1. City [____] are always available at the local tourist information center.


2. Mark is so _____ that we like him.


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


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


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


6. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


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


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


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


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


11. 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 [____].


12. [____] by eating less will you lose some weight.


13. Be sure to wear enough. The temperature is [____] low today.


14. The danger of heart disease is a family affair. Women whose husbands suffer a heart attack often [____] to share many of their husbands’ cardiovascular risk factors.


15. Tom had stayed up watching movies and _____ this morning. 


16. Since he was born, his parents _____ very good care of him and denied him nothing.


17. To cut down on the garbage, it is essential that all household trash _____ and put into trash bags.


18. To keep the glass clean, you need to wipe your mouth with the [____] before drinking the wine.


19. The recent decline in stock markets has led to greater _____ in inexpensive goods.


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


21. Taipei offers cheap and efficient public [____], e.g., its MRT and bus systems.


22. A(n) [____] number of volunteers showed up in the press conference.


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


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


25. I plan to go to Jay’s concert next week, but all tickets [____].


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


27. We [____] you to join us in supporting the Hope Scholarship program.


28. A [____] film won the Oscar Award last year for its explicit exposure of corruption in our society.


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


30. Peter: Where is the post office near the railway station?Grace: [____] The post office is on the right side.


31. A: Why didn’t you call me?B: [____]


32. As the bus rolled into her hometown, Liz looked around at the familiar streets and shops that she [____] for two years.


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


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


35. After a three-day strike, the employer and the employees have reached a consensus, and the factory has [____] operations.


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


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


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


39. He [____] to Japan two years ago.


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


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


42. A: You can keep the change.B:[____]


43. People are advised to [____] traveling to areas with landslides.


44. Mother Teresa [____] her [____] life aiding the sick and the homeless. Her selfless love has been highly praised by the world.


45. There is no one_____ cares about himself or herself; in other words, all of us are concerned about ourselves.


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


47. I exercise two times a week to [____] my mind and body.


48. Watch your manners. You are not supposed to be so [____].


49. The company is [____] the new products now, so you can buy one and get the second one free.


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