1. His speedy recovery from a fatal car accident still remains [____] for a lot of people.


2. It is [____] to park cars on the sidewalk.


3. After many years of moving, Daniel finally found a [____] home in the Dublin suburbs.


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


5. The police have suspected him of involvement in the suicide bombing but there is no [____] evidence to arrest him.


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


7. He _____ last year. He and his wife just celebrated their first anniversary.


8. You have worked so hard for a whole year-_____ taking a break.


9. Either my sister or I _____ to go to the mall to do some shopping.


10. The government will [____] a statement about tax increases soon.


11. A:Excuse me. The bathroom tap's dripping in my room.B:[____]


12. Wild Wadi Water Park is an [____] playground for both adults and children in the summer.


13. A:“Excuse me, but I think you made a wrong turn. You were supposed to turn left on Wilson.”B:[____]


14. As soon as it [____] raining, we will go out for a movie.


15. Japan and France are in [____].


16. 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.


17. A: Would you like some cereal for breakfast?B:[____]


18. My bookshelves were destroyed in the flood. I need to find a [____] to fix them.


19. When he thinks, he likes to [____] his face with two hands, so no one can see his facial expression.


20. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous _____.


21. If I [____] a bird, I would fly anywhere I want.


22. We eat [____] live, not live to eat.


23. We do ask that you make your reservations right away in order to take [____] of lower rates.


24. While courts in the U.S. generally favor the mother in the event of a divorce, Taiwan family and divorce laws will grant custody to the father, [____] some other agreement is reached.


25. Lisa is looking forward to [____] in the United States.


26. This job is easy. I think I can finish it [____] myself.


27. We are not happy _____ the result.


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


29. 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.


30. His hearing and sight were going fast, [____] he wasn’t old.


31. As he had grown up in the country, he was not [____] to the fast pace of the city life when he first moved to Taipei.


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


33. A [____] room or seat is being kept for someone rather than given or sold to someone else.


34. Tom had stayed up watching movies and _____ this morning. 


35. There are eight [____] for the Academy Award for the best picture this year.


36. Who [____] you at the restaurant last week?


37. I love going away, but there’s no place like [____].


38. Our cell phones use one of the most [____] technologies in the electronic business. No one beats us.


39. No sooner [____] the department than it began to rain.


40. Christmas is a [____] celebrated in all Christian countries.


41. A: “I’m thinking of buying a notebook computer.”B:[____]


42. The farmer put a lot of [____] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


43. Maria is shouting _____ excitement because she just won the first prize.


44. A: “How can I get to the post office?”B:[____]


45. A: Have you finished writing your annual report?B: Not yet. [____]


46. Another innovation which has helped blind people [____] the training of guide dogs.


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


48. A:Suzan went shopping again and bought herself another washing machine.B:[____] Doesn't she know that a penny saved is a penny earned?


49. Before you fly, please be sure to read the list of items [____] from being carried onto the plane. You must not bring any of these items to the security checkpoints.


50. Mary’s watch is as expensive as her husband’s. Her father’s watch is [____] theirs.