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


2. There are eight [____] for the Academy Award for the best picture this year.


3. The child [____] on the couch all day long.


4. A: Have the prices of the antique cars gone down recently?B: [_____]


5. A: I plan to take a three-day trip to Kenting. [____] B: It's been raining cats and dogs these days.


6. 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.


7. Since he was born, his parents _____ very good care of him and denied him nothing.


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


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


10. In my opinion, his suggestion is [_____].


11. I would prefer staying home rather than [____] you to the pop concert.


12. Our cell phones use one of the most [____] technologies in the electronic business. No one beats us.


13. A: I don’t feel well. I have an upset stomach.B: You _____ have eaten something bad.


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


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


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


17. I missed the early morning train because I [____].


18. By 2050, Africa’s population, both northern and sub-Saharan, is expected to [____] from 900 million to almost two billion.


19. I look forward [____] you at the conference on “How to Prevent Suicide.”


20. After walking for 10 miles, I just want to [____] down and take a ten-minute rest.


21. He likes to travel. He is very [____] in learning foreign languages and cultures.


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


23. A:What was his major in the university?B:_____________ 


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


25. Due to food shortages, there will be a great number of _____ suffering from starvation in many poor countries.


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


27. A:What color of dress should I choose for the ceremony?B:_____________ 


28. While courts in the U.S. generally favor the mother in the event of a divorce, Taiwan family and divorce laws will grant custody to the father, [____] some other agreement is reached.


29. Do you know [____]?


30. Danielle behaves herself [____].


31. To keep the glass clean, you need to wipe your mouth with the [____] before drinking the wine.


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


33.

Kaohsiung’s temperatures ____ from a low of 14 degrees(Celsius)to a high of 28 degrees in the winter.


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


35. May I have two hundred U.S. dollars in small [____]?


36. A:“Excuse me, but I think you made a wrong turn. You were supposed to turn left on Wilson.”B:[____]


37. A: This is a very tricky problem.B: [____]


38. After years of trying, the couple have finally [____] the fact that they will never have their own children. They decided to adopt one.


39. Mary [____] at Taipei University since 2008.


40. He [____] that he did something wrong and asked his parents for forgiveness.


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


42. Christmas is a [____] celebrated in all Christian countries.


43. The plane ticket is _____ for one year. 


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


45. A: Excuse me. Is this the investment consulting service?B: [____]


46. A spokesperson for the MOTC says that the “fat cat” problem will be [____] in the coming weeks in order to meet the expectations of the public.


47. We [____] the fine weather to go fishing.


48. This toy car is too expensive. Please give me a [____] one.


49. It is essential that officials at all levels of government refuse to accept [____] from business interests.


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