1. The new technique in a Malaysia based garment manufacturing company has [____] them to double the production of the factory.


2. The candidates' challenge in the 2008 election was [____]: to get supporters out to the meetings and to win over the large numbers of undecided voters.


3. The president of the United States can only serve two [____] of four years each.


4. Our teacher always tells us that knowledge should be [____] through years, not gained in one day.


5. 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.


6. No one [____] the earthquake. All the villagers were killed in this unexpected accident.


7. If this matter cannot be resolved, I will be forced to [____] the contract.


8. Be sure to wear enough. The temperature is [____] low today.


9. He will pay a visit to my boss [____] the afternoon of 5th of March [____] half past ten.


10. Debby:I’ve got two complimentary tickets for the premiere of the movie The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Would you like to join me?Pam: I’d be glad to, but [____]Debby:What a shame. Never mind. I’ll ask Laura if she can go with me.


11. A:Do you know when the new traffic rules will become effective?B: [____]


12. He is a [____] person. He doesn’t like changes but enjoys old ways of thinking.


13. I resented [____] that. She could have been more courteous and sophisticated.


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


15. Without your kind assistance, I [____] a very serious mistake.


16. According to our justice system, the suspect will be considered [____] until proven guilty.


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


18. Danielle behaves herself [____].


19. You should lie down and take some rest if you feel _____.


20. He drives much [____] than his girl friend.


21. He hurt his leg while climbing the mountain; [____], he would have participated in the charity event to raise money for the poor.


22. There is keen [____] in the sale of mobile phones.


23. Joyce [____] Walter if she had made a different choice three years ago.


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


25. Maria is shouting _____ excitement because she just won the first prize.


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


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


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


29. 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.


30. Fortunately, the patient’s condition remains [____] after the operation. She will be recovering soon.


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


32. The river was [____] by the chemical waste from the factory.


33. The company is [____] the new products now, so you can buy one and get the second one free.


34. Could you please tell me [____]?


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


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


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


38. Mandarin is widely [____] in the world, and you can find Chinese food restaurants in many big cities.


39. A [____] room or seat is being kept for someone rather than given or sold to someone else.


40. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


41. In the past, high school students were not allowed [____] their hair.


42. 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.


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


44. A:Do the medicines taste awful?B: [_____]


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


46. I look forward to [_____] after working hard in the company for so many years.


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


48. Former Japanese F2 racer Takayuki Ueda has opened the Taki Racing School on the outskirts of Bangkok. The school students [____] aged over 16 years, even if they do not have a driver’s license.


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


50. I’m going to the garage. My car needs _____ because it broke down the day before yesterday.