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Evaluation 2
1. Increased participation in joint projects _______ that the companies will both profit from the effort
of hard work.

(A) imply (B) was implied

(C) implies (D) have implied

2. All candidates should take care that they are properly _______ when they have a job interview.

(A) dress (B) dresses

(C) dressed (D) to dress

3. Mr. Black _______ for the Pearson Pharmaceutical Company for 15 years by the time he retires this
May.

(A) has been working (B) will have worked

(C) was working (D) works

4. The supervisor _______ our company 10 years ago after de decided to retire from military service.

(A) joins (B) joined

(C) has joined (D) joining

5. The executive committee meeting is _______ held on the last Friday of each month.

(A) ever (B) once

(C) yet (D) usually

6. Unfortunately, several of the board members have strongly _______ several provisions of the
expansion proposal.

(A) critical (B) criticism

(C) criticality (D) criticized

7. The technician believes that the photocopier keeps overheating because the cooling fan inside the
unit was badly _______.

(A) designs (B) designing

(C) designed (D) design

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8. The Board _______ Mr. Coughlin’s idea and chose Ms. Bower’s instead.

(A) rejected (B) rejecting

(C) reject (D) were rejected

9. Parenting Today is a magazine _______ monthly by the Association of Concerned Mothers.

(A) are distributed (B) will distributed

(C) distributes (D) distributed

10. Ms. Stein is familiar with the most important issues _______ in the upcoming litigation.

(A) are involved (B) involving

(C) involvement (D) involved

11. We need to maintain high standards to keep customers _______ with our service.

(A) satisfaction (B) satisfy

(C) satisfyingly (D) satisfied

12. There was _______ agreement on several of the points under discussion, which is very unusual at
board meetings.

(A) striking (B) strike

(C) strikes (D) struck

13. We look forward to _______ you and your family during your vacation in Thailand this summer.

(A) serve (B) served

(C) has served (D) serving

14. Teachers are expected to _______ at least thirty minutes before the start of classes to clock in and
prepare for their lessons.

(A) arrives (B) arrive

(C) arrived (D) arriving

15. In the event of employment, false or misleading information _______ in this job application may
result in dismissal.

(A) had given (B) gave

(C) was given (D) given

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16. The Happy Land Amusement Park is one of the most _______ tourist attraction in the world.

(A) received (B) admitted

(C) adopted (D) visited

17. The director assured the client that the staff was doing everything possible to _______ the
production deadline.

(A) meet (B) meeting

(C) met (D) be met

18. Of all the people I have worked for, Mrs. Smith has been my most _______ supervisor.

(A) demanding (B) demand

(C) demands (D) demandingly

19. The _______ of heavy equipment should left to professionals because of the safety regulations.

(A) operate (B) operation

(C) operated (D) operator

20. The indicated prices seem high, but it can be expected that _______ are open to further
negotiation.

(A) them (B) they

(C) their (D) themselves

21. The committee will offer a special program of _______ for the participants’ free time.

(A) activeness (B) actively

(C) active (D) activities

22. I have not yet had the opportunity to review the company’s proposal _______, but it has already
been submitted to Mr. Shahein.

(A) me (B) mine

(C) my (D) myself

23. Desert Industries will be accepting _______ of used business textbooks from students.

(A) donating (B) donates

(C) donated (D) donations

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24. Our visit to the power plant was very pleasant, with the supervisor _______ welcoming us upon our
arrival.

(A) he (B) his

(C) him (D) himself

25. The uniform adds a sense of _______ to the work place.

(A) sophistication (B) sophisticated

(C) sophisticate (D) sophisticates

26. Mr. Smith has just been appointed to a prestigious position in _______ at Johnson Advertising.

(A) manager (B) managing

(C) management (D) manage

27. When delivering a speech in front of a large crowd, _______ is advisable to rehearse your lines first
in front of your friends.

(A) there (B) what

(C) which (D) it

28. The firm recently hired a number of accountants to fill positions _______ require them to write
monthly financial and expense reports.

(A) that (B) they

(C) whose (D) those

29. Your website will remain current and competitive in the market _______ the information is
updated regularly.

(A) whereas (B) as long as

(C) in case (D) unless

30. Check our website for _______ information regarding flight schedules during irregular airline
operations.

(A) almost (B) quite

(C) a lot (D) more

31. Demand for domestic products has increased, _______ in the area of electronic goods.
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(A) hardly (B) scarcely

(C) especially (D) habitually

32. We provide doctors with instant access to patients’ medical histories _______ computer linkups.

(A) into (B) above

(C) through (D) down

33. Any graduate students _______ research paper is selected for publication in a journal will receive a
scholarship.

(A) that (B) which

(C) who (D) whose

34. Children below the age 13 are not allowed inside the movie house _______ accompanied by an
adult.

(A) but (B) unless

(C) otherwise (D) without

35. Jobs in the news industry require writers to meet _______ deadlines.

(A) tight (B) tightly

(C) tightest (D) tightness

36. This year’s college football games were _______ more exciting to watch than last year’s.

(A) far (B) so

(C) very (D) real

37. The product will be shipped _______ 72 hours upon placement of order, or your money will be
promptly returned.

(A) during (B) upon

(C) within (D) toward

38. Many restaurants offer fixed-price courses that make the meal less costly _______ it each dish were
ordered separately.

(A) else (B) whereas

(C) rather (D) than

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39. According to news reports, the financial condition of Network Technology is _______ than its
annual report indicated.

(A) weaker (B) weak

(C) weaken (D) weakness

40. Some cable services offer 1.5-megabyte or higher access for as _______ as $40 a month, but there
are some restrictions regarding service.

(A) little (B) short

(C) scarce (D) rare