Part 6

Directions: Read the texts on the following pages. You will find a word or phrase missing in some
of the sentences. Below each of the sentences, four answer choices are given. Select the most
appropriate answer to complete the text. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer
sheet.
Questions 141 through 144 refer to the following letter.

Dear Mrs. Whitman,

I regret to inform you that your application for a government subsidized housing ------- has been
141. (A) permission
(8) loan
(C) affirmation
(D) agree

rejected. While we understand that you recently became unemployed, as a home owner who has
more than $10,000 dollars currently ------- in a bank account, you simply do not fit any of the basic
142. (A) withdrawn
(8) transfer
(C) deposited
(D) mortgage

criteria for a subsidized housing loan. However, as a single parent, if you are receiving no financial
support from the father of your children, you may qualify for child care assistance. I suggest that
you contact our office to make an appointment to discuss this further. The number to call for -------
143. (A) denomination
(8) consultation
(C) remittance
(D) talking

appointments is 023-445-4460. The phone line is operational between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. Please have your social security number on hand when you call. This ------- speed up the process.
144. (A) is helping
(8) helped
(C) will help
(D) used to help

Sincerely,

Clarence Dewitt

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 Questions 145 through 148 refer to the following article.

Over the last few months, we have received ------- letters from readers, asking us where they can
145. (A) much
(B) a lot of
(C) numbers of
(0) lots

buy some of the items that have been on display in the background of a number of our fashion
features. It almost seems that the furnishings and decorative items from those photo shoots have
. ------- interest than the clothes themselves.
146. (A) aroused more
(B) aroused
(C) provoked
(0) made more

For this reason you will notice that, starting on page 78 of this month's edition, we have introduced
a new feature entitled "Where can I buy...?" This new section will appear immediately after our
main fashion photo feature each month. We will be listing the designers and manufacturers for just
about everything you can see in each photo, and we will be giving you the numbers and websites you
need to find out more. Many of these items will be made available at a ------- to magazine subscribers.
147. (A) bargain
(B) price off
(C) major retailer
(0) discount

All the more reason to take out a subscription!

Take a ------- and let us know what you think.
148. (A) break
(B) time
(C) off
(0) look
Questions 149 through 152 refer to the following message.

To: Fiona Kim

From: Baljit Singh
Subject: Urgent Business

Ms. Kim:

I wish you to present yourself at my office at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. It has been ------- to my attention by
149. (A) made
(B) presented
(C) brought
(0) held

various members of staff that you have not been acting in a very cooperative manner of late, and I
feel we need to meet to discuss the -------. I was very surprised to hear this, and although I have
150. (A) circumstance
(B) situation
(C) development
(0) event

been ignoring it, hoping that this was a temporary matter, it has been going on long enough that I
think we need to talk.

I will not go into ------- in this memo, but needless to say we will be discussing three major incidents
151. (A) details
(B) information
(C) carefully
(0) in detail

which have caused us to lose important contracts. I have not yet decided what will happen to your
position at this company; it depends rather on the outcome of our meeting tomorrow and the outcome
of a second meeting that I will have with both of your ------- tomorrow afternoon.
152. (A) watchers
(B) foreman
(C) leaders
(0) supervisors

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