1. The danger of heart disease is a family affair. Women whose husbands suffer a heart attack often [____] to share many of their husbands’ cardiovascular risk factors.


2. A: You speak very good English.B: _____


3. As a baseball pitcher, Wang Chien-ming gained his international [____] by having nineteen wins within a baseball season.


4. The challenging job required a strong, successful, and [____] candidate.


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


6. This job is easy. I think I can finish it [____] myself.


7. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [____] make their protests against the new policy.


8. Please take out the [____] to make the room clean.


9. Though it is not very _____ paid, the job is quite interesting.


10. People traveling to a foreign country may need to apply [____] a visa.


11. Knowing that her son was suffering from a _____ disease, the mother cried her eyes out.


12. If the rain doesn’t stop soon, we should consider [____] Joe’s farewell party.


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


14. Mary is [____] divorce because her husband is having an affair with his secretary.


15. It is [____] to park cars on the sidewalk.


16. Many people say couples tend to resemble each other. It seems that the longer they stay together, _____ they will become.


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


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


19. We [____] the fine weather to go fishing.


20. People in Taiwan can easily find many _____ stores in their neighborhood.


21. A:“Where can we buy souvenirs at a reasonable price in this vicinity?”B:[____]


22. The outer planets are cooler than the inner ones _____ they are further from the sun.


23. John _____ at me in bewilderment when I told him the news.


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


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


26. A bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, [____] recognize the worth of something when he or she sees it.


27. I am sure I had made quite a good [____] on the personnel manager in the interview because I got the job.


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


29. Jumbo jet had made [____] for people [____] for a long distance comfortably.


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


31. My mother wants me to [____] USD5,000 from the bank.


32. If I [____] you were sick, I would have given you a leave of absence.


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


34. The professor finally issued an [____] to Tim: retake the examination or fail in the course.


35. Because the couple could not have children of their own, they planned to [____] an orphan.


36. The [____] weight limit for each small packet is 2 kg. In other words, items over 2 kg are not accepted.


37. Unlike other springs locations, Taian Hot Springs is relatively serene, with no more than six large-scale resorts in the area, so the place is not as [____] as Wulai and Beitou.


38. Working at your computer for a long time can _____ pain in your wrists.


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


41. I look forward to [_____] after working hard in the company for so many years.


42. I tried to [_____] my son who had just failed an examination, but in vain.


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


44. Critics have suggested that the Neihu-Mucha MRT line [____] during the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.


45. I need some [____] for taking buses around town.


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


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


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


49. A:Let’s study hard now and go skiing during this coming Christmas holidays.B:_____________ 


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