1. I couldn’t help [_____] when I heard about the death of my cousin.


2. The movie is _____ the novel by Joseph O’Neill. 


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


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


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


6. Among the things that money cannot buy [____] good health in the mind and body.


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


8. The child [____] on the couch all day long.


9. The police arrested the suspect, but in the absence of [____] he was set free soon.


10. If Scott had studied hard enough, he [____] the midterm exam. Now he has to burn the midnight oil to pass the final exam.


11. We are not happy _____ the result.


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


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


14. The flight to Chicago has been [____] due to heavy snow.


15. 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.


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


17. Mike forgot to save the file and the computer [____] suddenly. It was a real disaster.


18. [____] Daisy has spent two hours shopping in Sears, she still cannot find the kind of hat she wants.


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


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


22. It is reported that there’s [____] tension between the refugees and the local population in Pakistan.


23. Taichung City is home to a little more than 700 thousand residents with 64% of the [____] employed.


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


25. I am sure I had made quite a good [____] on the personnel manager in the interview because I got the job.


26. Working at your computer for a long time can _____ pain in your wrists.


27. A:Would you like a window seat, Sir?B:[____]


28. I haven’t [____] decided where to go on holiday.


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


30. Remember to [____] some sunscreen before you go to the beach.


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


32. The flooding after the typhoon _____ many houses.


33. The [____] of Taipei include CKS Memorial Hall, the Grand Hotel, Taipei 101 and Lung Shan Temple. Once you see these buildings, you know where you are.


34. This toy car is too expensive. Please give me a [____] one.


35. A: “Are you ready to order?”B:[____]


36. The tourists were not able to [____] the hotel because it was booked up.


37. I love going away, but there’s no place like [____].


38. We [____] you to join us in supporting the Hope Scholarship program.


39. One of Hualien’s long-standing traditions is stone carving, which is not surprising considering the city’s main [____] is marble.


40. The education of girls is the surest way to reduce [____].


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


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


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


44. Simms Engineering estimates that the proposed modifications _____ your original design will cost in the region of $200,000.


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


46. The actress was considered a new star in the film industry. Her first performance caused quite a [____].


47. Despite facing an imminent labor shortage as its population ages, Japan has done [____] to open itself up to immigration.


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


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


50. If I [____] you were sick, I would have given you a leave of absence.