1. We do ask that you make your reservations right away in order to take [____] of lower rates.


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


3. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [____]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


4. Tim is terrible at [____] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


5. The river was [____] by the chemical waste from the factory.


6. I shall buy you a bracelet watch _____ condition that you promise to behave yourself. 


7. [____] more manpower and fund, we'll complete the task within two months.


8. 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 [____].


9. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [____] make their protests against the new policy.


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


11. All my friends are recommending the movie, Avatar; [____], I am too busy to see it.


12. 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.


13. Mayor Ting’s plan about the city will have the [____] for the betterment of our life in the near future.


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


15. Our well-trained and caring employees are present [____] to provide the best services for every guest.


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


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


18. I seem to have a fever. May I have a [____] to take my temperature?


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


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


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


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


23. A:“Hello. Could you put me through to Philip from the Sales Department, please?”B:[____]


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


25. You have the [____] of going to work or studying abroad.


26. At our hotel your butler will [____] that your requests are satisfactorily fulfilled.


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


28. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [____] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


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


30. While courts in the U.S. generally favor the mother in the event of a divorce, Taiwan family and divorce laws will grant custody to the father, [____] some other agreement is reached.


31. I would like to [____] $500 from my savings account.


32. This toy car is too expensive. Please give me a [____] one.


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


34. A:I keep worrying that I left the back door unlocked.B:_____________ 


35. A:Do you know when the new traffic rules will become effective?B: [____]


36. There are eight [____] for the Academy Award for the best picture this year.


37. After coming back from Europe, he told me everything about the trip [_____].


38. Middle children often feel less important than their older or younger [____].


39. You would go far to find a companion so [____] as Catherine, always pleasant and humorous, smiling and helpful.


40. He hurt his leg while climbing the mountain; [____], he would have participated in the charity event to raise money for the poor.


41. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


42. John felt the house shaken and [____] out immediately.


43. I haven’t [____] decided where to go on holiday.


44. The earthquake and the tsunami almost [____] the whole city.


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


46. The police [____] the crime. They wanted to find out who did it so that they could get the criminals.


47. The plane ticket is _____ for one year. 


48. [____], the little girl did not open the door.


49. Most taxi drivers in Kinmen prefer to ask for a [____] fare rather than use the meter.


50. You can choose from [____] activities while staying at Taipei.