21. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [____] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


22. His hearing and sight were going fast, [____] he wasn’t old.


23. You shouldn’t [____] your parents’ love [____]; instead, you should cherish and reward it.


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


25. Please take out the [____] to make the room clean.


26. A:Tom, you are looking down today. Is something wrong?B: Yes. I had a quarrel with a colleague.A: [____] What did you quarrel about? B: I don't want to talk about it.


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


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


29. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [____] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


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


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


32. The value of a house lies in its [____], for example, whether there is a subway station or a supermarket around.


33. Demographers study population growth or decline and things like [____], which means the movement of populations into cities.


34. No one [____] the earthquake. All the villagers were killed in this unexpected accident.


35. Jumbo jet had made [____] for people [____] for a long distance comfortably.


36. Don’t [____]! Just tell me directly why you object to my plan!


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


38. If this matter cannot be resolved, I will be forced to [____] the contract.


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


40. It is believed that international sports competitions would promote friendly relations [____] nations.


41. Studies show that the younger Japanese consumers are, [____] in having a car.


42. The candidates' challenge in the 2008 election was [____]: to get supporters out to the meetings and to win over the large numbers of undecided voters.


43. 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.


44. People in Taiwan can easily find many _____ stores in their neighborhood.


45. Can you remind me _____ Ann tomorrow?


46. If Scott had studied hard enough, he [____] the midterm exam. Now he has to burn the midnight oil to pass the final exam.


47. To cut down on the garbage, it is essential that all household trash _____ and put into trash bags.


48. A: [_____] It is raining outside.B: Yes please. It is so kind of you.


49. The good weather will [____] all the week.


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