1. This toy car is too expensive. Please give me a [____] one.


2. After the summit meeting, both sides agreed to _____ fire so that the peace talks could go on.


3. I love going away, but there’s no place like [____].


4. John: So you have a crush on Helen?Ken: Shh! This is between you and me, you know.John: [____]


5. After the flood, there is no [____] food and water in that small town.


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


7. Ang Lee _____ one of the best movie directors in the world.


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


9. Sexual [____] is regarded as a serious violation of women’s rights.


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


11. I [____] a shower when the phone rang. So I could not answer it in time.


12. His speedy recovery from a fatal car accident still remains [____] for a lot of people.


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


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


15. The Mayor of California was accused of [____] accounting practices.


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


17. The recent decline in stock markets has led to greater _____ in inexpensive goods.


18. A [____] film won the Oscar Award last year for its explicit exposure of corruption in our society.


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


20. A:[____]B:Could you give me some constructive advice on how to improve it?


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


22. You look [____] to me. I must have met you somewhere before.


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


24. Taiwan is famous [____] its many famous scenic spots, such as, Sun Moon Lake, Ali Mountain, etc.


25. The movie is _____ the novel by Joseph O’Neill. 


26. A:Excuse me. The bathroom tap's dripping in my room.B:[____]


27. I am so hungry. The noodles look _____ to me. 


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


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


30. A:Have you decided where you're going on holiday this year?B:[____]


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


32. Let us speculate who [____]


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


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


35. There is keen [____] in the sale of mobile phones.


36. As lots of victims have moved into our district after the disaster, we _____ a shortage of water very soon.


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


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


39. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [____] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


40. We arrived at the airport [____], so we had plenty of time for checking in and boarding.


41. I shall buy you a bracelet watch _____ condition that you promise to behave yourself. 


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


43. More fathers are becoming aware of their responsibilities to their families. They feel now they must get [____] to help raise their children.


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


45. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [____] pursuit.


46. Mike forgot to save the file and the computer [____] suddenly. It was a real disaster.


47. 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.


48. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [____] through years, not gained in one day.


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


50. Each student should choose a city and [____] famous sights that he/she would like to visit.