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


2. Even though this small study in mice shows [____], researchers still have a long way to go before human trials can begin.


3. Peter: My hands really itch. I can’t stop scratching them.Robert: It looks like a rash. Are you allergic to anything?Peter: [____] It never happened to me before.


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


5. The newly published book written by the former president contains many [____] issues on public policy and has aroused public argument and disapproval.


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


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


8. Tom called to check [____] I had received his message.


9. Former Japanese F2 racer Takayuki Ueda has opened the Taki Racing School on the outskirts of Bangkok. The school students [____] aged over 16 years, even if they do not have a driver’s license.


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


11. 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.


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


13. Humans are deeply [____] beings. Friendship and marriage make people happier.


14. A: My mother will be annoyed if we are late for dinner.B: _____


15. The Department of Health urged the public to receive H1N1 flu shot as a [____] against potential outbreaks.


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


17. Please remember _____ the radio before you sleep.


18. Due to food shortages, there will be a great number of _____ suffering from starvation in many poor countries.


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


20. 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.


21. A:“What would you think a person with a slight fever should do?”B:[____]


22. The earthquake’s [____] was such that hundreds of houses were destroyed and thousands of people were killed.


23. I would like to [____] $500 from my savings account.


24. This restaurant makes good sandwiches. They will even _____ your bread for free.


25. The singer’s [____] increases even though she gave birth to a new baby.


26. Tourists enjoy visiting night markets around the island to taste [____] local snacks.


27. Taiwan is [____] most countries for tourists.


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


29. All his family members attended the [____] because they wanted to congratulate him on obtaining a college diploma in person.


30. Sophia has profound knowledge of Greek history, which makes her a [____] in that field.


31. Kristine can’t help feeling [____] when she has to give a lecture in front of a large crowd.


32. After a three-day strike, the employer and the employees have reached a consensus, and the factory has [____] operations.


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


34. We loved Helen because she [____].


35. He [____] that he did something wrong and asked his parents for forgiveness.


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


37. Lisa is looking forward to [____] in the United States.


38. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [____] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


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


40. Although the farmers had to work in the mud, they were all pleased, [____] the rain had come in the nick of time.


41. Jenny’s success in her career _____ her mother very much.


42. People are advised to [____] traveling to areas with landslides.


43. The main thing that makes mobile phones [____] harmful is radiation.


44. As the bus rolled into her hometown, Liz looked around at the familiar streets and shops that she [____] for two years.


45. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [____]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


46. I have no [_____] at all. I don’t feel like eating anything.


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


48.

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


49. You can choose from [____] activities while staying at Taipei.


50. We [____] you to join us in supporting the Hope Scholarship program.