1. A: Why is your coat so wet?B: It was [____] when I arrived.


2. The exterior of Tina's apartment has an exceptionally large [____].


3. The [____] has finally burst in the housing industry, so some people have to sell their houses at very low prices.


4. A: Excuse me. Is this the investment consulting service?B: [____]


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


6. Although the leader sometimes tends to [____] the situation, the team works well together.


7. I look forward [____] you at the conference on “How to Prevent Suicide.”


8. Bob is a friend of mine. I _____ him for a long time.


9. The river was [____] by the chemical waste from the factory.


10. The [____] cake appears so [____].


11. You should understand that learning a language well results from _____ practice.


12. Fifty dollars [____] not enough for me to have a dinner nowadays.


13. Many of America’s parks and monuments have been made possible by the [____] donations of its citizens.


14. The newly published book written by the former president contains many [____] issues on public policy and has aroused public argument and disapproval.


15. Mother Teresa [____] her [____] life aiding the sick and the homeless. Her selfless love has been highly praised by the world.


16. I [_____] my high school classmate in a department store yesterday.


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


18. Jason's boss is very [____] with the quality of his work.


19. For most readers, her diary was a record of her inner _____.


20. All the [____] on the city rail map are color-coded so that a traveler knows which direction she/he should take.


21. It is said that there are only a few lucky days [____] for getting married in 2010.


22. A:Excuse me. The bathroom tap's dripping in my room.B:[____]


23. Peter: Where is the post office near the railway station?Grace: [____] The post office is on the right side.


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


25. I am really tired. I would rather _____ tonight, if you don’t mind.


26. When an athlete won an event in the Olympic Games, musicians played the national anthem of his country and his national flag [____].


27. A: You are so busy. [____]B:Thank you for your kindness. Can you please type this letter for me?


28. Although the Enlightenment may have overestimated the power of reason to guide human conduct, it nevertheless opened to men and women a more humane view of their fellow passengers.


29. A:As you sow, so shall you reap. We all have to work harder.B:_____________ 


30. We arrived at the airport [____], so we had plenty of time for checking in and boarding.


31. It is hard for me to [____] with vendors. I usually take the first price they offer.


32. A:I suggest that you buy stocks owned by financial institutions.B:Because they must have evaluated the companies before investment?A:_____ They are also a good financial supporter for the company in case the company needs more capital.


33. A: “How can I get to the post office?”B:[____]


34. Being surrounded by the strong force of the police, the gangsters couldn’t but [____].


35. People who don’t think ahead and plan for their future often find themselves in a sorry [____].


36. 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.


37. _____ are those who act in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.


38. After years of trying, the couple have finally [____] the fact that they will never have their own children. They decided to adopt one.


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


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


41. The news was [____] good [____] true.


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


43. Do you know [____]?


44. A: [_____] It is raining outside.B: Yes please. It is so kind of you.


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


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


47. If I [____] a bird, I would fly anywhere I want.


48. According to the health official, the rate of increasing number of cases is not beyond [____] is expected and the symptoms of all the patients are mild.


49.

Kaohsiung’s temperatures ____ from a low of 14 degrees(Celsius)to a high of 28 degrees in the winter.


50. With such a big family _____ on the man, it would be a disaster if he loses his job.