1. I couldn’t help [_____] when I heard about the death of my cousin.


2. The professor asked his students to finish the report in one month. Tomorrow will be the _____.


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


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


5. [_____], he didn’t survive the big earthquake.


6. 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.


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


8. [____] buyers want is technology that makes cars go further and faster for less money.


9. The typhoon that hit southern Taiwan [____] several houses.


10. She bought some carrots, potatoes and [____] to make salad.


11. People have to learn to [____] their problems.


12. I walked to school on foot, and [____].


13. People traveling to a foreign country may need to apply [____] a visa.


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


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


16. A dissident strove to seek political [____] upon his arrival at the United States.


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


18. A:Do the medicines taste awful?B: [_____]


19. Bodyguards were on alert throughout the presidential [____].


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


21. Bad habits usually result [____] bad health. Thus if you want to be in a good shape, you need to get rid of some habits.


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


23. Each student should choose a city and [____] famous sights that he/she would like to visit.


24. As a collector, Mr. Strachwitz has built [____] is believed to be the largest private collection of Mexican-American and Mexican music.


25. After singing the national [____], the President gave a speech about Taiwan’s history and its people.


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


27. A:“What would you think a person with a slight fever should do?”B:[____]


28. Because of credit _____, many companies which have financial difficulties cannot get a loan from banks.


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


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


31. A(n) [____] number of volunteers showed up in the press conference.


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


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


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


35. In yesterday’s protest, the demonstrators [____] leaflets of their claims against air pollution to passers-by.


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


37. According to our justice system, the suspect will be considered [____] until proven guilty.


38. Many people stood in long lines to see the _____ of stamps at the museum.


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


40. The earthquake’s [____] was such that hundreds of houses were destroyed and thousands of people were killed.


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


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


43. To say is one thing, but to do is [____].


44. If the rain doesn’t stop soon, we should consider [____] Joe’s farewell party.


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


46. The post office announces that airmail service to Haiti is temporarily [____] due to the severe earthquake in January.


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


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


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


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