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1 Studies show that ______ are easily passed from one person to another by failure to wash hands frequently. (A) Infect ( ) infectious 1.# (B) infections (!) infectin"

$y brother started wor%in" in the pi&&a business after ______ "raduated from colle"e. (A) himself ( ) he (B) his (!) him

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(he announce of the captain is that the airplane would be arri)in" in twenty minutes. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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+nderstand the interplay between money, interest rates, and debt could be useful. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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An anonymous pro)ided the money to build new medical facilities at the prison. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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(he enclosed brochure e/plains how, ______ can file a claim quic%ly and easily. (A) who ( ) which (B) one (!) this

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(he acti)ely of all license holders are re"ulated and super)ised by "o)ernment (A) a"encies. (B) ( ) (!)

1erb #.1 2e ______ all his money in bad stoc%s, and now he is flat bro%e. (A) in)estment ( ) in)ested #.# (B) in)estin" (!) in)estable

3hat they present in the boo% is a set of techniques that systematically ______ the learner for interaction with tar"et lan"ua"e spea%ers. (A) prepare ( ) prepares (B) preparin" (!) prepared

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It ta%en ten months of writin" and re)isin" to prepare a film script from the author4s (A) no)el. (B) ( ) (!)

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An independent poll showers that 5andall Straus is currently the most popular (A) politician in the state. (!) (B) ( )

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2er "oal to "et up and e/ercise in the mornin" before "oin" to wor%. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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(he marine biolo"ist ______ the lon" term memory of small whales. (A) to in)esti"ate ( ) is bein" in)esti"ated (B) had been bein" in)esti"ate (!) has been in)esti"atin"

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6bject '.1 6ne way to reduce ______ in the ban%in" industry would be to eliminate "o)ernment in)ol)ement. (A) onfusin" ( ) '.# onfuse (B) onfused (!) onfusion

3hen the man said he had no license, the cop "a)e ______ a searchin" loo%. (A) he ( ) him (B) his (!) himself

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(he position will offer the opportune for "rowth in a hi"hly professional (A) ( ) (!) (B) en)ironment alon" with competiti)e compensation.

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Althou"h she failed to perform well in her classes, she mana"ed to earn hi"h on the (A) tests. (B) ( ) (!)

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7ew computer technolo"y ma%es possible for anyone to calculate payroll ta/es with (A) relati)e ease. (!) (B) ( )

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Since 5osilyn wor%s from home, she rents office space when she needs a placement (A) to meet clients. (B) ( ) (!)

omplement *.1 6nce a position becomes )acancy, the post is initially ad)ertised internally. (A) *.# (B) ( ) (!)

(he natural hot sprin"s are an ______ enjoyed by thousands of tourists e)ery year. (A) Attraction ( ) attractin" (B) attracti)e (!) attract

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ontinuin" education is crucial for %eepin" abreast of the chan"es in technolo"y and stayin" ______ in business. (A) compete ( ) competiti)e (B) competin" (!) competiti)eness

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It is _____ for parents to become upset when their children cry. (A) normali&e ( ) normal (B) normally (!) norm

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6ne way for car rental companies to earn hi"her profits would be _____ customer ser)ice. (A) to impro)e ( ) to be impro)in" (B) will impro)e (!) ha)in" been impro)ed

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$any youn" families are findin" it difficulty to purchase a home in today4s (A) (B) ( ) (!) economic climate.

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She wor%ed ______ for si/ hours, until the conference call came throu"h. (A) interrupted ( ) interruption (B) interrupts (!) uninterrupted

Chapter 2 Verb Structure 1 (ransiti)e )erb 8 intransiti)e )erb 1.1 3e will discuss o)er the difficulties of introducin" fle/time in the production (A) department. 1.# $r. !a)id, who will "raduate colle"e ne/t Au"ust, has already written to forty9fi)e (A) (!) 1.' (hey _____ o)er the mar%etin" strate"y for se)eral hours before they a"reed on a course of action. (A) ar"ued ( ) ad)ocated 1.* (B) asserted (!) alle"ed (B) ( ) companies see%in" employment. (B) ( ) (!)

+nfortunately, as you can see, the decline was not maintained and o)er the ne/t si/ (A) ( ) (!) (B) months inflation raised sli"htly and reached :; by 1::-.

