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


2. People who don’t think ahead and plan for their future often find themselves in a sorry [____].


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


4. The [____] woman made a point of visiting people in the hospital who had no relatives to visit them.


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


6. After many years of moving, Daniel finally found a [____] home in the Dublin suburbs.


7. The building collapsed, and only one person buried underground could _____ survive the catastrophic earthquake.


8. We loved Helen because she [____].


9. A:What color of dress should I choose for the ceremony?B:_____________ 


10. It was a _____ that the little boy survived the plane crash.


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


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


13. The education of girls is the surest way to reduce [____].


14. We are sorry. All lines are currently busy. Please [____] on for the next available agent.


15. After countless efforts, the missionary has finally raised a [____] amount of money to build a church.


16. My wife and I _____ like to visit Spain, but we don’t have enough money for the trip.


17. He has to send his mother to the hospital immediately since she is [_____] a serious flu.


18. Waiter: Are you ready to order, sir? Guest: [____]


19. The police officer needs to [____] the traffic during the rush hours.


20. The tax cut program will [____] most of the lower income families in the country.


21. The government brutally [____] the students’ protest, which in turn stimulated violent backlash.


22. 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.


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


24. London coffee houses became centers of discussion [____] as “penny universities”.


25. The farmer put a lot of [____] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


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


27. Since he went to Japan, I haven’t heard [____] him again.


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


29. Jenny’s success in her career _____ her mother very much.


30. All transportation vehicles should be well-[____] and kept in good running condition.


31. There is keen [____] in the sale of mobile phones.


32. For fear that its economy would _____, the Spanish government is trying to get loans from its neighbors.


33. Joy, you must get this letter [____] right away.


34. The corporation can offer more opportunities to the efficient and [____] employees and thus secure top-flight personnel.


35. After the summit meeting, both sides agreed to _____ fire so that the peace talks could go on.


36. I want to make a/an [____] with Dr. Johnson tomorrow morning. I think I’ve caught a cold.


37. The [____] has finally burst in the housing industry, so some people have to sell their houses at very low prices.


38. My boss is very [____]; he keeps asking us to complete assigned tasks within the limited time span.


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


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


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


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


43. We eat [____] live, not live to eat.


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


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


46. Your car will be [____] away if you park it here without permission.


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


48. A:“What would you think a person with a slight fever should do?”B:[____]


49. The crew [____] the burning ship and were saved by the rescue team.


50. 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.