1. Many customers complained that they had difficulty assembling the M-20 mountain bicycle, because the instructions in the manual were not [____].


2. The birth rate in Taiwan was at a/an [____] low last year.


3. I would like to [____] $500 from my savings account.


4. He was tired. So he stopped [____] for a while.


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


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


7. Paul’s [____] childhood experience has a great impact on his abnormal behavior.


8. Joyce [____] Walter if she had made a different choice three years ago.


9. The trip to Africa was full of [____] and joys, and we all really enjoyed it.


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


11. He likes to travel. He is very [____] in learning foreign languages and cultures.


12. [____] birds are suspected to be major carriers of avian flu.


13. In my opinion, his suggestion is [_____].


14. 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.


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


16. He is a very conscientious professor. Never [____] he let his students leave his classes earlier.


17. [____] you eat every day has a profound and everlasting impact on your health.


18. A: “Last week I was invited to a birthday party.”B:[____]


19. My boss is very [____]; he keeps asking us to complete assigned tasks within the limited time span.


20. The American government has decided to provide financial assistance to [____] the automobile industry. Car makers are relieved at the news.


21. After coming back from Europe, he told me everything about the trip [_____].


22. 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.


23. Library users will be fined for returning books after the [____] date.


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


25. A doctor’s schedule is always subject to change. He may try to finish his job by midnight but get [____] emergency cases. He will have to change his schedule then.


26. _____ you need any assistance from me, please do not hesitate to contact me. 


27. As lots of victims have moved into our district after the disaster, we _____ a shortage of water very soon.


28. No one [____] the earthquake. All the villagers were killed in this unexpected accident.


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


30. You would go far to find a companion so [____] as Catherine, always pleasant and humorous, smiling and helpful.


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


32. I sent Tom a present as a token of my [____] for his kind assistance.


33. Mary [____] at Taipei University since 2008.


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


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


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


37. My bookshelves were destroyed in the flood. I need to find a [____] to fix them.


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


39. John: So you have a crush on Helen?Ken: Shh! This is between you and me, you know.John: [____]


40. People traveling to a foreign country may need to apply [____] a visa.


41. They must be [____]. They keep on yawning without a stop.


42. People have to learn to [____] their problems.


43. Scientists are not able to make accurate _____ of earthquakes, so it is impossible for people to take precautions.


44. As a collector, Mr. Strachwitz has built [____] is believed to be the largest private collection of Mexican-American and Mexican music.


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


46. The singer’s [____] increases even though she gave birth to a new baby.


47. Our interest rate is _____. Clients with good records can get a lower rate.


48. The main thing that makes mobile phones [____] harmful is radiation.


49. Motorists are strongly advised to [____] when they drive along windy mountainous roads to avoid plunging into a ravine.


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