1. The outer planets are cooler than the inner ones _____ they are further from the sun.


2. A: This is a very tricky problem.B: [____]


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


4. It didn’t take us long to get here because there [____] traffic.


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


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


7. Parents and teachers used to reject our ideas    


8. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [____] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


9. John is a teenager [____] enjoys shopping a lot.


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


11. Linda is an [____] friend of mine; there is no secret between us, and we always share our happiness and sorrow.


12. I need to [____] fifty thousand dollars from my brother to buy a new car.


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


14. Many people say couples tend to resemble each other. It seems that the longer they stay together, _____ they will become.


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


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


17. The post office announces that airmail service to Haiti is temporarily [____] due to the severe earthquake in January.


18. The president of the United States can only serve two [____] of four years each.


19. In time of economic [____], many small companies will downsize their operation.


20. A:This is Kevin McQueen, his former classmate. Do you know what time he will be back?B: _____


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


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


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


24. A: How did you like the trip to Penghu? B: [____]A: Oh, that’s too bad.


25. One of Hualien’s long-standing traditions is stone carving, which is not surprising considering the city’s main [____] is marble.


26. 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.


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


28. A: I would like to withdraw some money._____B:You can go to Windows 5 to 9 to withdraw or deposit money.A: Thanks.


29. Many of America’s parks and monuments have been made possible by the [____] donations of its citizens.


30. He wished he [____] smarter whenever he had problems with math.


31. Tom’s driver’s license has just been [____] after he received ten speeding tickets.


32. You look tired [_____] me. Did you stay up late last night?


33. Joy, you must get this letter [____] right away.


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


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


36. Since the typhoon, the basement has been filled with water. We have to [____] it as soon as possible. Otherwise, waterborne diseases might spread.


37. There are elegant shops on [____] side of the street.


38. It is [_____] that a foreigner can speak Mandarin so fluently.


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


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


41. I will visit you the day after tomorrow, if it is [____] for you.


42. Mr. Johnson wore a suit and tie [____].


43. My wife and I _____ like to visit Spain, but we don’t have enough money for the trip.


44. The [____] of Taipei include CKS Memorial Hall, the Grand Hotel, Taipei 101 and Lung Shan Temple. Once you see these buildings, you know where you are.


45. An American may have great difficulty [____] a Chinese from a Japanese. To westerners, they are both Asian.


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


47. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


48. There are different kinds of restaurants along the street,_____ from haute cuisine in five-star hotels to inexpensive stands selling traditional Taiwanese food.


49. [____] he is honest is known to everyone in his class.


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