1. The [____] cake appears so [____].


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


3. [____] a new language is interesting.


4. Could you please tell me [____]?


5. The [____] has finally burst in the housing industry, so some people have to sell their houses at very low prices.


6. I want to change a new job. Can you please help me how to write a letter of [____]?


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


8. The personnel office has made a [____] effort to make itself more efficient in responding to employees’ need.


9. Demographers study population growth or decline and things like [____], which means the movement of populations into cities.


10. 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.


11. I don't think that Tom will have an [____] to get the high-paying job.


12. The parrot used its strong [____] to crack open the nuts.


13. Hsin-chu Science Park [____] at the eastern suburb of Hsin-chu City.


14. Sophia has profound knowledge of Greek history, which makes her a [____] in that field.


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


16. The government should take measures to control the growing [____]. Food prices have gone up sharply recently.


17. I prefer a round table to a [____] one. Round represents completeness.


18. The hiking route of the Shitoushan Trail is not [____] and so is suitable for most people, including the elderly and young children.


19. Please remember _____ the radio before you sleep.


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


21. A:“I just heard from the weather broadcast that it may rain heavily today. Are you going to drive to work?”B:[____]


22. A: “Are you ready to order?”B:[____]


23. Sexual [____] is regarded as a serious violation of women’s rights.


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


25. It is reported that there’s [____] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


26. Whenever he gives help to those who are in need, his heart will be [____] with unspeakable joy.


27. I seem to have a fever. May I have a [____] to take my temperature?


28. Please take out the [____] to make the room clean.


29. Tom’s driver’s license has just been [____] after he received ten speeding tickets.


30. The education of girls is the surest way to reduce [____].


31. Only when you’re well-prepared will you be able to make the best use of every [____] for success when it comes.


32. A: [_____] It is raining outside.B: Yes please. It is so kind of you.


33. Melanie forgot [____] her parents in Taiwan when she arrived safely in America.


34. Whether we will go or not [____] on whether we can afford the expenses.


35. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [____].


36. A good place to end a tour of Rome is the Trevi Fountain. Legend has it that if you toss a single coin into the Trevi, you are [____] a return to Rome.


37. A:This is Kevin McQueen, his former classmate. Do you know what time he will be back?B: _____


38. Working at your computer for a long time can _____ pain in your wrists.


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


40. He is not an [____] person. He simply wants to live a simple life and does not want to compete with others.


41. Healthcare workers, pregnant women and children aged between 6 months and 6 years are set to be [____] recipients of immunization vaccine against the H1N1 virus.


42. 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.


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


44. Fifty dollars [____] not enough for me to have a dinner nowadays.


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


46. [____] Daisy has spent two hours shopping in Sears, she still cannot find the kind of hat she wants.


47. John is a teenager [____] enjoys shopping a lot.


48. We are sorry. All lines are currently busy. Please [____] on for the next available agent.


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


50. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [____] he was set free soon.