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


2. Those angry peasants held a sit-in [____] make their protests against the new policy.


3. John: Could you please mail this letter for me?Mary: I am sorry. I can’t because I have a lot of work to do now.John: That’s all right. [____]


4. John: So you have a crush on Helen?Ken: Shh! This is between you and me, you know.John: [____]


5. Cindy and her husband are so busy that it is difficult for them to [____] dates for a vacation.


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


7. It is [____] to rain. You had better take an umbrella with you.


8. Despite facing an imminent labor shortage as its population ages, Japan has done [____] to open itself up to immigration.


9. As a baseball pitcher, Wang Chien-ming gained his international [____] by having nineteen wins within a baseball season.


10. Being a housewife, I have to [____] breakfast and then [____] the dishes every day.


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


12. The two eastern counties suffered losses of NT$11.4 million to farms and local agriculture, while related facilities sustained damage [____] 18 million NT dollars.


13. Peter: My hands really itch. I can’t stop scratching them.Robert: It looks like a rash. Are you allergic to anything?Peter: [____] It never happened to me before.


14. Mark was injured in the car accident yesterday, so his elder brother _____ his place in the race. 


15. He is a [____] person. He doesn’t like changes but enjoys old ways of thinking.


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


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


18. Our company has been on a very tight [____] since 2008.


19. The problem is too difficult [____].


20. Taipei offers cheap and efficient public [____], e.g., its MRT and bus systems.


21. He [____] to Japan two years ago.


22. It’s time to take a short _____. Would you like to have a cup of coffee? 


23. You should always _____ your opinions politely.


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


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


26. Among the things that money cannot buy [____] good health in the mind and body.


27. Humans are deeply [____] beings. Friendship and marriage make people happier.


28. The boss says that we must [____] our business promotion in the upcoming three months.


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


30. A: What's the matter? You look as white as a sheet!B:[____]A:Maybe you should go to the doctor right away.


31. Modern people tend to value material enjoyment too much and ignore [____] pursuit.


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


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


34. Nonsmokers who must [____] inhale the air polluted by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers themselves.


35. Please give me your comments from a different [____].


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


37. Those who [____] a quake [____] life more.


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


39. Demographers study population growth or decline and things like [____], which means the movement of populations into cities.


40. Do not [____] John and Lisa when they are busy with the project.


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


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


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


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


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


46. The chef has made a special sauce to [____] the beef.


47. A: It's so hot here. Do you mind if I open the window?B: [____] Please go ahead.


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


49. [____] you eat every day has a profound and everlasting impact on your health.


50. After moving from China to America, he not only experienced culture shock but also suffered [____] crisis.