1. It’s been cold lately. So I try to [____] taking a shower every day.


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


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


4. Thank you! It’s [____] I’ve ever received.


5. 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.


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


7. May I have two hundred U.S. dollars in small [____]?


8. Parents and teachers used to reject our ideas    


9. Living in a highly [____] society, some Taiwanese children are forced by their parents to learn many skills at a very young age.


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


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


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


13. For safety’s sake, it is essential to remain in our seats and _____ our seat belts before an airplane takes off.


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


15. Many people stood in long lines to see the _____ of stamps at the museum.


16. May I have [____] coffee, please?


17. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [____] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


18. She has no [____] in country music.


19. Danielle behaves herself [____].


20. You’ve lived in California for a long time, [____]?


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


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


23. A:“I wonder if you could reserve a table with a view for me.”B:[____]


24. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


25. I love going away, but there’s no place like [____].


26. Don’t take what he said seriously. He was only [____].


27. [_____] by the terrible scene, she couldn’t move at all.


28. Critics have suggested that the Neihu-Mucha MRT line [____] during the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei.


29. Don’t [____]! Just tell me directly why you object to my plan!


30. It’s a pity. It was so dark last night on the mountain that [____] anything.


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


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


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


34. The professor asked his students to finish the report in one month. Tomorrow will be the _____.


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


36. A: That chair is in the way. Could you please move it?B: _____


37. I missed the early morning train because I [____].


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


39. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [____] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


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


41. The reporter [____] from the principal’s speech that he intended to resign.


42. A: “How would you like your steak to be cooked?”B:[____]


43. Ang Lee _____ one of the best movie directors in the world.


44. A: Have the prices of the antique cars gone down recently?B: [_____]


45. The fireman soon _____ the fire.


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


47. The production of rice and wheat in this country is [____] by the local government.


48. A: You speak very good English.B: _____


49. A:Did you tell Mary about my birthday party to be held next Monday?B: No. [____]


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