1. [____] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


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


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


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


5. My father can speak both English and German _____.


6. We loved Helen because she [____].


7. Knowing that her son was suffering from a _____ disease, the mother cried her eyes out.


8. I will be sure to let you know about future promotional _____ for your business in Thompson.


9. Most of the people in my office want to stay _____, so they exercise regularly.


10. A:“I just heard from the weather broadcast that it may rain heavily today. Are you going to drive to work?”B:[____]


11. Only the members with a gold pass will have full [____] to this club.


12. You are not [____] to understand the current situation.


13. A:“I think it is impolite for a guest to leave the house without saying goodbye to the host.”B:[____]


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


15. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [____].


16. Parents and teachers used to reject our ideas    


17. All the [____] on the city rail map are color-coded so that a traveler knows which direction she/he should take.


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


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


20. I _____ to act for the director while he is off. 


21. Since he went to Japan, I haven’t heard [____] him again.


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


23. A: May I see your driver’s license, please?B:[____]


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


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


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


27. The company [____] a 46% rise in earnings per share in the final quarter of 2007.


28. While many people spend their lifetime _____ fame and wealth, I decide to pursue health and happiness instead.


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


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


31. Each student should choose a city and [____] famous sights that he/she would like to visit.


32. London coffee houses became centers of discussion [____] as “penny universities”.


33. Thank you! It’s [____] I’ve ever received.


34. Successful students [____] their notes after they finish taking them.


35. A: Why is your coat so wet?B: It was [____] when I arrived.


36. A:Have you decided where you're going on holiday this year?B:[____]


37. Tammy often [____] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


38. Please take out the [____] to make the room clean.


39. A:“I wonder if you could reserve a table with a view for me.”B:[____]


40. Due to food shortages, there will be a great number of _____ suffering from starvation in many poor countries.


41. The president is looking for a [____] manager to fill the post.


42. A: My mother will be annoyed if we are late for dinner.B: _____


43. There is a clear [____] that the defendant committed the murder of the rich old man.


44. If I [____] enough money, I [____] that luxurious car.


45. 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.


46. The flight to Chicago has been [____] due to heavy snow.


47. In yesterday’s protest, the demonstrators [____] leaflets of their claims against air pollution to passers-by.


48. This toy car is too expensive. Please give me a [____] one.


49. It's getting late. Let's [____].


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