1. Tom called to check [____] I had received his message.


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


3. The tourists were not able to [____] the hotel because it was booked up.


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


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


6. I missed the early morning train because I [____].


7. To use a TravelPass, you have to insert it [____] the automatic stamping machine when you get off.


8. A: Hello, I'd like to speak to the manager, please.B:[____] A: I've a complaint to make. It's about the noise...


9. The production of bread mainly includes the _____ such as flour, sugar and eggs.


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


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


12. I remember [____] you somewhere. It’s possible that we went to college together.


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


14. The plane ticket is _____ for one year. 


15. We [____] the fine weather to go fishing.


16. Come in, please. Let me _____ some water and make tea for you. 


17. You can choose from [____] activities while staying at Taipei.


18. I wish I [____] ten thousand dollars to buy that sweater.


19. The danger of heart disease is a family affair. Women whose husbands suffer a heart attack often [____] to share many of their husbands’ cardiovascular risk factors.


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


21. The deadline is Friday, so we had better [____] the report as soon as possible.


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


23. He is not an [____] person. He simply wants to live a simple life and does not want to compete with others.


24. The earthquake and the tsunami almost [____] the whole city.


25. The young girl started to panic when she _____ a man approaching her in the dark.


26. An open-minded city, Taipei [____] Asia’s first Gay Pride parade which has now become an annual autumn event.


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


28. Scientists are not able to make accurate _____ of earthquakes, so it is impossible for people to take precautions.


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


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


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


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


33. A:Do you know when the new traffic rules will become effective?B: [____]


34. Melanie forgot [____] her parents in Taiwan when she arrived safely in America.


35. These magnificent buildings date back to the period of Japanese_____.


36. The problem is too difficult [____].


37. Only when you’re well-prepared will you be able to make the best use of every [____] for success when it comes.


38. After the flood, there is no [____] food and water in that small town.


39. The corporation can offer more opportunities to the efficient and [____] employees and thus secure top-flight personnel.


40. Could you please tell me [____]?


41. He is very [____]. He cares about nobody but himself.


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


43. Unfortunately, the hotel is extremely limited in space and cannot [____] large groups of tourists.


44. A: That chair is in the way. Could you please move it?B: _____


45. The government brutally [____] the students’ protest, which in turn stimulated violent backlash.


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


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


48. A: What was the weather like?B:[____]


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


50. Many families are struggling to _____ during this recession.