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


2. When a big company goes out of business it is usually all _____ the news.


3. I suggested he _____ English hard to get a good job.


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


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


6. Our well-trained and caring employees are present [____] to provide the best services for every guest.


7. He didn’t know the word, chic, and [____].


8. Let us speculate who [____]


9. 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.


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


11. The singer’s [____] increases even though she gave birth to a new baby.


12. Public [____] to voting is a problem in many democratic countries with low turnouts in elections.


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


14. A:“Where can we buy souvenirs at a reasonable price in this vicinity?”B:[____]


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


16. Waiter: Are you ready to order, sir? Guest: [____]


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


18. Japan and France are in [____].


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


20. The problem is too difficult [____].


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


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


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


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


25. A motorcycle rider should wear a [____] to protect his/her head from being hurt.


26. My boss is very [____]; he keeps asking us to complete assigned tasks within the limited time span.


27. Jason [____] a moment before replying because he was not sure how to respond to the interviewer’s question.


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


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


30. I would prefer staying home rather than [____] you to the pop concert.


31. A: “Excuse me. May I come in?”B:[____]


32. It’s a pity. It was so dark last night on the mountain that [____] anything.


33. All transportation vehicles should be well-[____] and kept in good running condition.


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


35. A: Have the prices of the antique cars gone down recently?B: [_____]


36. [____] birds are suspected to be major carriers of avian flu.


37. He fashioned himself as an executive in the mold of Jack Welch, [____] he’d worked at GE’s NBC.


38. Larry believes in always getting prepared for emergencies; [____], he piles canned goods in his basement.


39. I haven’t [____] decided where to go on holiday.


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


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


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


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


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


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


46. A:What’s your part in the play?B:______


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


48. People who don’t think ahead and plan for their future often find themselves in a sorry [____].


49. You owe me a/an [____] for not giving me a helping hand when needed.


50. The water in the buckets [____] not clean enough to drink.