1. We are sorry. All lines are currently busy. Please [____] on for the next available agent.


2. If you are afraid of height, you should not try [____].


3. My wife and I _____ like to visit Spain, but we don’t have enough money for the trip.


4. Mr. Johnson wore a suit and tie [____].


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


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


7. A: You are so busy. [____]B:Thank you for your kindness. Can you please type this letter for me?


8. The professor asked his students to finish the report in one month. Tomorrow will be the _____.


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


10. 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.


11. 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.


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


13. You are not [____] to understand the current situation.


14. Taichung City is home to a little more than 700 thousand residents with 64% of the [____] employed.


15. He was to my left, seated, since he couldn’t stand up for the hour his talk [____] last.


16. I prefer a round table to a [____] one. Round represents completeness.


17. The relationship between a salesperson and a client is important: both parties want to feel satisfied with their deal and _____ wants to feel cheated.


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


19. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [____] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


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


21. He [____] to Japan two years ago.


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


23. Could you please tell me [____]?


24. The 2010 World Cup Final was broadcast [____] to people all over the world.


25. Watch your manners. You are not supposed to be so [____].


26. After countless efforts, the missionary has finally raised a [____] amount of money to build a church.


27. I haven’t [____] decided where to go on holiday.


28. A spokesperson for the MOTC says that the “fat cat” problem will be [____] in the coming weeks in order to meet the expectations of the public.


29. Linda is an [____] friend of mine; there is no secret between us, and we always share our happiness and sorrow.


30. Christmas is a [____] celebrated in all Christian countries.


31. A:“Look at the line in front of the restaurant! We should have made a reservation.”B:[____]


32. If I [____] a bird, I would fly anywhere I want.


33. We are not happy _____ the result.


34. I’m going to the garage. My car needs _____ because it broke down the day before yesterday.


35. A:“I’d like to see a movie shown at the Theatre Complex. Do you like to join me?”B:[____]


36. Who [____] you at the restaurant last week?


37. The newly published book written by the former president contains many [____] issues on public policy and has aroused public argument and disapproval.


38. The post office announces that airmail service to Haiti is temporarily [____] due to the severe earthquake in January.


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


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


41. Tom was [____] from his school for stealing and cheating on the exams.


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


43. His efforts to improve the company have been very [_____].


44. If I [____] enough money, I [____] that luxurious car.


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


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


47. Nowadays, [____] is a much better and wiser means than military force to solve differences or problems between nations.


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


49. Tim is terrible at [____] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


50. The value of a house lies in its [____], for example, whether there is a subway station or a supermarket around.