Eiken 2_2021_Fall

A: Do you think $400 will be _________ there days in New York? B: No, I think you’ll need at least $800. Hotels are expensive there.

George is respected by all the other people in the marketing department. Everyone in his section ____________ him for his wonderful ideas and hard work.

Shuntaro has always tried to help the other members of the chess club. He has been doing so ____________ since he become the club’s president earlier this year.

Johann’s hobby is ___________ music. He wrote a beautiful song for his wife’s birthday and played it on the piano at her birthday party.

Monica trained very hard for the state tennis champ longship. ____________ her efforts, she could not win.

Kate closed her bedroom window because the sound of the construction on her street was ____________ her.

Andy focused on ____________ for his science report. It was about how certain birds lost the ability to fry over millions of years.

Many people in the United State choose ___________ products instead of foreign ones so as to support American industry.

Victor cannot be captain of the badminton team anymore because be is too busy with his school work. Michael is going to _____________ as captain.

A: This car is great, but it cost too much money. B: Don’t worry, honey. Let me see if I can ____________ the car salesperson into giving us a discount, so we can buy it at cheaper price.

Joe made a web page to sell some of old items. He put pictures on the web page and wrote a detailed ____________ of each item.

A: I’m going to be away next week, so please ___________ your assignment to Ms. Edwards. B: OK, Professor Clifton. I’ll give it to her as soon as I’m done.

A: Janet is always complaining about her job. B: Yeah, I’m getting ___________ of it. I wish she’d stop.

This morning, Mr. Ikeda was tired at work he _____________ all night taking care of his baby girl.

A: I can’t get the Internet to work. B: You need to _____________ that blue cable to the computer. Then it should work.

Carrie wants her children to speak more ____________, so she often reminds them to say “please” and “thank you” to other people.

If Tom’s grandparents __________ a computer last year, they’d still be using their old typewriter.

The police had ___________ that showed the man had robbed the bank. His face could be seen on a video taken by the bank’s security cameras.

During his lifetime, the scientist made outstanding contributions to the study of the solar system, to say __________ of his research in physic.

Lisa and her brother had an ___________ about whose turn it was to wash the dishes. They each thought that they were the one who had done it last time.