0 answer <lease answer to the question in the space pro)ided below. approach As you approach to the intersection, turn left. as% (he two parties reached at an a"reement late last ni"ht. attend I4m so happy that you are finally "oin" to marry with him.

await If you are "oin" to attend in the seminar, you must first si"n the list. discuss I told to him that I would await for his reply before hirin" a new e/plain wor%er. enter I tried to e/plain on the formula, but she just couldn4t "et it.

reach $y father always told me to obey to the police. marry After you enter into the ele)ator, push the button mar%ed 1=th floor. obey (hat "irl really resembles after her mother in that picture. resemble I can4t belie)e that she actually sur)i)ed from the plane crash. sur)i)e tell

(he boss depends on me to %eep him informed about production complain about le)els. (he depend on mana"er said that he can4t reply to all of the newcomer4s questions. dispose of at All you people do is complain about the problems you4re ha)in". %noc% listen to point to>at? reply to search for

Au/iliary )erb #.1 (he editorial pa"e is where writers can _____ how they really feel about the issues. (A) indicati)e ( ) indicator #.# (B) indicatin" (!) indicate

(he search committee will re)iews each prospecti)e employee4s wor% history. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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I thin% that what we must done now is concentrate our efforts on both the home and (A) (B) ( ) (!)

the forei"n mar%ets. ' (o infiniti)e '.1 (he stoc% mar%et continues to ad)ancin" in spite of wea% economic indicators. (A) '.# (B) ( ) (!)

!a)id hopes to recei)ed a promotion at his ne/t performance appraisal in @une. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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<lease ta%e time for re)iew the information that was handed out last wee%. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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6ur unrelentin" focus on reducin" costs and our ability ______ economies of scale are payin" off. (A) le)era"in" ( ) to le)era"e (B) is le)era"ed (!) le)era"e

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lients may call the customer ser)ice number at corporate headquarters ______ international shipments. (A) to trac% ( ) trac%ed (B) trac%able (!) trac%in"

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(he on)ention enter e/pects hire ten part9time waiters plus an assistant chef by (A) the end of ne/t wee%. (!) (B) ( )

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(o business in the country, the company should ne"otiate a joint )enture with a (A) (!) (B) ( ) local distributor.

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6ur in)estment counselors help our customers matchin" stoc% funds to their (A) (!) (B) ( ) indi)idual needs.

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(he seminar will teach participants ______ to analy&e the financial stability of any business. (B) who (!) why

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<articiple *.1 (his seminar will be )ideotaped for those who are unable to attend but are (A) (!) *.# (he chemical processed plant %ept production costs to a minimum by ne"otiatin" (A) lon" contracts. (!) (B) ( ) (B) ( ) interestin" in the information.

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B)en astute customers sometimes ha)e difficulty distin"uishin" between le"itimate (A) (!) (B) ( ) sales pitches and e/a""eratin" claims.

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(he ______ protection pro)ided by our newly desi"ned computer case ma%es transportin" your laptop effortless. (A) parallel (B) parallelin" ( ) parallelism

(!) unparalleled *.5aul rarely answers the telephone, _______ to let his answerin" machine record a messa"e instead. (A) prefer (B) preferrin" ( ) preference (B) preferable <assi)e )oice -.1 !etecti)e Sunil is )ery ______ by recent de)elopments in the in)esti"ation. (A) perple/in" (B) perple/ed ( ) perple/edly (C) perple/ity -.# $r. 2wan" is hopin" to be promotion to )ice9president of mar%etin" by the end of (A) (!) -.' (he terms of this limited warranty are ne"ated if the product used for commercial (A) purposes. (!) (B) ( ) (B) ( ) his fifth year with the company.

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A contract of that si&e would be handled of corporate headquarters. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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(he date for the new product launch has be delayed because of problems in (A) production. (!) (B) ( )

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(he re"ulations "o)ernin" airline safety standards for domestic fli"hts were (A) ti"htenin" si/ years a"o. ( ) (!) (B)

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$any jobs at the auto manufacturin" plant ha)e been _____ by robots. (A) replace (B) replaced ( ) replacin" (!) replacement

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Swit&erland is not cheap, but ine/pensi)e lod"in" ______ at youth hostels and pensions. (A) be found (B) had found ( ) may ha)e found (!) can be found

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After e/aminin" the carpet, the decorator disco)ered that it was not the color he (A) ori"inally was ordered. ( ) (!) (B)

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onsumers are ad)isor to "o to used electronics stores for bar"ains before in)estin" (A) (B) ( ) (!)

in a costly new appliance.

ondition ..1 (he committee su""ested that the new policy incorporates throu"hout the company. (A) ..# (B) ( ) (!)

