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


2. Nowadays, [____] is a much better and wiser means than military force to solve differences or problems between nations.


3. All the [____] on the city rail map are color-coded so that a traveler knows which direction she/he should take.


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


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


6. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [____] make their protests against the new policy.


7. Japan and France are in [____].


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


9. 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.


10. Schizophrenia is a kind of [____] caused partially by utter isolation from the outside world.


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. A: I have put on some weight in the last three months.B: _____


13. 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.


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


15. I remember [____] him before. But I couldn’t remember the place and time.


16. An open-minded city, Taipei [____] Asia’s first Gay Pride parade which has now become an annual autumn event.


17. 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.


18. The Eiffel Tower in France [_____] many tourists every year.


19. Tom made an [____] to his boss for being late to office.


20. Larry believes in always getting prepared for emergencies; [____], he piles canned goods in his basement.


21. Although the leader sometimes tends to [____] the situation, the team works well together.


22. Don’t [____]! Just tell me directly why you object to my plan!


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


24. We do ask that you make your reservations right away in order to take [____] of lower rates.


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


26. Jenny’s success in her career _____ her mother very much.


27. Owls are [____] creatures, for they can hardly be seen during the day.


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


29. [____] Daisy has spent two hours shopping in Sears, she still cannot find the kind of hat she wants.


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


31. Waiter: Are you ready to order, sir? Guest: [____]


32. A: Sir, I want to open a time deposit account.B: _____A: One year.B: OK. Please fill in this signature card first.


33. The earthquake’s [____] was such that hundreds of houses were destroyed and thousands of people were killed.


34. A good place to end a tour of Rome is the Trevi Fountain. Legend has it that if you toss a single coin into the Trevi, you are [____] a return to Rome.


35. A:Do you know when the new traffic rules will become effective?B: [____]


36. We arrived at the airport [____], so we had plenty of time for checking in and boarding.


37. In the past, high school students were not allowed [____] their hair.


38. I walked to school on foot, and [____].


39. A:Can you please mail these letters and postcards for me? B: Sure. Did you address and stamp them? A: [____]B: You're welcome.


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


41. When I feel hungry at night, I usually eat [____] noodle.


42. People who don’t think ahead and plan for their future often find themselves in a sorry [____].


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


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


45. A:Tom, you are looking down today. Is something wrong?B: Yes. I had a quarrel with a colleague.A: [____] What did you quarrel about? B: I don't want to talk about it.


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


47. John _____ at me in bewilderment when I told him the news.


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


49. A:Can you tell me where I can catch the number 36 bus, please?B:[____]


50. Either my sister or I _____ to go to the mall to do some shopping.