1. A: It's so hot here. Do you mind if I open the window?B: [____] Please go ahead.


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


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


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


5. A: [_____] It is raining outside.B: Yes please. It is so kind of you.


6. The young girl started to panic when she _____ a man approaching her in the dark.


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


8. It was so dark that [____] anything.


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


10. Mark was injured in the car accident yesterday, so his elder brother _____ his place in the race. 


11. The time [____] is thirteen hours between Taipei and New York.


12. We [____] the fine weather to go fishing.


13. The hiking route of the Shitoushan Trail is not [____] and so is suitable for most people, including the elderly and young children.


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


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


16. The newly published book written by the former president contains many [____] issues on public policy and has aroused public argument and disapproval.


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


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


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


20. Giraffes sleep only _____ an hour at a time.


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


22. Because son preference has been a significant phenomenon in Asia for centuries, the Chinese actually have a term for such [____]: “bare branches” – branches of the family tree that will never bear fruit.


23. With such a big family _____ on the man, it would be a disaster if he loses his job.


24. This novel was mainly [____] by a stranger he met on his last trip to London.


25. I can’t ride my bicycle [____] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


26. You’ve lived in California for a long time, [____]?


27. Sherlock Holmes [____] smoke in the air and assumed the killer had not left for too long.


28. Parents and teachers used to reject our ideas    


29. A kind of natural disaster caused by earthquakes under the ocean and characterized by a sudden surge of giant and massive wave is known as [____].


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


31. A:[____]B:Could you give me some constructive advice on how to improve it?


32. There is _____ that Jenny is a smart student. 


33. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [____] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


34. In the movie, all the stuffed animals came [____].


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


36. The American government has decided to provide financial assistance to [____] the automobile industry. Car makers are relieved at the news.


37. Seasonal flu vaccinations began yesterday, leading to long lines at hospitals and health centers [____] the island.


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


39. No matter where you are, staying [____] your family, friends and business partners is very important.


40. Demographers study population growth or decline and things like [____], which means the movement of populations into cities.


41. Because of credit _____, many companies which have financial difficulties cannot get a loan from banks.


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


43. The plane leaving for Tokyo from Hong Kong will [____] at seven p.m..


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


45. Danielle behaves herself [____].


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


47. She bought some carrots, potatoes and [____] to make salad.


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


49. Jumbo jet had made [____] for people [____] for a long distance comfortably.


50. An open-minded city, Taipei [____] Asia’s first Gay Pride parade which has now become an annual autumn event.