I would ha)e "one to the conference, ______ to reschedule my meetin". (A) if I am able (B) would I be able ( ) if I had been able (!) was I able

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I wish I ______ the meetin" this mornin" (A) attend (B) attended ( ) can attend (!) could attended

Chapter 3 Preposition 1 !ifference between the preposition and conjunction 1.1 (he office appeared to be lar"er ______ it was painted a li"hter color. (A) after (B) abo)e ( ) durin" (!) amon" 1.# (he olombia offee ompany reported a D#=,=== loss in earnin"s last quarter (A) ( ) 1.' (!) (B) because the risin" price of coffee.

!espite a lar"e firm may be more presti"ious, a sole practitioner many times (A) (!) (B) ( ) pro)ides better and more personali&ed le"al counsel.

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As Bla%e was lea)in" the office, his secretary chased after _______ with an important phone messa"e. (A) him (B) himself ( ) his (!) he

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Bach country has an assessor who fi/es the )alue of all real property subject to (A) ta/able. (!) (B) (B)

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(he purpose of this letter is to tell you about an e/citin" new open at Benison Inc. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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(here is no one who will not benefit from an in)estin" in the bond mar%et durin" (A) (B) ( ) (!) times of hi"h interest rates.

Basic rule #.1 (he old9fashioned delicatessen _______ the street has become a popular place for lunch. (A) durin" (B) inside ( ) from (!) across #.# 2is teachers said that he was an e/cellent student all _____ school. (A) around (B) toward ( ) throu"h (!) about

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$ana"ement will meet _____ the 7ew Eor% office to discuss $r. 6rte"aFs proposed reor"ani&ation plan. (A) of (B) for ( ) in (!) to

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$s. A)ery has collected hand9crafted furniture _____ all o)er Germany for twenty years. (A) in (B) about ( ) from (!) on

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(he 7i"eria9based financial company mana"es ______ twenty and thirty different mutual funds. (A) near (B) about ( ) below (!) between

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(he meetin" was postponed beyond further notice, because the manufacturin" plant (A) had an emer"ency. ( ) (!) (B)

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2e ma%es e/tra money ______ sellin" photo"raphs of community e)ents to the local newspaper. (A) in (B) by ( ) for (!) after

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2e announced the decision to offer @ohn the partnership ______ the commencement of the three9day partner4s retreat. (A) alon" (B) of ( ) at (!) to

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(he third part _____ the current business plan focuses on o)erseas e/pansion. (A) with

(B) to ( ) on (!) of #.1= $r. Bonner misplaced the file containin" the resumes _______ his afternoon inter)iews. (A) around (B) on ( ) by (!) for #.11 3ithin the company4s policy of matchin" funds, retirement contributions could soon (A) (!) #.1# $olly usually eats a li"ht brea%fast behind "oin" to wor% and then has a cup of (A) (!) #.1' (his notice pro)ides information around your ri"hts and responsibilities under the (A) (B) ( ) (!) company4s new pension policy. #.1* $any companies are imposin" stern disciplinary measures on employees who use e9 (A) ( ) (A) (B) (!) #.1. +ntil most "arden plants, "arlic should be planted in the fall, not the sprin". (A) (B) ser)ice. (A) in (B) at ( ) on (!) to ( ) (!) #.10 In an effort to cut bac% _____ costs, many airlines ha)e discontinued full9meal ( ) ( ) (!) mail and the Internet for personal use beside office hours. #.1- 6)er normal operatin" conditions, natural "as burns cleanly and safely, producin" heat, carbon dio/ide, and water )apor. (B) ( ) coffee and a dou"hnut later. (B) ( ) amount to a considerable sum.

