1. A:“The firefighters saved me just before the house collapsed!”B:[____]


2. Demographers study population growth or decline and things like [____], which means the movement of populations into cities.


3. The [____] of Taipei include CKS Memorial Hall, the Grand Hotel, Taipei 101 and Lung Shan Temple. Once you see these buildings, you know where you are.


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


5. A: Can you point out the location of our hotel in this map?B: [____]


6. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [____] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


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


8. The government brutally [____] the students’ protest, which in turn stimulated violent backlash.


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


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


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


12. It was so dark that [____] anything.


13. A: Where are you now? I have been waiting for you in the park for one hour already!B: _____


14. After many years of moving, Daniel finally found a [____] home in the Dublin suburbs.


15. 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.


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


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


18. The Department of Health urged the public to receive H1N1 flu shot as a [____] against potential outbreaks.


19. Bad habits usually result [____] bad health. Thus if you want to be in a good shape, you need to get rid of some habits.


20. On the Sunday [____] your visit, I went to see Johnny with Mr. Powell. He sent his regards to you.


21. A: “Are you ready to order?”B:[____]


22. A: Excuse me. Do you speak English?B: Yes, but not very well.A: Can you direct me to Taipei station?B: [____]


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


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


25. The tourists were not able to [____] the hotel because it was booked up.


26. A: Would you like some cereal for breakfast?B:[____]


27. I sent Tom a present as a token of my [____] for his kind assistance.


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


29. The hiking route of the Shitoushan Trail is not [____] and so is suitable for most people, including the elderly and young children.


30. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [____] will not loan artifacts to China.


31. The students were completely [____] about their graduation trip because the school wanted it to be a surprise.


32. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous _____.


33. A: I would like to withdraw some money._____B:You can go to Windows 5 to 9 to withdraw or deposit money.A: Thanks.


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


35. The company is [____] the new products now, so you can buy one and get the second one free.


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


37. Peter: My hands really itch. I can’t stop scratching them.Robert: It looks like a rash. Are you allergic to anything?Peter: [____] It never happened to me before.


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


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


40. The earthquake’s [____] was such that hundreds of houses were destroyed and thousands of people were killed.


41. Could you please tell me [____]?


42. The production of rice and wheat in this country is [____] by the local government.


43. The president of the United States can only serve two [____] of four years each.


44. A kind of natural disaster caused by earthquakes under the ocean and characterized by a sudden surge of giant and massive wave is known as [____].


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


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


47. We [____] you to join us in supporting the Hope Scholarship program.


48. Bob is a friend of mine. I _____ him for a long time.


49. He didn’t know the word, chic, and [____].


50. While courts in the U.S. generally favor the mother in the event of a divorce, Taiwan family and divorce laws will grant custody to the father, [____] some other agreement is reached.