1. Don’t take sight and hearing for _____; make the best use of them.


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


3. A: Why is your coat so wet?B: It was [____] when I arrived.


4. 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.


5. A:“I think it is impolite for a guest to leave the house without saying goodbye to the host.”B:[____]


6. The boss was [____] Ted’s laziness and decided to fire him.


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


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


9. You have the [____] of going to work or studying abroad.


10. If I [____] a bird, I would fly anywhere I want.


11. A:“I wonder if you could reserve a table with a view for me.”B:[____]


12. Debby:I’ve got two complimentary tickets for the premiere of the movie The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Would you like to join me?Pam: I’d be glad to, but [____]Debby:What a shame. Never mind. I’ll ask Laura if she can go with me.


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


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


15. It is said that there are only a few lucky days [____] for getting married in 2010.


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


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


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


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


20. The police officer needs to [____] the traffic during the rush hours.


21. He is a [____] person. He doesn’t like changes but enjoys old ways of thinking.


22. If you want to become a successful businessman, you have to work [____] and learn from the seniors.


23. A: What was the weather like?B:[____]


24. Mother told her son, “[____] junk food you eat, [____] you will become.”


25. A:“I’m afraid I don’t have time to meet you today.”B:[____]


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


27. Schizophrenia is a kind of [____] caused partially by utter isolation from the outside world.


28. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


29. John felt the house shaken and [____] out immediately.


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


31. All my friends are recommending the movie, Avatar; [____], I am too busy to see it.


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


33. Because son preference has been a significant phenomenon in Asia for centuries, the Chinese actually have a term for such [____]: “bare branches” – branches of the family tree that will never bear fruit.


34. May I have [____] coffee, please?


35. It is essential that officials at all levels of government refuse to accept [____] from business interests.


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


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


38. I suggested he _____ English hard to get a good job.


39. If I [____] rich enough, I [____] a luxurious house in downtown Taipei.


40. We are not happy _____ the result.


41. A: Do you want anything on this salad?B:[____]


42. The tax cut program will [____] most of the lower income families in the country.


43. Darren:You must be very excited about going to Vancouver for schooling.Paula: [____], but I’m afraid I can’t do well because my English is poor.


44. Our interest rate is _____. Clients with good records can get a lower rate.


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


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


47. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [____] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


48. The water in the buckets [____] not clean enough to drink.


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


50. The government brutally [____] the students’ protest, which in turn stimulated violent backlash.