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


2. You will pay a [____] of fifty dollars for your ferry ride.


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


4. I remember [____] him before. But I couldn’t remember the place and time.


5. A: This is a very tricky problem.B: [____]


6. I wish I [____] a bird so that I could fly.


7. John: Could you please mail this letter for me?Mary: I am sorry. I can’t because I have a lot of work to do now.John: That’s all right. [____]


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


9. Many customers complained that they had difficulty assembling the M-20 mountain bicycle, because the instructions in the manual were not [____].


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


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


12. It was very kind of him to [____] my mistake. I’d never forget his kindness.


13. [____] Daisy has spent two hours shopping in Sears, she still cannot find the kind of hat she wants.


14. To say is one thing, but to do is [____].


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


16. Don’t count your chickens before they are _____.


17. The [____] cake appears so [____].


18. This novel was mainly [____] by a stranger he met on his last trip to London.


19. A:“I think it is impolite for a guest to leave the house without saying goodbye to the host.”B:[____]


20. These facilities in the playroom are for children aged between 1–12 [____].


21. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


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


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


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


25. The MRT system has greatly [____] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


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


27. He fashioned himself as an executive in the mold of Jack Welch, [____] he’d worked at GE’s NBC.


28. You have worked so hard for a whole year-_____ taking a break.


29. A: Excuse me. Can I try this blouse on?B:[____]


30. Owing to human greed, there is little chance of [____] peace in the world.


31. Retarded children are most [____] to physical abuses in a family.


32. The reporter [____] from the principal’s speech that he intended to resign.


33. The actress was considered a new star in the film industry. Her first performance caused quite a [____].


34. A doctor’s schedule is always subject to change. He may try to finish his job by midnight but get [____] emergency cases. He will have to change his schedule then.


35. 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.


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


37. She bought some carrots, potatoes and [____] to make salad.


38. There is no one_____ cares about himself or herself; in other words, all of us are concerned about ourselves.


39. 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.


40. A:I keep worrying that I left the back door unlocked.B:_____________ 


41. My boss is very [____]; he keeps asking us to complete assigned tasks within the limited time span.


42. These ancient porcelains are very [____] and might break easily, so please handle them carefully.


43. I walked to school on foot, and [____].


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


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


46. Most of the people in my office want to stay _____, so they exercise regularly.


47. The birth rate in Taiwan was at a/an [____] low last year.


48. People have to learn to [____] their problems.


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


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