#.1A (he recently reno)ated hotel offers many amenities includin" a swimmin" pool and (A) ( ) ' ollocation '.1 (he recent mo)e offers 3illiam the opportunity for an impro)ed quality _____ life. (A) in (B) of ( ) from (A) before '.# (he "olf course is rated one of the most difficult _______ the professional tour. (A) near (B) at ( ) aside (!) on '.' I am sendin" the enclosed pac%a"e with the hope that you will handle its contents _____ care. (A) with (B) for ( ) o)er (!) by '.* (he reconnaissance aircraft has an infrared camera for ta%in" photo"raphs ____ ni"ht. (A) on (B) at ( ) in (!) of '.<lease consult _____ the shift mana"er of you ha)e a problem with the cash re"ister. (A) from (B) for ( ) with (!) amon" '.. (o ensure accurate information, the newspaper reporter insisted _____ conductin" the inter)iew himself. (A) on (!) (B) a rooftop restaurant a )iew of the city.

(B) from ( ) of (!) to '.0 '.A (he transportation authority )oted to e/tend the subway amon" the adjacent town. (A) (A) '.: (B) (B) ( ) (!) ( ) (!) (he ancer 5esearch Institute applied to "rant money that was offered by se)eral pharmaceutical companies. It is estimated that alcohol and dru" abuse costs businesses billions of dollars by (A) (B) ( ) (!) absenteeism and lost producti)ity. '.1= $r. !a)id has become a popular politician partly because he has made himself (A) )isible for the public. (!) '.11 onsumers are worried _____ the dan"ers of air ba"s inflatin" in automobiles. (A) from (B) instead of ( ) about (!) around Chapter 4 Conjunction 1 oordination 1.1 (he distributors fully understand the contract but are willin" to abide by the terms (A) (!) 1.# 1.' (he company spo%esperson would not confirm the story and deny it. (A) (A) or (B) unless ( ) but (!) until (B) ( ) (!) $arie usually buys a su"ar dou"hnut, _____ today she is only buyin" coffee. (B) ( ) controllin" their business acti)ities. (B) ( )

Subordination #.1 Cran% was ecstatic after finishin" the race _____ he had set a new record. (A) because (B) unless ( ) but (!) that #.# (he publishin" company did not obtain e/clusi)e use of the material, ____ it was assured that it would not be published in Bn"land. (A) either (B) whereupon ( ) althou"h (!) plus #.' (he company meetin" lasted for o)er fi)e hours, ______ there was nothin" particularly contro)ersial on the a"enda. (A) that (B) besides ( ) in addition (!) e)en thou"h #.* B/pensi)e _______ the car was, 5obin nonetheless decided to buy it. (A) that (B) as ( ) if (!) li%e #.#.. #.0 (he wind blew a power line down, or all power was lost in the office. (A) (B) (A) (B) ( ) ( ) (!) (!) $r. <eleteri was so ner)ous while he put the wron" file in his briefcase. (he school offers a mana"ement de"ree for professionals see%in" "raduate le)el education _______ continuin" their normal jobs. (A) while (B) howe)er ( ) whereby (!) both #.A (he tele)ision reporter qualified his statement ______ he continued on with the ne/t topic. (A) before

(B) until ( ) amon" (!) durin" ' orrelati)es '.1 (he inflatable boats are appro/imately three meters lon" and are recommended for ______ ocean and fresh water. (A) neither (B) that ( ) both (!) but '.# $ost new cars today either include impro)ed safety features ______ allow buyers to add them. (A) and (B) on ( ) or (!) for '.' (hey had _____ @apanese nor German translation ser)ices at the symposium. (A) both (B) neither ( ) either (!) nor Chapter 5 Agreement 1 Subject and )erb a"reement 1.1 All pro"rams and their respecti)e rates, terms, and conditions ______ subject to chan"e or modification. (A) be (B) is ( ) are (!) been 1.# (his is a short9term nonrenewable policy which terminate at the end of the term (A) co)era"e. (!) 1.' Another ambitious proposal to impro)e semiconductor desi"n were offered by the (B) ( ) anadian (rade

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research and de)elopment team. 1.* (he office mana"er, as well as the secretaries, ha)en4t returned the supplier4s phone (A) call. 1.7either the boss nor his wor%ers wants to hire temporary employees for special (A) projects. 1.. An increasin" number of wor%ers doesn4t want to wor% o)ertime without recei)in" (A) e/tra payment. 1.0 +nder"round par%in" is a)ailable for e)eryone who display a con)ention par%in" (A) (!) 1.A (here is lots of romantic si"hts to see in $aui. (A) # (B) ( ) (!) (B) ( ) stic%er in their car windows. (B) ( ) (!) (B) ( ) (!) (B) ( ) (!)

