1. I ride the bicycle to the office every day. I save money _____ gas.


2. The audience enthusiastically [____] the pianist on her amazing performance.


3. I couldn’t help [_____] when I heard about the death of my cousin.


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


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


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


7. Most of the people in my office want to stay _____, so they exercise regularly.


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


9. Unfortunately, the hotel is extremely limited in space and cannot [____] large groups of tourists.


10. The waiter is [____] for us to follow him. He must have found a table for us.


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


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


13. The Ministry of the Interior has decided to [____] telephone fraud.


14. As soon as it [____] raining, we will go out for a movie.


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


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


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


18. After the flood, there is no [____] food and water in that small town.


19. Successful students [____] their notes after they finish taking them.


20. It’s sad that he died of a heart [____].


21. Although the leader sometimes tends to [____] the situation, the team works well together.


22. Tourists enjoy visiting night markets around the island to taste [____] local snacks.


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


24. My sister and I [____] never [____] to Singapore.


25. The value of a house lies in its [____], for example, whether there is a subway station or a supermarket around.


26. I bought a new pair of [____] for my son. He needed them for the job interview.


27. A: I would like to withdraw some money._____B:You can go to Windows 5 to 9 to withdraw or deposit money.A: Thanks.


28. In May and June, the museum [____] a series of one-week exhibitions.


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


30. I would prefer staying home rather than [____] you to the pop concert.


31.

Kaohsiung’s temperatures ____ from a low of 14 degrees(Celsius)to a high of 28 degrees in the winter.


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


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


34. A:Can you please mail these letters and postcards for me? B: Sure. Did you address and stamp them? A: [____]B: You're welcome.


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


36. If he _____ my phone, he wouldn’t have missed the flight to London. 


37. She is [_____] speaking German language.


38. We loved Helen because she [____].


39. After walking for 10 miles, I just want to [____] down and take a ten-minute rest.


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


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


42. Among the things that money cannot buy [____] good health in the mind and body.


43. It is [____] to park cars on the sidewalk.


44. The news was [____] good [____] true.


45. Each student should choose a city and [____] famous sights that he/she would like to visit.


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


47. The post office announces: Sending packages containing [____] items is forbidden.


48. It is said that there are only a few lucky days [____] for getting married in 2010.


49. The two companies signed a document to strengthen [____] business relations.


50. I went to the store _____.