1. Our manager _____ from his position yesterday because he needed more time to take care of his sick father.


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


3. I am sure I had made quite a good [____] on the personnel manager in the interview because I got the job.


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


5. Paul’s [____] childhood experience has a great impact on his abnormal behavior.


6. People in Taiwan can easily find many _____ stores in their neighborhood.


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


8. The [____] cake appears so [____].


9. A:What’s your part in the play?B:______


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


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


12. After moving from China to America, he not only experienced culture shock but also suffered [____] crisis.


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


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


15. A: [____] Tea or coffee?B: Black coffee, please.


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


17. When he thinks, he likes to [____] his face with two hands, so no one can see his facial expression.


18. You owe me a/an [____] for not giving me a helping hand when needed.


19. In order to provide [____] comfort, our service even allows you to check in in the privacy of your suite.


20. Don’t take sight and hearing for _____; make the best use of them.


21. She is [_____] speaking German language.


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


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


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


25. Every staff member in the post office must know that a good service [____] toward customers is important.


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


27. As a diplomat, Helen always pays special attention to table manners and social [____] in banquets and parties.


28. He didn’t know the word, chic, and [____].


29. The company [____] a 46% rise in earnings per share in the final quarter of 2007.


30. If Scott had studied hard enough, he [____] the midterm exam. Now he has to burn the midnight oil to pass the final exam.


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


32. In yesterday’s protest, the demonstrators [____] leaflets of their claims against air pollution to passers-by.


33. 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.


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


35. A:This is Kevin McQueen, his former classmate. Do you know what time he will be back?B: _____


36. You will pay a [____] of fifty dollars for your ferry ride.


37. The birth rate in Taiwan was at a/an [____] low last year.


38. Kristine can’t help feeling [____] when she has to give a lecture in front of a large crowd.


39.

For more information, please call Paul Stanley at (02)2422-8769 or ______ http://uoftaichung.edu.tw.


40. A: All the flights for Hong Kong tomorrow are full. We have to change our travel schedule.B: _____


41. Healthcare workers, pregnant women and children aged between 6 months and 6 years are set to be [____] recipients of immunization vaccine against the H1N1 virus.


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


43. You look tired [_____] me. Did you stay up late last night?


44. Could you please tell me [____]?


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


46. Many people say couples tend to resemble each other. It seems that the longer they stay together, _____ they will become.


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


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


49. A: What was the weather like?B:[____]


50. A: What's the matter? You look as white as a sheet!B:[____]A:Maybe you should go to the doctor right away.