1. I need to check my _____ to make sure that I am free for the meeting.


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


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


4. London coffee houses became centers of discussion [____] as “penny universities”.


5. An open-minded city, Taipei [____] Asia’s first Gay Pride parade which has now become an annual autumn event.


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


7. Without your kind assistance, I [____] a very serious mistake.


8. A:Can you please mail these letters and postcards for me? B: Sure. Did you address and stamp them? A: [____]B: You're welcome.


9. A: Hello, I'd like to speak to the manager, please.B:[____] A: I've a complaint to make. It's about the noise...


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


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


12. 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.


13. All parcels are subject to [____] clearance; therefore, senders are requested to fill out these forms.


14. During the one-month trial period, customers are under no _____ to sign any contracts.


15. The recent decline in stock markets has led to greater _____ in inexpensive goods.


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


17. The typhoon that hit southern Taiwan [____] several houses.


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


19. As a diplomat, Helen always pays special attention to table manners and social [____] in banquets and parties.


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


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


22. Many couples live together even though they are not married. The [____] of their behavior are highly suspect, but technically they are within the law.


23. May I have two hundred U.S. dollars in small [____]?


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


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


26. Tom had stayed up watching movies and _____ this morning. 


27. An American may have great difficulty [____] a Chinese from a Japanese. To westerners, they are both Asian.


28. I seem to have a fever. May I have a [____] to take my temperature?


29. He [____] that he didn’t want to join the flashy fraternity of executives who dominated the industry.


30. In the past year I have developed an important relationship with my [____].


31. Japan and France are in [____].


32. Jason [____] a moment before replying because he was not sure how to respond to the interviewer’s question.


33. More fathers are becoming aware of their responsibilities to their families. They feel now they must get [____] to help raise their children.


34. Unlike other springs locations, Taian Hot Springs is relatively serene, with no more than six large-scale resorts in the area, so the place is not as [____] as Wulai and Beitou.


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


36. The personnel office has made a [____] effort to make itself more efficient in responding to employees’ need.


37. Tammy often [____] music from the Internet to her MP3 player.


38. A cat got into the kennel last night and created a tremendous _____.


39. Many people say couples tend to resemble each other. It seems that the longer they stay together, _____ they will become.


40. The _____ shows that Mary stole her friend’s computer.


41. The young girl started to panic when she _____ a man approaching her in the dark.


42. Maria is shouting _____ excitement because she just won the first prize.


43. Hsin-chu Science Park [____] at the eastern suburb of Hsin-chu City.


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


45. My father can speak both English and German _____.


46. Nonsmokers who must [____] inhale the air polluted by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers themselves.


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


48. The reporter [____] from the principal’s speech that he intended to resign.


49. I ordered a pizza and asked it to be [____] to my office.


50. Bad habits usually result [____] bad health. Thus if you want to be in a good shape, you need to get rid of some habits.