1. This is a non-smoking restaurant. Please [____] your cigarette at once.


2. _____ you need any assistance from me, please do not hesitate to contact me. 


3. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [____] traffic.


4. One of Hualien’s long-standing traditions is stone carving, which is not surprising considering the city’s main [____] is marble.


5. Sherlock Holmes [____] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


6. Those who [____] a quake [____] life more.


7. A: How do you like your egg?B:[____]


8. Paul’s [____] childhood experience has a great impact on his abnormal behavior.


9. Melanie forgot [____] her parents in Taiwan when she arrived safely in America.


10. Because the couple could not have children of their own, they planned to [____] an orphan.


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


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


13. A:Jack used whisky to brush his teeth.B:______


14. The news was [____] good [____] true.


15. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [____].


16. [____] a fire, the heritage building [____].


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


18. The Jade Mountain [____] with snow in winter.


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


20. All the [____] on the city rail map are color-coded so that a traveler knows which direction she/he should take.


21. I am sure I had made quite a good [____] on the personnel manager in the interview because I got the job.


22. The [____] cake appears so [____].


23. A: You are so busy. [____]B:Thank you for your kindness. Can you please type this letter for me?


24. The [____] has finally burst in the housing industry, so some people have to sell their houses at very low prices.


25. [____] a new language is interesting.


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


27. Simms Engineering estimates that the proposed modifications _____ your original design will cost in the region of $200,000.


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


29. A: Excuse me. Is this the investment consulting service?B: [____]


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


31. When a big company goes out of business it is usually all _____ the news.


32. The government will [____] a statement about tax increases soon.


33. It was very much _____ my disappointment that they lost the game. 


34. Millions of people are expected to [____] in the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo.


35. Will you buy an electric car when they [____] available?


36. As introductory English now begins in elementary, rather than secondary school, and classes have begun to focus more on the spoken language, travelers to Taiwan can [____] without having to attempt any Mandarin or Taiwanese.


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


38. Christmas is a [____] celebrated in all Christian countries.


39. The post office announces that airmail service to Haiti is temporarily [____] due to the severe earthquake in January.


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


41. The problem is too difficult [____].


42. _____ it was a holiday, I could sleep late.


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


44. A: This is a very tricky problem.B: [____]


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


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


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


48. Wild Wadi Water Park is an [____] playground for both adults and children in the summer.


49. The two companies signed a document to strengthen [____] business relations.


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