1. The Presidential Office in Taiwan is a classic mix of European renaissance and baroque style architecture, [____] ornate with simple features.


2. The police [____] the crime. They wanted to find out who did it so that they could get the criminals.


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


4. A: Have you finished writing your annual report?B: Not yet. [____]


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


6. This is a good _____ for a post office because it is in the middle of town.


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


8. I _____ to act for the director while he is off. 


9. As a diplomat, Helen always pays special attention to table manners and social [____] in banquets and parties.


10. The gentleman [____] the lady to the door of her flat and kissed her good night.


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


12. I look forward [____] you at the conference on “How to Prevent Suicide.”


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


14. The room is so [____] that I can see nothing here.


15. [____] by eating less will you lose some weight.


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


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


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


19. Could you please tell me [____]?


20. The train _____ to arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.


21. Danielle behaves herself [____].


22. 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. [____]


23. A: I came across my old classmate in town yesterday.B: _____


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


25. He will pay a visit to my boss [____] the afternoon of 5th of March [____] half past ten.


26. May I have [____] coffee, please?


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


28. Middle children often feel less important than their older or younger [____].


29. Tom made an [____] to his boss for being late to office.


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


31. It’s been cold lately. So I try to [____] taking a shower every day.


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


33. The Ministry of the Interior has decided to [____] telephone fraud.


34. Our restaurant offers an [____] international array of fine dishes and treats.


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


36. [____] you need to get in touch with me, you can reach me at 224338654 at my travel agency.


37. Nonsmokers who must [____] inhale the air polluted by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers themselves.


38. Although the unemployment rate reached an all-time high in mid-2009, it has fallen for four [____] months by December.


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


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


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


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


43. Melanie forgot [____] her parents in Taiwan when she arrived safely in America.


44. The president is looking for a [____] manager to fill the post.


45. After [____] to prison, those teens regretted not having taken advice from their parents and friends.


46. A: My mother will be annoyed if we are late for dinner.B: _____


47. He looks [____] he were very exhausted from work.


48. A: Sir, I want to open a time deposit account.B: _____A: One year.B: OK. Please fill in this signature card first.


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


50. The audience enthusiastically [____] the pianist on her amazing performance.