1. By 2050, Africa’s population, both northern and sub-Saharan, is expected to [____] from 900 million to almost two billion.


2. Watching TV is interesting, but it takes patience to watch TV _____, which advertise all kinds of things.


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


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


5. Mary [____] at Taipei University since 2008.


6. A: Can’t you meet me later this afternoon to talk about our investment project?B: _____


7. I need to check my _____ to make sure that I am free for the meeting.


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


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


10. A: How do you like your egg?B:[____]


11. The child [____] on the couch all day long.


12. It is reported that there’s [____] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


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


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


15. After [____] to prison, those teens regretted not having taken advice from their parents and friends.


16. Mother told her son, “[____] junk food you eat, [____] you will become.”


17. Fortunately, the patient’s condition remains [____] after the operation. She will be recovering soon.


18. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [____] he was set free soon.


19. Mandarin is widely [____] in the world, and you can find Chinese food restaurants in many big cities.


20. He was tired. So he stopped [____] for a while.


21. If I [____] you were sick, I would have given you a leave of absence.


22. If you want to become a successful businessman, you have to work [____] and learn from the seniors.


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


24. A: [____] Tea or coffee?B: Black coffee, please.


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


26. Every staff member in the post office must know that a good service [____] toward customers is important.


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


28. May I have two hundred U.S. dollars in small [____]?


29. The production of rice and wheat in this country is [____] by the local government.


30. Paul’s [____] childhood experience has a great impact on his abnormal behavior.


31. Tim is terrible at [____] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


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


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


34. The movie is _____ the novel by Joseph O’Neill. 


35. The company is [____] the new products now, so you can buy one and get the second one free.


36. Delayed by a traffic jam, we were terribly late for a concert and had to wait until the [____] to enter.


37. [_____] by the terrible scene, she couldn’t move at all.


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


39. A:“The firefighters saved me just before the house collapsed!”B:[____]


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


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


42. [____], the little girl did not open the door.


43. Ang Lee _____ one of the best movie directors in the world.


44. Customer:I have 3 books to be sent to the US by airmail. How can I mail them?Clerk: [____]Customer: Thanks.


45. [____] a fire, the heritage building [____].


46. If this matter cannot be resolved, I will be forced to [____] the contract.


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


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


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


50. The children were [____] loud [____] I couldn’t hear you.