7oun and pronoun a"reement #.1 B)erybody has been aware of our efficient methods but )ery little has been done (A) about it. (!) #.# (ra)elers comin" from outside of Hu/embour" should contact its tra)el a"ents (A) (!) (B) ( ) directly to ma%e reser)ations for the festi)al. (B) ( )

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(here were _______ employees at the celebration dinner. (A) most (B) least ( ) much (!) many

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Get all the facts on9line usin" our twenty )olumes encyclopedia and hundreds of (A) databases. (B) ( ) (!)

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I declare that the information contained in ______ application is true to the best of my %nowled"e. (A) this (B) they ( ) these (!) those

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Bn)ironmental ne"otiators a"reed to a peculiar last9minute chan"es in the wordin" of (A) (B) ( ) (!) the new le"islation yesterday.

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<resent <erfect (ense 1.1 3hen our company has dissatisfy customers, we offer them a full refund (A) immediately. (!) 1.# Accordin" to a company spo%esperson, sales of the new athletic shoe _____ an all9 time hi"h. (A) reach (B) are reached ( ) ha)e reached (!) was reached (B) ( )

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(homas in)ested his bonus in the stoc% mar%et because it has been ______ so well. (A) performed (B) performance ( ) performin" (!) perform

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Glue has been the choice of leadin" manufacturers and craftsmen on more than thirty (A) years. (B) ( ) (!)

(ense a"reement #.1 $r. arlson returned the memo to his secretary after he _____ it. (A) si"nin" (B) si"n ( ) si"ns (!) si"ned

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$r. arter misses the board meetin" because his plane was "rounded by inclement. (A) weather. (B) ( ) (!)

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(here is no late admittance once the show ________. (A) will be"in (B) will ha)e be"un ( ) be"an (!) has be"un

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7o one seemed surprised that the plant was closin", as morale and quality _______ steadily. (A) is deterioratin" (B) are deteriorated ( ) will be deterioratin" (!) had been deterioratin"

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(he instructions ha)e been sent to a translation ser)ice and _____ by the end of the wee%. (A) should be finished (B) would ha)e finished ( ) ou"ht to finish (!) had to be finished

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A healthy ecosystem includes "reen )e"etation which %eeps the air we _____ clean. (A) breath (B) breathed ( ) breathless (!) breathe

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Annual re)iews will be "i)en to determine what salary increase each employee (A) recei)e in the ne/t year. (!) (B) ( )

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onrad 5ailroad _____ all of the Safety ommission4s recommendations by the end of the month. (A) to be implemented (B) had been implementin" ( ) ha)e been implemented (!) will ha)e implemented

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$ore than two hundred )olunteers _____ whales from coastal )iewpoints last year. (A) count (B) counted ( ) countin" (!) countable

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Adjecti)es modifyin" nouns 1.1 Sports brands often use tar"eted ad)ertisin" to communicate their stren"ths to ______ in)estors. (A) potentially (B) potential ( ) potentiality (!) potently 1.# (he citi&ens of Sprin"town will )ote to decide how best to meet their ______ water demands. (A) increase (B) increases ( ) increasin"ly (!) increasin"

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Buyers of automated business machines e/pect to ha)e a stron" ______ support networ% a)ailable. (A) technique (B) technician ( ) technical (!) technolo"y

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(he community "roup "enerated a li)ely ____ on whether to implement curfew laws. (A) discuss (B) discussed ( ) discussin" (!) discussion

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6fferin" %nowled"e recommendations to customers buyin" tennis equipment is an (A) (B) ( )

important part of a tennis professional4s job. (!) # <ossessi)e adjecti)e #.1 If you follow ____ interests, learnin" will always be enjoyable. (A) you (B) your ( ) yours (!) yoursel)es #.# <erry4s _____ of the meetin" was so thorou"h that Susan did not ha)e to add anythin". (A) summary (B) summari&e ( ) summari&in" (!) summari&ed

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Any destabili&in" chan"es could reawa%en fears that the countries are returnin" to (A) ( ) (!) (B) they old inflationary policies.

