1. A: “Excuse me. May I come in?”B:[____]


2. While many people spend their lifetime _____ fame and wealth, I decide to pursue health and happiness instead.


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


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


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


6. He is very [____]. He cares about nobody but himself.


7. As soon as it [____] raining, we will go out for a movie.


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


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


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


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


12. You have the [____] of going to work or studying abroad.


13. Cindy and her husband are so busy that it is difficult for them to [____] dates for a vacation.


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


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


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


17. My father can speak both English and German _____.


18. We eat [____] live, not live to eat.


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


20. We are not happy _____ the result.


21. Watching TV is interesting, but it takes patience to watch TV _____, which advertise all kinds of things.


22. In order to provide [____] comfort, our service even allows you to check in in the privacy of your suite.


23. Because of credit _____, many companies which have financial difficulties cannot get a loan from banks.


24. Larry believes in always getting prepared for emergencies; [____], he piles canned goods in his basement.


25. Public [____] to voting is a problem in many democratic countries with low turnouts in elections.


26. A:[____]B:Could you give me some constructive advice on how to improve it?


27. It is [_____] that a foreigner can speak Mandarin so fluently.


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


29. He has to send his mother to the hospital immediately since she is [_____] a serious flu.


30. Be sure to wear enough. The temperature is [____] low today.


31. A dissident strove to seek political [____] upon his arrival at the United States.


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


33. The Mayor of California was accused of [____] accounting practices.


34. Our company has been on a very tight [____] since 2008.


35. His hearing and sight were going fast, [____] he wasn’t old.


36. For fear that its economy would _____, the Spanish government is trying to get loans from its neighbors.


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


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


39. The [____] has finally burst in the housing industry, so some people have to sell their houses at very low prices.


40. After years of trying, the couple have finally [____] the fact that they will never have their own children. They decided to adopt one.


41. After the summit meeting, both sides agreed to _____ fire so that the peace talks could go on.


42. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could _____ survive the catastrophic earthquake.


43. He _____ last year. He and his wife just celebrated their first anniversary.


44. The good weather will [____] all the week.


45. When the orange trees [____], there is a sweet fragrance in the air.


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


47. The main thing that makes mobile phones [____] harmful is radiation.


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


49. A: It's so hot here. Do you mind if I open the window?B: [____] Please go ahead.


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