1. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could _____ survive the catastrophic earthquake.


2. We eat [____] live, not live to eat.


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


4. I bought a new pair of [____] for my son. He needed them for the job interview.


5. I am sure I had made quite a good [____] on the personnel manager in the interview because I got the job.


6. A:Did you tell Mary about my birthday party to be held next Monday?B: No. [____]


7. Middle children often feel less important than their older or younger [____].


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


9. Former Japanese F2 racer Takayuki Ueda has opened the Taki Racing School on the outskirts of Bangkok. The school students [____] aged over 16 years, even if they do not have a driver’s license.


10. I tried to [_____] my son who had just failed an examination, but in vain.


11. A:Are you available tomorrow afternoon? I want to bring my project to your office. B: [____] Please email it to me.A: That's a good idea. Thanks.


12. It’s a pity. It was so dark last night on the mountain that [____] anything.


13. People in Taiwan can easily find many _____ stores in their neighborhood.


14. The dog was _____ death in the snowy weather. 


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


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


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


18. Please take out the [____] to make the room clean.


19. He fashioned himself as an executive in the mold of Jack Welch, [____] he’d worked at GE’s NBC.


20. After the flood, there is no [____] food and water in that small town.


21. He is not an [____] person. He simply wants to live a simple life and does not want to compete with others.


22. We are sorry. All lines are currently busy. Please [____] on for the next available agent.


23. The child [____] on the couch all day long.


24. As a baseball pitcher, Wang Chien-ming gained his international [____] by having nineteen wins within a baseball season.


25. The production of bread mainly includes the _____ such as flour, sugar and eggs.


26. A:“What would you think a person with a slight fever should do?”B:[____]


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


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


29. Mayor Ting’s plan about the city will have the [____] for the betterment of our life in the near future.


30. You should live within your income. Otherwise, you won’t be able to earn enough money to [____].


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


32. It is said that there are only a few lucky days [____] for getting married in 2010.


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


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


35. She takes a lot of [____] measures to lose her weight.


36. Among the things that money cannot buy [____] good health in the mind and body.


37. Because son preference has been a significant phenomenon in Asia for centuries, the Chinese actually have a term for such [____]: “bare branches” – branches of the family tree that will never bear fruit.


38. You have the [____] of going to work or studying abroad.


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


40. I [____] a shower when the phone rang. So I could not answer it in time.


41. 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.


42. I am so hungry. The noodles look _____ to me. 


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


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


45. Debby:I’ve got two complimentary tickets for the premiere of the movie The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Would you like to join me?Pam: I’d be glad to, but [____]Debby:What a shame. Never mind. I’ll ask Laura if she can go with me.


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


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


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


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


50. My boss is very [____]; he keeps asking us to complete assigned tasks within the limited time span.