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


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


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


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


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


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


7. When I was just _____ leave my office, I received a call from my boss.


8. A: I almost didn’t recognize you in this new dress.B: [_____]


9. Do not [____] John and Lisa when they are busy with the project.


10. A:Do the medicines taste awful?B: [_____]


11. To cut down on the garbage, it is essential that all household trash _____ and put into trash bags.


12. The Jade Mountain [____] with snow in winter.


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


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


15. Younger children can enjoy [____] programs from the Disney Channel or play games on one of the computers in this library.


16. Don’t take what he said seriously. He was only [____].


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


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


19. Please give me your comments from a different [____].


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


21. The singer’s [____] increases even though she gave birth to a new baby.


22. The earthquake and the tsunami almost [____] the whole city.


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


24. Humans are deeply [____] beings. Friendship and marriage make people happier.


25. A:Excuse me. The bathroom tap's dripping in my room.B:[____]


26. You will be [____] for littering in public places.


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


28. The boss was [____] Ted’s laziness and decided to fire him.


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


30. My bookshelves were destroyed in the flood. I need to find a [____] to fix them.


31. It is essential that officials at all levels of government refuse to accept [____] from business interests.


32. After coming back from Europe, he told me everything about the trip [_____].


33. [____], the little girl did not open the door.


34. When a big company goes out of business it is usually all _____ the news.


35. Michelle often reviews research papers for one of the top journals in [____] genetics.


36. A: “Why don’t we go to the baseball game?”B:[____]


37. [____] a new language is interesting.


38. Customer:I have 3 books to be sent to the US by airmail. How can I mail them?Clerk: [____]Customer: Thanks.


39. Many people want to do some sports, but there are not enough [____] in the city.


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


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


42. An American may have great difficulty [____] a Chinese from a Japanese. To westerners, they are both Asian.


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


44. In the movie, all the stuffed animals came [____].


45. He [____] that he did something wrong and asked his parents for forgiveness.


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


47. I don't think that Tom will have an [____] to get the high-paying job.


48. Jason's boss is very [____] with the quality of his work.


49. John is a teenager [____] enjoys shopping a lot.


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