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


2. Bodyguards were on alert throughout the presidential [____].


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


4. You will be [____] for littering in public places.


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


6. I missed the early morning train because I [____].


7. Tammy often [____] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


8. London coffee houses became centers of discussion [____] as “penny universities”.


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


10. A:“Here we are. I want to show you the living room. Do you like it?”B:[____]


11. It was very kind of him to [____] my mistake. I’d never forget his kindness.


12. The 2010 World Cup Final was broadcast [____] to people all over the world.


13. This is a good _____ for a post office because it is in the middle of town.


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


15. It is reported that there’s [____] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


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


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


18. Maria is shouting _____ excitement because she just won the first prize.


19. A: Make sure that you will be there on time tomorrow.B: [_____]


20. The students were completely [____] about their graduation trip because the school wanted it to be a surprise.


21. These facilities in the playroom are for children aged between 1–12 [____].


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


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


24. [____] he is honest is known to everyone in his class.


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


26.

Kaohsiung’s temperatures ____ from a low of 14 degrees(Celsius)to a high of 28 degrees in the winter.


27. When [____] a conversation, it is always best to ask very broad questions such as “Where are you from?” or “How long have you been here?”


28. When I don’t know what to do, I usually [____] to God for guidance.


29. The post office issues [____] stamps for special events only.


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


31. A:“Excuse me, but I think you made a wrong turn. You were supposed to turn left on Wilson.”B:[____]


32. We will have a big family _____ for my grandfather’s 90th birthday this Sunday.


33. Larry believes in always getting prepared for emergencies; [____], he piles canned goods in his basement.


34. The parrot used its strong [____] to crack open the nuts.


35. Mary [____] at Taipei University since 2008.


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


37. 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.


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


39. A:Can you tell me where I can catch the number 36 bus, please?B:[____]


40. A: Why didn’t you call me?B: [____]


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


42. There is keen [____] in the sale of mobile phones.


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


44. A: Where are you now? I have been waiting for you in the park for one hour already!B: _____


45. In order to provide [____] comfort, our service even allows you to check in in the privacy of your suite.


46. Most of the people in my office want to stay _____, so they exercise regularly.


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


48. People have to learn to [____] their problems.


49. I seem to have a fever. May I have a [____] to take my temperature?


50. He has to send his mother to the hospital immediately since she is [_____] a serious flu.