1. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [____] pursuit.


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


3. A: Why didn’t you call me?B: [____]


4. Sexual [____] is regarded as a serious violation of women’s rights.


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


6. Even the typhoon is [_____], the flight still takes off on time.


7. You would go far to find a companion so [____] as Catherine, always pleasant and humorous, smiling and helpful.


8. The janitor is [____] for taking care of the office.


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


10. I would prefer staying home rather than [____] you to the pop concert.


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


12. Critics have suggested that the Neihu-Mucha MRT line [____] during the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.


13. Do you know [____]?


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


15. The American government has decided to provide financial assistance to [____] the automobile industry. Car makers are relieved at the news.


16. A motorcycle rider should wear a [____] to protect his/her head from being hurt.


17. Studies show that the younger Japanese consumers are, [____] in having a car.


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


19. A:“I’d like to see a movie shown at the Theatre Complex. Do you like to join me?”B:[____]


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


21. As lots of victims have moved into our district after the disaster, we _____ a shortage of water very soon.


22. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


23. All my friends are recommending the movie, Avatar; [____], I am too busy to see it.


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


25.

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26. My mother wants me to [____] USD5,000 from the bank.


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


28. Successful students [____] their notes after they finish taking them.


29. As introductory English now begins in elementary, rather than secondary school, and classes have begun to focus more on the spoken language, travelers to Taiwan can [____] without having to attempt any Mandarin or Taiwanese.


30. I [_____] my high school classmate in a department store yesterday.


31. If I [____] a bird, I would fly anywhere I want.


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


33. The [____] woman made a point of visiting people in the hospital who had no relatives to visit them.


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


35. A:What color of dress should I choose for the ceremony?B:_____________ 


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


37. Fortunately, the patient’s condition remains [____] after the operation. She will be recovering soon.


38. Retarded children are most [____] to physical abuses in a family.


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


40. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [____]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


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


42. Hong Kong is one of the world’s most thrilling Chinese New Year travel destinations. The [____] is the spectacular fireworks display on the second day of the New Year.


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


44. A:“Where can we buy souvenirs at a reasonable price in this vicinity?”B:[____]


45. In southern Taiwan, people’s ties to rural folk culture are strongest. Local gods are more fervently worshipped. Tainan, for instance, has a temple heritage second to [____].


46. Tom was [____] from his school for stealing and cheating on the exams.


47. Another innovation which has helped blind people [____] the training of guide dogs.


48. The government will [____] a statement about tax increases soon.


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


50. A: Excuse me. Is this the investment consulting service?B: [____]