1. John _____ at me in bewilderment when I told him the news.


2. You have the [____] of going to work or studying abroad.


3. The earthquake and the tsunami almost [____] the whole city.


4. A:“I’d like to see a movie shown at the Theatre Complex. Do you like to join me?”B:[____]


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


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


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


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


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


10. Those who [____] a quake [____] life more.


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


12. A: Have you finished writing your annual report?B: Not yet. [____]


13. There is keen [____] in the sale of mobile phones.


14. Jumbo jet had made [____] for people [____] for a long distance comfortably.


15. The good weather will [____] all the week.


16. Unfortunately, the hotel is extremely limited in space and cannot [____] large groups of tourists.


17. The time [____] is thirteen hours between Taipei and New York.


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


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


20. Although I live in an English-speaking environment, I still read Chinese books. [____] does having an English name reduce the importance of Chinese culture in my heart.


21. A:Did you tell Mary about my birthday party to be held next Monday?B: No. [____]


22. After a three-day strike, the employer and the employees have reached a consensus, and the factory has [____] operations.


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


24. [____] a fire, the heritage building [____].


25. A: I came across my old classmate in town yesterday.B: _____


26. [____] he is honest is known to everyone in his class.


27. To keep the glass clean, you need to wipe your mouth with the [____] before drinking the wine.


28. Can you [_____] Mary from her sister?


29. As introductory English now begins in elementary, rather than secondary school, and classes have begun to focus more on the spoken language, travelers to Taiwan can [____] without having to attempt any Mandarin or Taiwanese.


30. Don’t take sight and hearing for _____; make the best use of them.


31. All my friends are recommending the movie, Avatar; [____], I am too busy to see it.


32. In the movie, all the stuffed animals came [____].


33. The president of the United States can only serve two [____] of four years each.


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


35. Be sure to wear enough. The temperature is [____] low today.


36. Due to food shortages, there will be a great number of _____ suffering from starvation in many poor countries.


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


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


39. A kind of natural disaster caused by earthquakes under the ocean and characterized by a sudden surge of giant and massive wave is known as [____].


40. I don't think that Tom will have an [____] to get the high-paying job.


41. A: “I’m thinking of buying a notebook computer.”B:[____]


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


43. We do ask that you make your reservations right away in order to take [____] of lower rates.


44. The police officer needs to [____] the traffic during the rush hours.


45. Paul’s [____] pursuit of knowledge is praised highly by his instructor.


46. To use a TravelPass, you have to insert it [____] the automatic stamping machine when you get off.


47. Because son preference has been a significant phenomenon in Asia for centuries, the Chinese actually have a term for such [____]: “bare branches” – branches of the family tree that will never bear fruit.


48. [____] went a baseball game yesterday.


49. I might have the chance to visit the theater _____ person.


50. His hearing and sight were going fast, [____] he wasn’t old.