1. One of Hualien’s long-standing traditions is stone carving, which is not surprising considering the city’s main [____] is marble.


2. Retarded children are most [____] to physical abuses in a family.


3. Our interest rate is _____. Clients with good records can get a lower rate.


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


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


6. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [____] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


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


8. A: I almost didn’t recognize you in this new dress.B: [_____]


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


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


11. A: Hello, I'd like to speak to the manager, please.B:[____] A: I've a complaint to make. It's about the noise...


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


13. 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 [____].


14. The Presidential Office in Taiwan is a classic mix of European renaissance and baroque style architecture, [____] ornate with simple features.


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


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


17. The trip to Africa was full of [____] and joys, and we all really enjoyed it.


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


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


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


21. After a three-day strike, the employer and the employees have reached a consensus, and the factory has [____] operations.


22. She bought some carrots, potatoes and [____] to make salad.


23. Motorists are strongly advised to [____] when they drive along windy mountainous roads to avoid plunging into a ravine.


24. Do you know [____]?


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


26. While many people spend their lifetime _____ fame and wealth, I decide to pursue health and happiness instead.


27. A: I have put on some weight in the last three months.B: _____


28. Bob is a friend of mine. I _____ him for a long time.


29. Let us speculate who [____]


30. A:“The firefighters saved me just before the house collapsed!”B:[____]


31. We loved Helen because she [____].


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


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


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


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


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


37. Although the farmers had to work in the mud, they were all pleased, [____] the rain had come in the nick of time.


38. 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.


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


40. This city [____] 300 days of warm sunshine, with cooler evenings and occasional showers in the months between December and March.


41. This job is easy. I think I can finish it [____] myself.


42. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


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


44. The fireman soon _____ the fire.


45. A: Excuse me. Do you speak English?B: Yes, but not very well.A: Can you direct me to Taipei station?B: [____]


46. The earthquake’s [____] was such that hundreds of houses were destroyed and thousands of people were killed.


47. We need to buy some new _____ for redecorating our villa. 


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


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


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