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


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


3. These trainings will [____] you to find a job in one of the banks.


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


5. John has to [____] the annual report to the manager before this Friday; otherwise, he will be in trouble.


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


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


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


9. _____ you need any assistance from me, please do not hesitate to contact me. 


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


11. I [_____] my high school classmate in a department store yesterday.


12. The dog was _____ death in the snowy weather. 


13. The challenging job required a strong, successful, and [____] candidate.


14. His efforts to improve the company have been very [_____].


15. Bob is a friend of mine. I _____ him for a long time.


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


17. I couldn’t help [_____] when I heard about the death of my cousin.


18. Many customers complained that they had difficulty assembling the M-20 mountain bicycle, because the instructions in the manual were not [____].


19. I ordered a pizza and asked it to be [____] to my office.


20. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [____] pursuit.


21. I resented [____] that. She could have been more courteous and sophisticated.


22. The problem is too difficult [____].


23. The room is so [____] that I can see nothing here.


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


25. Mary is [____] divorce because her husband is having an affair with his secretary.


26. He likes to travel. He is very [____] in learning foreign languages and cultures.


27. May I have [____] coffee, please?


28. A: That chair is in the way. Could you please move it?B: _____


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


30. Do not [____] John and Lisa when they are busy with the project.


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


32. Although the leader sometimes tends to [____] the situation, the team works well together.


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


34. After singing the national [____], the President gave a speech about Taiwan’s history and its people.


35. A: Can you point out the location of our hotel in this map?B: [____]


36. The Ministry of the Interior has decided to [____] telephone fraud.


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


38. According to our justice system, the suspect will be considered [____] until proven guilty.


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


40. The boss was [____] Ted’s laziness and decided to fire him.


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


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


43. Unlike other springs locations, Taian Hot Springs is relatively serene, with no more than six large-scale resorts in the area, so the place is not as [____] as Wulai and Beitou.


44. [____] buyers want is technology that makes cars go further and faster for less money.


45. Tom made an [____] to his boss for being late to office.


46. He was to my left, seated, since he couldn’t stand up for the hour his talk [____] last.


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


48. 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.


49. He looks [____] he were very exhausted from work.


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