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(o help us %eep our costly down, the insurance company su""ested se)eral (A) (B) ( ) recommended suppliers. (!)

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(o ensure lon"9term success, a company must ha)e a thorou"h %nowled"e of ____ competition. (A) its (B) it4s ( ) itself

(!) it ' omparati)es and Superlati)es '.1 (he department mana"er selected se)eral proposals to ta%e a _____ loo% at. (A) closely (B) closest ( ) closer (!) closeness '.# (a%e the bus down Cifth A)enue I it is easier and just as fast a ta/i at rush hour. (A) '.' (B) ( ) (!)

(he (oronto metropolitan area pays hi"her rates to dispose of its "arba"e _____ most other lar"e cities. (A) howe)er (B) when ( ) than (!) while

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6ur newest fa/ machine is most than twice as fast as other currently a)ailable (A) machines. (B) ( ) (!)

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$ar"ie earned distinction and the ____ honors upon "raduatin" from colle"e. (A) hi"h (B) hi"her ( ) hi"hest (!) hi"hly

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(his festi)al is the much popular one of the year, and continues for three days. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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6n9line shoppin" is at its _____ when it offers a lar"e product selection that can be searched easily and quic%ly.

(A) "ood (B) better ( ) much better (!) best * !eterminers *.1 (he business needs printer that is fast, affordable, and does not require much space. (A) *.# (B) ( ) (!)

(he ad)ertisement should reach an estimated one million of people. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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!urable "oods orders rebounded in early $arch from their first decline in fourth (A) months. (B) ( ) (!)

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She made multiple copies of se)eral onference. (A) documents (B) documented ( ) documentin" (!) documentation

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Ad)erbs -.1 3hen competin" for the public4s attention, a firm4s messa"e must be _____ communicated. (A) efficiently (B) efficiency ( ) efficient (!) efficiencies

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(he company is committed to dealin" _____ with other or"ani&ations. (A) fair (B) fairly ( ) fairer (!) fairness

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Because of its location in the central business district, the residential apartment buildin" is an _____ desirable place to li)e. (A) e/treme (B) e/tremes ( ) e/tremely (!) e/tremist

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Bconomic indicators predict that the restaurant will do ____ well ne/t quarter. (A) e/ceptional (B) e/ception ( ) e/cept (!) e/ceptionally

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6nce a public relations a"ency too% o)er contact with the media, the company4s (A) ( ) (!) (B) ad)ertisin" dramatic impro)ed.

Chapter $ Confuse# %or#s 1 3ord choice I 7ouns 1.1 Apartments are e/pensi)e in this ____ because of their pro/imity to the la%e. (A) yard (B) land ( ) area (!) arena 1.# (he director continually pro)ides sound mana"ement decisions that earn him the

____ of his staff. (A) deli"ht (B) policy ( ) respect (!) quality 1.' $s. !allas was surprised to recei)e the bonus for the hi"hest sales _____. (A) quantity (B) proposal ( ) )olume (!) deli)ery 1.* (he desi"n ____ were )ery strict and the a"ency was unable to meet them. (A) specifications (B) specific ( ) specify (!) specifics

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Because of the _____ in demand for the product, mana"ement is studyin" the possibility of redesi"nin" the pac%a"e. (A) defiance (B) definition ( ) undermine (!) decline

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Haurel has a professional _____ ta%e pictures of her children once each year. (A) opportunist (B) photo"rapher ( ) ma"ician (!) instructor

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(he ru" desi"ner left the manufacture with the samples and returned to the hotel. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

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$i/corp belie)es that inno)ati)e production will sell well despite increasin" (A) competition. (B) ( ) (!)

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(he weather report is for clear sunny s%y without any si"n of rain. (A) (B) ( ) (!)

3ord hoice I 1erb #.1 (he staff apolo"i&ed for ____ his name from the list of re"istered participants. (A) contactin" (B) omittin" ( ) permittin" (!) authori&in"

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(he trainin" session will ____ new strate"ies for researchin" international competition. (A) e/pend (B) e/press ( ) e/pire (!) e/plore

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Anyone wishin" to apply for a credit card ____ he enclosed application form. (A) may be completin" (B) will ha)e completed ( ) should ha)e been completed (!) must complete

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(he boss ____ me to accompany her to the concert this Criday. (A) as%ed

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