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


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


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


4. You will be [____] for littering in public places.


5. You should live within your income. Otherwise, you won’t be able to earn enough money to [____].


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


7. A:Excuse me. The bathroom tap's dripping in my room.B:[____]


8. A: Can’t you meet me later this afternoon to talk about our investment project?B: _____


9. It was very much _____ my disappointment that they lost the game. 


10. You will have to pay extra [____] for overweight baggage.


11. A: How do you like your egg?B:[____]


12. A: “How can I get to the post office?”B:[____]


13. It is [_____] that a foreigner can speak Mandarin so fluently.


14. I need some [____] for taking buses around town.


15. While English is the [____] language in the US, Spanish is very widely spoken, especially in the south-western states.


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


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


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


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


20. The government will [____] a statement about tax increases soon.


21. John: So you have a crush on Helen?Ken: Shh! This is between you and me, you know.John: [____]


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


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


24. A:“Hello. Could you put me through to Philip from the Sales Department, please?”B:[____]


25. I plan to go to Jay’s concert next week, but all tickets [____].


26. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [____] pursuit.


27. I [_____] my high school classmate in a department store yesterday.


28. Even the typhoon is [_____], the flight still takes off on time.


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


30. In southern Taiwan, people’s ties to rural folk culture are strongest. Local gods are more fervently worshipped. Tainan, for instance, has a temple heritage second to [____].


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


32. All the [____] on the city rail map are color-coded so that a traveler knows which direction she/he should take.


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


34. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [____] traffic.


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


36. She is [_____] speaking German language.


37. [____] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


38. The challenging job required a strong, successful, and [____] candidate.


39. At our hotel your butler will [____] that your requests are satisfactorily fulfilled.


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


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


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


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


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


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


46. I might have the chance to visit the theater _____ person.


47. As introductory English now begins in elementary, rather than secondary school, and classes have begun to focus more on the spoken language, travelers to Taiwan can [____] without having to attempt any Mandarin or Taiwanese.


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


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


50. There is _____ that Jenny is a smart student.