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


2. The tourists were not able to [____] the hotel because it was booked up.


3. Tom made an [____] to his boss for being late to office.


4. Do you know [____]?


5. To use a TravelPass, you have to insert it [____] the automatic stamping machine when you get off.


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


7. [____] you eat every day has a profound and everlasting impact on your health.


8. The Eiffel Tower in France [_____] many tourists every year.


9. Tim is terrible at [____] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


10. 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.


11. It’s a pity. It was so dark last night on the mountain that [____] anything.


12. The production of rice and wheat in this country is [____] by the local government.


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


14. A: You can keep the change.B:[____]


15. [____] more manpower and fund, we'll complete the task within two months.


16. The education of girls is the surest way to reduce [____].


17. Tom had stayed up watching movies and _____ this morning. 


18. 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.


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


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


21. A: “Excuse me. May I come in?”B:[____]


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


23. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could _____ survive the catastrophic earthquake.


24. A: How did you like the trip to Penghu? B: [____]A: Oh, that’s too bad.


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


26. A: Can’t you meet me later this afternoon to talk about our investment project?B: _____


27. In my opinion, his suggestion is [_____].


28. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [____] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


29. It’s too cold for me to take a cold shower. Please turn on the [____] for me.


30. Can you remind me _____ Ann tomorrow?


31. The hiking route of the Shitoushan Trail is not [____] and so is suitable for most people, including the elderly and young children.


32. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [____].


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


34. Since he went to Japan, I haven’t heard [____] him again.


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


36. I need to [____] fifty thousand dollars from my brother to buy a new car.


37. [_____], he didn’t survive the big earthquake.


38. Although the unemployment rate reached an all-time high in mid-2009, it has fallen for four [____] months by December.


39. As a collector, Mr. Strachwitz has built [____] is believed to be the largest private collection of Mexican-American and Mexican music.


40. Most taxi drivers in Kinmen prefer to ask for a [____] fare rather than use the meter.


41. An American may have great difficulty [____] a Chinese from a Japanese. To westerners, they are both Asian.


42. Your car will be [____] away if you park it here without permission.


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


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


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


46. A kind of natural disaster caused by earthquakes under the ocean and characterized by a sudden surge of giant and massive wave is known as [____].


47. A: [____] Tea or coffee?B: Black coffee, please.


48. Mayor Ting’s plan about the city will have the [____] for the betterment of our life in the near future.


49. We have just introduced our new hair dryer to the [____].


50. I need to check my _____ to make sure that I am free for the meeting.