1. [____] a new language is interesting.


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


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


4. The relationship between a salesperson and a client is important: both parties want to feel satisfied with their deal and _____ wants to feel cheated.


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


6. These magnificent buildings date back to the period of Japanese_____.


7. A: “I’m thinking of buying a notebook computer.”B:[____]


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


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


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


11. The flooding after the typhoon _____ many houses.


12. A: Have the prices of the antique cars gone down recently?B: [_____]


13. It’s sad that he died of a heart [____].


14. Kristine can’t help feeling [____] when she has to give a lecture in front of a large crowd.


15. A: How do you like your egg?B:[____]


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


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


18. He is a [____] person. He doesn’t like changes but enjoys old ways of thinking.


19. Clark: Hi, young lady._____Dianne: Oh, I’m just looking.Clark: O.K. If you need any help, just let me know.


20. Mary is [____] divorce because her husband is having an affair with his secretary.


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


22. Being surrounded by the strong force of the police, the gangsters couldn’t but [____].


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


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


25. If I [____] you were sick, I would have given you a leave of absence.


26. People traveling to a foreign country may need to apply [____] a visa.


27. John: So you have a crush on Helen?Ken: Shh! This is between you and me, you know.John: [____]


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


29. If Scott had studied hard enough, he [____] the midterm exam. Now he has to burn the midnight oil to pass the final exam.


30. The audience enthusiastically [____] the pianist on her amazing performance.


31. The danger of heart disease is a family affair. Women whose husbands suffer a heart attack often [____] to share many of their husbands’ cardiovascular risk factors.


32. Watch your manners. You are not supposed to be so [____].


33. A: Do you want anything on this salad?B:[____]


34. A doctor’s schedule is always subject to change. He may try to finish his job by midnight but get [____] emergency cases. He will have to change his schedule then.


35. A: That chair is in the way. Could you please move it?B: _____


36. After moving from China to America, he not only experienced culture shock but also suffered [____] crisis.


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


38. She bought some carrots, potatoes and [____] to make salad.


39. If he _____ my phone, he wouldn’t have missed the flight to London. 


40. _____ it was a holiday, I could sleep late.


41. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain is a famous story [____] reading.


42. [____] has become a very serious problem in the modern world. It’s estimated that there are more than 1 billion overweight adults globally.


43. At our hotel your butler will [____] that your requests are satisfactorily fulfilled.


44. Expo 2010 [____] in Shanghai, China from May 1 to October 31, 2010.


45. A: Excuse me. Can I try this blouse on?B:[____]


46. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


47. Do not forget your ticket! Only ticket-holders will be [____] to the concert.


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


49. Mother told her son, “[____] junk food you eat, [____] you will become.”


50. A: How did you like the trip to Penghu? B: [____]A: Oh, that’s too bad.