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


2. The newly built gym has [____] equipments with qualified trainers to provide personal services.


3. In southern Taiwan, people’s ties to rural folk culture are strongest. Local gods are more fervently worshipped. Tainan, for instance, has a temple heritage second to [____].


4. This novel was mainly [____] by a stranger he met on his last trip to London.


5. The children were [____] loud [____] I couldn’t hear you.


6. A: You can keep the change.B:[____]


7. The parrot used its strong [____] to crack open the nuts.


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


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


10. A: Sir, I want to open a time deposit account.B: _____A: One year.B: OK. Please fill in this signature card first.


11. He wished he [____] smarter whenever he had problems with math.


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


13. Please remember _____ the radio before you sleep.


14. Since the economy is improving, many people are hoping for a [____] in salary in the coming year.


15. I tried to [_____] my son who had just failed an examination, but in vain.


16. I can’t ride my bicycle [____] there isn’t any air in one of the tires.


17. It’s been cold lately. So I try to [____] taking a shower every day.


18. After countless efforts, the missionary has finally raised a [____] amount of money to build a church.


19. The new technique in a Malaysia based garment manufacturing company has [____] them to double the production of the factory.


20. I bought a new pair of [____] for my son. He needed them for the job interview.


21. A: Shall I ring you later?B:[____]


22. The challenging job required a strong, successful, and [____] candidate.


23. I want to make a/an [____] with Dr. Johnson tomorrow morning. I think I’ve caught a cold.


24. If this matter cannot be resolved, I will be forced to [____] the contract.


25. Middle children often feel less important than their older or younger [____].


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


27. Although the unemployment rate reached an all-time high in mid-2009, it has fallen for four [____] months by December.


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


29. I will visit you the day after tomorrow, if it is [____] for you.


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


31. The post office issues [____] stamps for special events only.


32. 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.


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


34. You look tired [_____] me. Did you stay up late last night?


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


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


37. A:What was his major in the university?B:_____________ 


38. The students were completely [____] about their graduation trip because the school wanted it to be a surprise.


39. I wish I [____] a bird so that I could fly.


40. The Eiffel Tower in France [_____] many tourists every year.


41. Sophia has profound knowledge of Greek history, which makes her a [____] in that field.


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


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


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


45. Taiwan is [____] most countries for tourists.


46. Owls are [____] creatures, for they can hardly be seen during the day.


47. Ever since childhood, Marnette had always wished she [____].


48. May I have [____] coffee, please?


49. The hiking route of the Shitoushan Trail is not [____] and so is suitable for most people, including the elderly and young children.


50. Studies show that the younger Japanese consumers are, [____] in having a car.