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


2. A: “Why don’t we go to the baseball game?”B:[____]


3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain is a famous story [____] reading.


4. Watching TV is interesting, but it takes patience to watch TV _____, which advertise all kinds of things.


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


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


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


8. A:Tom, you are looking down today. Is something wrong?B: Yes. I had a quarrel with a colleague.A: [____] What did you quarrel about? B: I don't want to talk about it.


9. [____] a fire, the heritage building [____].


10. These facilities in the playroom are for children aged between 1–12 [____].


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


12. This artist’s [____] are on exhibition at the museum.


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


14. Japan and France are in [____].


15. I suggested he _____ English hard to get a good job.


16. You look [____] to me. I must have met you somewhere before.


17. He is very [____]. He cares about nobody but himself.


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


19. The typhoon that hit southern Taiwan [____] several houses.


20. After [____] to prison, those teens regretted not having taken advice from their parents and friends.


21. The boss says that we must [____] our business promotion in the upcoming three months.


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


23. The janitor is [____] for taking care of the office.


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


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


26. The singer’s [____] increases even though she gave birth to a new baby.


27. As lots of victims have moved into our district after the disaster, we _____ a shortage of water very soon.


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


29. A: Excuse me. Can I try this blouse on?B:[____]


30. Taichung City is home to a little more than 700 thousand residents with 64% of the [____] employed.


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


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


33. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [____] he was set free soon.


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


35. A: “I’m thinking of buying a notebook computer.”B:[____]


36. I might have the chance to visit the theater _____ person.


37. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [____] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


38. All his family members attended the [____] because they wanted to congratulate him on obtaining a college diploma in person.


39. A: What do you think of your new job in that company?B: Though there is lots of work to do, the salary is more than I expected.A: [____]


40. Mandarin is widely [____] in the world, and you can find Chinese food restaurants in many big cities.


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


42. Our restaurant offers an [____] international array of fine dishes and treats.


43. The government will [____] a statement about tax increases soon.


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


45. The MRT system has greatly [____] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


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


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


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


49. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


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