1. I will be sure to let you know about future promotional _____ for your business in Thompson.


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


3. After years of trying, the couple have finally [____] the fact that they will never have their own children. They decided to adopt one.


4. The students were completely [____] about their graduation trip because the school wanted it to be a surprise.


5. Since the economy is improving, many people are hoping for a [____] in salary in the coming year.


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


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


8. A:Tom, you are looking down today. Is something wrong?B: Yes. I had a quarrel with a colleague.A: [____] What did you quarrel about? B: I don't want to talk about it.


9. John: Could you please mail this letter for me?Mary: I am sorry. I can’t because I have a lot of work to do now.John: That’s all right. [____]


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


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


12. Most taxi drivers in Kinmen prefer to ask for a [____] fare rather than use the meter.


13. The children were [____] loud [____] I couldn’t hear you.


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


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


16. If you are afraid of height, you should not try [____].


17. It was very much _____ my disappointment that they lost the game. 


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


19. The gentleman [____] the lady to the door of her flat and kissed her good night.


20. A:Are you available tomorrow afternoon? I want to bring my project to your office. B: [____] Please email it to me.A: That's a good idea. Thanks.


21. A:“I’m afraid I don’t have time to meet you today.”B:[____]


22. 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.


23. John, please remember [____] off the lights when you leave.


24. People all consider [____] wise to start to learn a foreign language at an early age.


25. These trainings will [____] you to find a job in one of the banks.


26. Your car will be [____] away if you park it here without permission.


27. 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 [____].


28. You owe me a/an [____] for not giving me a helping hand when needed.


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


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


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


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


33. While courts in the U.S. generally favor the mother in the event of a divorce, Taiwan family and divorce laws will grant custody to the father, [____] some other agreement is reached.


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


35. In yesterday’s protest, the demonstrators [____] leaflets of their claims against air pollution to passers-by.


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


37. A: Excuse me. Is this the investment consulting service?B: [____]


38. Public [____] to voting is a problem in many democratic countries with low turnouts in elections.


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


40. Mary’s watch is as expensive as her husband’s. Her father’s watch is [____] theirs.


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


42. Let us speculate who [____]


43. We [____] the fine weather to go fishing.


44. It was a _____ that the little boy survived the plane crash.


45. Do you know [____]?


46. The corporation began sponsoring charity events so that its public image [____].


47. A dissident strove to seek political [____] upon his arrival at the United States.


48. He has to send his mother to the hospital immediately since she is [_____] a serious flu.


49. Although the leader sometimes tends to [____] the situation, the team works well together.


50. He didn’t know the word, chic, and [____].