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


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


3. It’s been cold lately. So I try to [____] taking a shower every day.


4. A: “Last week I was invited to a birthday party.”B:[____]


5. 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.


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


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


8. Every staff member in the post office must know that a good service [____] toward customers is important.


9. Paul’s [____] childhood experience has a great impact on his abnormal behavior.


10. As introductory English now begins in elementary, rather than secondary school, and classes have begun to focus more on the spoken language, travelers to Taiwan can [____] without having to attempt any Mandarin or Taiwanese.


11. A: Hello, I'd like to speak to the manager, please.B:[____] A: I've a complaint to make. It's about the noise...


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


13. John felt the house shaken and [____] out immediately.


14. The value of a house lies in its [____], for example, whether there is a subway station or a supermarket around.


15. A: You speak very good English.B: _____


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


17. He has to send his mother to the hospital immediately since she is [_____] a serious flu.


18. 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.


19. Being a housewife, I have to [____] breakfast and then [____] the dishes every day.


20. Peter: My hands really itch. I can’t stop scratching them.Robert: It looks like a rash. Are you allergic to anything?Peter: [____] It never happened to me before.


21. The young girl started to panic when she _____ a man approaching her in the dark.


22. The _____ shows that Mary stole her friend’s computer.


23. The newly published book written by the former president contains many [____] issues on public policy and has aroused public argument and disapproval.


24. My wife and I _____ like to visit Spain, but we don’t have enough money for the trip.


25. A: Make sure that you will be there on time tomorrow.B: [_____]


26. I sent Tom a present as a token of my [____] for his kind assistance.


27. There are different kinds of restaurants along the street,_____ from haute cuisine in five-star hotels to inexpensive stands selling traditional Taiwanese food.


28. Jennifer [____] Bill about his work as a lawyer. She asked him how many people were in his firm.


29. This artist’s [____] are on exhibition at the museum.


30. If I [____] you were sick, I would have given you a leave of absence.


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


32. A:“Hello. Could you put me through to Philip from the Sales Department, please?”B:[____]


33. He wished he [____] smarter whenever he had problems with math.


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


35. John, please remember [____] off the lights when you leave.


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


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


38. It’s sad that he died of a heart [____].


39. I [_____] my high school classmate in a department store yesterday.


40. Tom had stayed up watching movies and _____ this morning. 


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


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


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


44. We need to buy some new _____ for redecorating our villa. 


45. [____] has become a very serious problem in the modern world. It’s estimated that there are more than 1 billion overweight adults globally.


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


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


48. To say is one thing, but to do is [____].


49. Mother told her son, “[____] junk food you eat, [____] you will become.”


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