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


2. Larry believes in always getting prepared for emergencies; [____], he piles canned goods in his basement.


3. Mary’s watch is as expensive as her husband’s. Her father’s watch is [____] theirs.


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


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


6. The problem is too difficult [____].


7. My bookshelves were destroyed in the flood. I need to find a [____] to fix them.


8. I would like to [____] $500 from my savings account.


9. Many families are struggling to _____ during this recession.


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


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


12. The train _____ to arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.


13. People have to learn to [____] their problems.


14. As a diplomat, Helen always pays special attention to table manners and social [____] in banquets and parties.


15. If I [____] rich enough, I [____] a luxurious house in downtown Taipei.


16. The chef has made a special sauce to [____] the beef.


17. The police officer needs to [____] the traffic during the rush hours.


18. The danger of heart disease is a family affair. Women whose husbands suffer a heart attack often [____] to share many of their husbands’ cardiovascular risk factors.


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


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


21. Please give me your comments from a different [____].


22. I will visit you the day after tomorrow, if it is [____] for you.


23. Mother Teresa [____] her [____] life aiding the sick and the homeless. Her selfless love has been highly praised by the world.


24. John _____ at me in bewilderment when I told him the news.


25. Although the leader sometimes tends to [____] the situation, the team works well together.


26. A: Where are you now? I have been waiting for you in the park for one hour already!B: _____


27. A: What's the matter? You look as white as a sheet!B:[____]A:Maybe you should go to the doctor right away.


28. [____] I lost my health did I know the importance of it.


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


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


31. There is a clear [____] that the defendant committed the murder of the rich old man.


32. [____] he is honest is known to everyone in his class.


33. Because the couple could not have children of their own, they planned to [____] an orphan.


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


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


36. [____] buyers want is technology that makes cars go further and faster for less money.


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


38. I went to the store _____.


39. He fashioned himself as an executive in the mold of Jack Welch, [____] he’d worked at GE’s NBC.


40. The newly built gym has [____] equipments with qualified trainers to provide personal services.


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


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


43. The 2010 World Cup Final was broadcast [____] to people all over the world.


44. Mike forgot to save the file and the computer [____] suddenly. It was a real disaster.


45. I am sure I had made quite a good [____] on the personnel manager in the interview because I got the job.


46. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [____] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


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


48. Kristine can’t help feeling [____] when she has to give a lecture in front of a large crowd.


49. Most of the people in my office want to stay _____, so they exercise regularly.


50. On the Sunday [____] your visit, I went to see Johnny with Mr. Powell. He sent his regards to you.