1. The children were [____] loud [____] I couldn’t hear you.


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


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


4. You shouldn’t [____] your parents’ love [____]; instead, you should cherish and reward it.


5. In southern Taiwan, people’s ties to rural folk culture are strongest. Local gods are more fervently worshipped. Tainan, for instance, has a temple heritage second to [____].


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


7. 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.


8. The label on the canned pork says this product is [____] to be free of preservatives.


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


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


11. [____] birds are suspected to be major carriers of avian flu.


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


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


14. There are eight [____] for the Academy Award for the best picture this year.


15. A:Are you available tomorrow afternoon? I want to bring my project to your office. B: [____] Please email it to me.A: That's a good idea. Thanks.


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


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


18. Middle children often feel less important than their older or younger [____].


19. It’s sad that he died of a heart [____].


20. As a college student, Jennifer’s dream job is to work as a summer _____ at a law firm.


21. It is [_____] that a foreigner can speak Mandarin so fluently.


22. Although the leader sometimes tends to [____] the situation, the team works well together.


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


24. No sooner [____] the department than it began to rain.


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


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


27. He _____ last year. He and his wife just celebrated their first anniversary.


28. A good place to end a tour of Rome is the Trevi Fountain. Legend has it that if you toss a single coin into the Trevi, you are [____] a return to Rome.


29. She has no [____] in country music.


30. A: Would you like some cereal for breakfast?B:[____]


31. A:What was his major in the university?B:_____________ 


32. The [____] consists of the usual march-past by the military and some interesting displays by the marching girls, martial arts clubs and dragon dancers.


33. It is [____] to rain. You had better take an umbrella with you.


34. A: May I see your driver’s license, please?B:[____]


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


36. A: I would like to withdraw some money._____B:You can go to Windows 5 to 9 to withdraw or deposit money.A: Thanks.


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


38. The train _____ to arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.


39. Studies show that the younger Japanese consumers are, [____] in having a car.


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


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


42. A: “How can I get to the post office?”B:[____]


43. When he thinks, he likes to [____] his face with two hands, so no one can see his facial expression.


44. Either my sister or I _____ to go to the mall to do some shopping.


45. He wished he [____] smarter whenever he had problems with math.


46. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


47. It was so dark that [____] anything.


48. You will have to pay extra [____] for overweight baggage.


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


50. [____] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.