1. When I was just _____ leave my office, I received a call from my boss.


2. [_____] by the terrible scene, she couldn’t move at all.


3. Many of America’s parks and monuments have been made possible by the [____] donations of its citizens.


4. The main thing that makes mobile phones [____] harmful is radiation.


5. A:Excuse me. The bathroom tap's dripping in my room.B:[____]


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


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


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


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


10. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [____].


11. The most important [____] in this cake are flour, eggs, sugar, and butter.


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


13. Come in, please. Let me _____ some water and make tea for you. 


14. This job is easy. I think I can finish it [____] myself.


15. Despite facing an imminent labor shortage as its population ages, Japan has done [____] to open itself up to immigration.


16. There is no one_____ cares about himself or herself; in other words, all of us are concerned about ourselves.


17. 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.


18. The Presidential Office in Taiwan is a classic mix of European renaissance and baroque style architecture, [____] ornate with simple features.


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


20. The tourists were not able to [____] the hotel because it was booked up.


21. It’s time to take a short _____. Would you like to have a cup of coffee? 


22. A: I came across my old classmate in town yesterday.B: _____


23. Although the unemployment rate reached an all-time high in mid-2009, it has fallen for four [____] months by December.


24. If I [____] enough money, I [____] that luxurious car.


25. In yesterday’s protest, the demonstrators [____] leaflets of their claims against air pollution to passers-by.


26. Be sure to wear enough. The temperature is [____] low today.


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


28. Please remember to [____] our research report by the end of this week, or we will lose the chance to take part in the contest.


29. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [____] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


30. [_____], he didn’t survive the big earthquake.


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


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


33. You have worked so hard for a whole year-_____ taking a break.


34. The child was in [____] condition with over 85% of her body seriously burnt.


35. John: Could you please mail this letter for me?Mary: I am sorry. I can’t because I have a lot of work to do now.John: That’s all right. [____]


36. Let us speculate who [____]


37. The reporter [____] from the principal’s speech that he intended to resign.


38. It’s too cold for me to take a cold shower. Please turn on the [____] for me.


39. A(n) [____] number of volunteers showed up in the press conference.


40. Tammy often [____] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


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


42. I wish I [____] ten thousand dollars to buy that sweater.


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


44. [____], the little girl did not open the door.


45. Can you [_____] Mary from her sister?


46. When a big company goes out of business it is usually all _____ the news.


47. It is [____] to park cars on the sidewalk.


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


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


50.

For more information, please call Paul Stanley at (02)2422-8769 or ______ http://uoftaichung.edu.tw.