1. They must be [____]. They keep on yawning without a stop.


2. Being a housewife, I have to [____] breakfast and then [____] the dishes every day.


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


4. Tammy often [____] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


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


6. In the past, high school students were not allowed [____] their hair.


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


8. We will have a big family _____ for my grandfather’s 90th birthday this Sunday.


9. A: Have the prices of the antique cars gone down recently?B: [_____]


10. I would prefer staying home rather than [____] you to the pop concert.


11. Another innovation which has helped blind people [____] the training of guide dogs.


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


13. After a three-day strike, the employer and the employees have reached a consensus, and the factory has [____] operations.


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


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


16. Don’t take sight and hearing for _____; make the best use of them.


17. London coffee houses became centers of discussion [____] as “penny universities”.


18. When [____] a conversation, it is always best to ask very broad questions such as “Where are you from?” or “How long have you been here?”


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


20. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


21. The personnel office has made a [____] effort to make itself more efficient in responding to employees’ need.


22. Without your kind assistance, I [____] a very serious mistake.


23. Tom called to check [____] I had received his message.


24. It's [____] that we'd better go hiking in Yang-ming Mountain.


25. Taiwan is [____] most countries for tourists.


26. Paul’s [____] childhood experience has a great impact on his abnormal behavior.


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


28. People who don’t think ahead and plan for their future often find themselves in a sorry [____].


29. The president’s reckless actions have [____] his country into a disaster.


30. 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. [____]


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


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


33. Maria is shouting _____ excitement because she just won the first prize.


34. He [____] that he didn’t want to join the flashy fraternity of executives who dominated the industry.


35. Mary [____] at Taipei University since 2008.


36. I resented [____] that. She could have been more courteous and sophisticated.


37. 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.


38. There is a clear [____] that the defendant committed the murder of the rich old man.


39. The newly built gym has [____] equipments with qualified trainers to provide personal services.


40. John, please remember [____] off the lights when you leave.


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


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


43. She takes a lot of [____] measures to lose her weight.


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


45. It was very much _____ my disappointment that they lost the game. 


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


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


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


49. 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.


50. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [____] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.