1. If I [____] a bird, I would fly anywhere I want.


2. I need to check my _____ to make sure that I am free for the meeting.


3. Those who [____] a quake [____] life more.


4. The Mayor of California was accused of [____] accounting practices.


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


6. The typhoon that hit southern Taiwan [____] several houses.


7. A: Can you point out the location of our hotel in this map?B: [____]


8. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


9. The professor finally issued an [____] to Tim: retake the examination or fail in the course.


10. The post office issues [____] stamps for special events only.


11. A kind of natural disaster caused by earthquakes under the ocean and characterized by a sudden surge of giant and massive wave is known as [____].


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


13. The post office announces that airmail service to Haiti is temporarily [____] due to the severe earthquake in January.


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


15. Don’t count your chickens before they are _____.


16. The students were completely [____] about their graduation trip because the school wanted it to be a surprise.


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


18. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous _____.


19. Our restaurant offers an [____] international array of fine dishes and treats.


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


21. With such a big family _____ on the man, it would be a disaster if he loses his job.


22. Being surrounded by the strong force of the police, the gangsters couldn’t but [____].


23. A doctor’s schedule is always subject to change. He may try to finish his job by midnight but get [____] emergency cases. He will have to change his schedule then.


24. Cindy and her husband are so busy that it is difficult for them to [____] dates for a vacation.


25. A: I came across my old classmate in town yesterday.B: _____


26. A:Suzan went shopping again and bought herself another washing machine.B:[____] Doesn't she know that a penny saved is a penny earned?


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. The outer planets are cooler than the inner ones _____ they are further from the sun.


29. Jumbo jet had made [____] for people [____] for a long distance comfortably.


30. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could _____ survive the catastrophic earthquake.


31. Mark is so _____ that we like him.


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


33. Owls are [____] creatures, for they can hardly be seen during the day.


34. Do you know [____]?


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


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


37. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain is a famous story [____] reading.


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


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


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


41. A:Let’s study hard now and go skiing during this coming Christmas holidays.B:_____________ 


42. An open-minded city, Taipei [____] Asia’s first Gay Pride parade which has now become an annual autumn event.


43. When I don’t know what to do, I usually [____] to God for guidance.


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


45. The good weather will [____] all the week.


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


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


48. A:[____]B:Could you give me some constructive advice on how to improve it?


49. Mr. Johnson wore a suit and tie [____].


50. [____] you need to get in touch with me, you can reach me at 224338654 at my travel agency.