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Taiwan was called "Isla Formosa" by ___ Dutch ___ first Presidential election was March 23, 1997. There are many ___ earthquakes in Taiwan every year. Taiwan has ___ strong economy. ___ Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. Taiwan is ___ island. ___ large mountain range runs down the center of Taiwan. Taiwan is ___ industrialised country. Taiwan is ___ tropical island. ___ language and culture of Taiwan is Chinese. Another name for Taiwan is ___ Republic of China. Taiwan is ___ democratic country. Chinese New Year is ___ important holiday in Taiwan. Taiwan has ___ population of 22,000,000 people. ___ Tropic of Cancer crosses Taiwan. This is ___ easy question. Please speak ___ little louder. May I have your ___ phone number? I have never seen ___ UFO. May I ask you ___ question? David is ___ best student in our class. What is ___ name of the next station? He has ___ my car today.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate personal pronouns and possessives. 1. Mum, have you seen __________ money-box? I'd like to put a couple of coins in. 2. "She met a boy yesterday, and says that she loves __________ deeply." "__________ can't love __________ deeply! __________ only met yesterday! 3. This is Tom, and this is __________ father. 4. "Is there anything __________ can do to help you" "No, there isn't anything you can do to help __________." 5. That dog is almost never in __________ kennel. __________ doesn't like __________. 6. Peter and __________ family do not live in London. __________ say that __________ is too big a city for __________. 7. Can you lend __________ __________ rubber, please? I've lost mine. 8. __________ house is very small, but comfortable. We love __________. 9. __________ son is a very bad student, but __________ daughter is brilliant. We wish __________ would study harder. 10. "Please send __________ a postcard when you are on holiday?" "Don't worry, mum and dad. We'll send __________ one." 11. __________ is raining cats and dogs, so __________ had better stay at home. We can go to the cinema tomorrow. 12. "Where shall I put this book?" "Put __________ on the table, please." 13. "I've just bought some big ice-creams for lunch, mum." "Put __________ in the fridge, sweetheart."

14. "Is this __________ pen, Peter?" "No, __________ isn't __________. __________ is __________." "Where is __________, then?" "__________ is on the floor!" "OK! Thank you." 15. This is a picture of __________ house. We've been living there since 1999. 16. "How do you know that your neighbours are at home?" "Because __________ car is over there." 17. "Where is __________ sister, Paul?" "__________ sister is at home. __________ is studying for an exam. Would you like me to tell __________ something when I get home?" 18. "John and __________ family do not live here any longer." "Where do __________ live now?" 19. "This table has a missing leg." "Here is __________ leg." 20. "Can __________ give __________ a glass of water, please? I'm very thirsty." "Yes, of course."