1. He _____ last year. He and his wife just celebrated their first anniversary.


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


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


4. 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 [____].


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


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


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


8. The movie is _____ the novel by Joseph O’Neill. 


9. It was very much _____ my disappointment that they lost the game. 


10. When an athlete won an event in the Olympic Games, musicians played the national anthem of his country and his national flag [____].


11. I remember [____] you somewhere. It’s possible that we went to college together.


12. In the past year I have developed an important relationship with my [____].


13. I love going away, but there’s no place like [____].


14. Hsin-chu Science Park [____] at the eastern suburb of Hsin-chu City.


15. You should always _____ your opinions politely.


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


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


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


19. [____] you eat every day has a profound and everlasting impact on your health.


20. The police [____] the crime. They wanted to find out who did it so that they could get the criminals.


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


22. The children were [____] loud [____] I couldn’t hear you.


23. Parents and teachers used to reject our ideas    


24. If you want to become a successful businessman, you have to work [____] and learn from the seniors.


25. The fireman soon _____ the fire.


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


27. 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.


28. The boss says that we must [____] our business promotion in the upcoming three months.


29. It is [_____] that a foreigner can speak Mandarin so fluently.


30. [____] by eating less will you lose some weight.


31. I resented [____] that. She could have been more courteous and sophisticated.


32. A: “How can I get to the post office?”B:[____]


33. It is believed that international sports competitions would promote friendly relations [____] nations.


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


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


36. All his family members attended the [____] because they wanted to congratulate him on obtaining a college diploma in person.


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


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


39. Do you know [____]?


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


41. Whether we will go or not [____] on whether we can afford the expenses.


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


43. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


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


45. Nonsmokers who must [____] inhale the air polluted by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers themselves.


46. A: What do you think of your new job in that company?B: Though there is lots of work to do, the salary is more than I expected.A: [____]


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


48. _____ you need any assistance from me, please do not hesitate to contact me. 


49. 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.


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