1. Without your kind assistance, I [____] a very serious mistake.


2. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [____] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


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


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


5. One of Hualien’s long-standing traditions is stone carving, which is not surprising considering the city’s main [____] is marble.


6. The American government has decided to provide financial assistance to [____] the automobile industry. Car makers are relieved at the news.


7. Rescuers from many countries went to the [____] of the earthquake to help the victims.


8. I couldn’t help [_____] when I heard about the death of my cousin.


9. Since he went to Japan, I haven’t heard [____] him again.


10. Linda is an [____] friend of mine; there is no secret between us, and we always share our happiness and sorrow.


11. A: Why is your coat so wet?B: It was [____] when I arrived.


12. You shouldn’t [____] your parents’ love [____]; instead, you should cherish and reward it.


13. He didn’t know the word, chic, and [____].


14. In May and June, the museum [____] a series of one-week exhibitions.


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


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


17. Public [____] to voting is a problem in many democratic countries with low turnouts in elections.


18. We loved Helen because she [____].


19. A: [_____]B: Yes, the one next door is.


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


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


22. Mark is so _____ that we like him.


23. I look forward to [_____] after working hard in the company for so many years.


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


25. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [____] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


26. The [____] consists of the usual march-past by the military and some interesting displays by the marching girls, martial arts clubs and dragon dancers.


27. More fathers are becoming aware of their responsibilities to their families. They feel now they must get [____] to help raise their children.


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


29. I suggested he _____ English hard to get a good job.


30. This novel was mainly [____] by a stranger he met on his last trip to London.


31. His hearing and sight were going fast, [____] he wasn’t old.


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


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


34. The flooding after the typhoon _____ many houses.


35. Humans are deeply [____] beings. Friendship and marriage make people happier.


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


37. The plane ticket is _____ for one year. 


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


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


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


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


42. The National Palace Museum will continue to cooperate with Beijing's Palace Museum [____] will not loan artifacts to China.


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


44. These facilities in the playroom are for children aged between 1–12 [____].


45. 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.


46. He was tired. So he stopped [____] for a while.


47. Who [____] you at the restaurant last week?


48. A:Our company has been running in the red for the last few years.B: But this year, I think we’ll [____]


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


50. You are not [____] to understand the current situation.