1. It is [____] to park cars on the sidewalk.


2. The corporation can offer more opportunities to the efficient and [____] employees and thus secure top-flight personnel.


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


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


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


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


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


8. All parcels are subject to [____] clearance; therefore, senders are requested to fill out these forms.


9. A [____] film won the Oscar Award last year for its explicit exposure of corruption in our society.


10. Each student should choose a city and [____] famous sights that he/she would like to visit.


11. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [____] traffic.


12. The flight to Chicago has been [____] due to heavy snow.


13. A:I suggest that you buy stocks owned by financial institutions.B:Because they must have evaluated the companies before investment?A:_____ They are also a good financial supporter for the company in case the company needs more capital.


14. He wished he [____] smarter whenever he had problems with math.


15. Working at your computer for a long time can _____ pain in your wrists.


16. The plane leaving for Tokyo from Hong Kong will [____] at seven p.m..


17. Your car will be [____] away if you park it here without permission.


18. The water in the buckets [____] not clean enough to drink.


19. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [____] the report as soon as possible.


20. I used to _____ myself with a walk in the botanical garden.


21. Mike forgot to save the file and the computer [____] suddenly. It was a real disaster.


22. The recent decline in stock markets has led to greater _____ in inexpensive goods.


23. I seem to have a fever. May I have a [____] to take my temperature?


24. The post office issues [____] stamps for special events only.


25. The man, [____], is going to give a lecture at our school.


26. A: May I see your driver’s license, please?B:[____]


27. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [____] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


28. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [____] he was set free soon.


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


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


31. I would like to [____] $500 from my savings account.


32. Don’t count your chickens before they are _____.


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


34. A: [____] Tea or coffee?B: Black coffee, please.


35. Tom had stayed up watching movies and _____ this morning. 


36. The fireman soon _____ the fire.


37. I plan to go to Jay’s concert next week, but all tickets [____].


38. To use a TravelPass, you have to insert it [____] the automatic stamping machine when you get off.


39. Many of America’s parks and monuments have been made possible by the [____] donations of its citizens.


40. 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. [____]


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


42. In my opinion, his suggestion is [_____].


43. Jason [____] a moment before replying because he was not sure how to respond to the interviewer’s question.


44. The label on the canned pork says this product is [____] to be free of preservatives.


45. Only the members with a gold pass will have full [____] to this club.


46. Mandarin is widely [____] in the world, and you can find Chinese food restaurants in many big cities.


47. Our interest rate is _____. Clients with good records can get a lower rate.


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


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


50. _____ are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.