1. Our company has been on a very tight [____] since 2008.


2. A: You speak very good English.B: _____


3. The boss was [____] Ted’s laziness and decided to fire him.


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


5. I plan to go to Jay’s concert next week, but all tickets [____].


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


7. When I was just _____ leave my office, I received a call from my boss.


8. A: I almost didn’t recognize you in this new dress.B: [_____]


9. My legs are _____ after the ball game. 


10. 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.


11. Do not forget your ticket! Only ticket-holders will be [____] to the concert.


12. A:Our company has been running in the red for the last few years.B: But this year, I think we’ll [____]


13. At our hotel your butler will [____] that your requests are satisfactorily fulfilled.


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


15. Our cell phones use one of the most [____] technologies in the electronic business. No one beats us.


16. Mary’s uncle passed away yesterday. The _____ will be held next Tuesday. 


17. Watching TV is interesting, but it takes patience to watch TV _____, which advertise all kinds of things.


18. Though it is too early to say whether the storm will make [____] in Taiwan, it is predicted heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of the island over the coming days.


19. The dog was _____ death in the snowy weather. 


20. The two eastern counties suffered losses of NT$11.4 million to farms and local agriculture, while related facilities sustained damage [____] 18 million NT dollars.


21. A:“Look at the line in front of the restaurant! We should have made a reservation.”B:[____]


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


23. The farmer put a lot of [____] on his rice field, hoping that the crops may flourish.


24. There are eight [____] for the Academy Award for the best picture this year.


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


26. Tim is terrible at [____] a trip. He always takes to much stuff.


27. The room is so [____] that I can see nothing here.


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


29. If I [____] rich enough, I [____] a luxurious house in downtown Taipei.


30. It's [____] that we'd better go hiking in Yang-ming Mountain.


31. You are not [____] to understand the current situation.


32. You have worked so hard for a whole year-_____ taking a break.


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


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


35. A: What do you think of your new job in that company?B: Though there is lots of work to do, the salary is more than I expected.A: [____]


36. Tourists enjoy visiting night markets around the island to taste [____] local snacks.


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


38. Because the couple could not have children of their own, they planned to [____] an orphan.


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


40. We need to buy some new _____ for redecorating our villa. 


41. The tax cut program will [____] most of the lower income families in the country.


42. Who [____] you at the restaurant last week?


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


44. Kristine can’t help feeling [____] when she has to give a lecture in front of a large crowd.


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


46. There is a clear [____] that the defendant committed the murder of the rich old man.


47. Please take out the [____] to make the room clean.


48. This is a non-smoking restaurant. Please [____] your cigarette at once.


49. The plane leaving for Tokyo from Hong Kong will [____] at seven p.m..


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