1. Retarded children are most [____] to physical abuses in a family.


2. Simms Engineering estimates that the proposed modifications _____ your original design will cost in the region of $200,000.


3. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


4. If he _____ my phone, he wouldn’t have missed the flight to London. 


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


6. Jennifer [____] Bill about his work as a lawyer. She asked him how many people were in his firm.


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


8. Younger children can enjoy [____] programs from the Disney Channel or play games on one of the computers in this library.


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


10. On the Sunday [____] your visit, I went to see Johnny with Mr. Powell. He sent his regards to you.


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


12. It was a _____ that the little boy survived the plane crash.


13. In order to provide [____] comfort, our service even allows you to check in in the privacy of your suite.


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


15. Larry believes in always getting prepared for emergencies; [____], he piles canned goods in his basement.


16. I need to [____] fifty thousand dollars from my brother to buy a new car.


17. London coffee houses became centers of discussion [____] as “penny universities”.


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


19. I am so hungry. The noodles look _____ to me. 


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


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


22. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain is a famous story [____] reading.


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


24. The Department of Health urged the public to receive H1N1 flu shot as a [____] against potential outbreaks.


25. I exercise two times a week to [____] my mind and body.


26. Nowadays, [____] is a much better and wiser means than military force to solve differences or problems between nations.


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


28. The MRT system has greatly [____] this area; I can’t even recognize the location of my old school.


29. These facilities in the playroom are for children aged between 1–12 [____].


30. A: Make sure that you will be there on time tomorrow.B: [_____]


31. Public [____] to voting is a problem in many democratic countries with low turnouts in elections.


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


33. A: Why didn’t you call me?B: [____]


34. A:Can you please mail these letters and postcards for me? B: Sure. Did you address and stamp them? A: [____]B: You're welcome.


35. I will be sure to let you know about future promotional _____ for your business in Thompson.


36. A:I keep worrying that I left the back door unlocked.B:_____________ 


37. The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan last night for a six-day visit to [____] victims of Typhoon Morakot.


38. The professor finally issued an [____] to Tim: retake the examination or fail in the course.


39. A:“Where can we buy souvenirs at a reasonable price in this vicinity?”B:[____]


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


41. The Mayor of California was accused of [____] accounting practices.


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


43. [____] the cockroach when she screamed and stomped her feet furiously.


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


45. Expo 2010 [____] in Shanghai, China from May 1 to October 31, 2010.


46. A: Do you want anything on this salad?B:[____]


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


48. You will pay a [____] of fifty dollars for your ferry ride.


49. My sister knows many passages from Shakespeare [____]; she can memorize the details of his plays.


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