PART 5. INCOMPLETE SENTENCES.

1. Many of the seminar attendees struggled to remain

7. We ______ had a problem with the packaging
awake and alert in the ________ hot machines last week.
conference room. (A) exactly
(A) indifferently (B) unfortunately
(B) unbearably (C) eventually
(C) miraculously (D) usually
(D) questionably 8. Despite the careful screening process for new
2. In an attempt to ________ the long wait employees, ______ had anywhere near the skill
experienced by customers, several new customer level of more experienced employees.
service representatives were hired.
(A) all
(A) elevate
(B) several
(B) excel
(C) many
(C) apply
(D) few
(D) alleviate
9. Mr. Connor ______ shows interest in his
3. Prior to the product launch, management had to workforce by offering some of the best benefits on the
provide additional training to ________ of the market.
sales force. (A) hardly
(A) much (B) precisely
(B) many (C) quickly
(C) several (D) certainly
(D) a few 10. ______ qualified candidates applied for the
4. Although the final report was submitted on time, position, so only one was called back for a second
________ the information had not been verified. interview.
(A) most of (A) Little
(B) mostly (B) Few
(C) almost (C) Few of
(D) most (D) Little of
5. We did not think that we would ________ be on 11. We have _____ to receive your payment for our
the front cover of a national business newspaper. services administered on September 14.
(A) like (A) yet
(B) well (B) so
(C) yet (C) still
(D) ever (D) though
6. It was known that workers who called in sick a 12. Our July promotion features a _______ fruit
basket on arrival and two free bottles of water daily.
great deal were evaluated ______ on their
performance reviews. (A) complementary
(A) poor (B) complimentary
(B) poorly (C) recommended
(C) poorest (D) supplementary
(D) poorer
13.The entire group performed ________, considering 17. After _________ mistakes when creating
the challenging circumstances and limited time invoices, we have decided to standardize the process.
available.
(A) momentary
(A) well (B) pertinent
(B) best (C) deliberate
(C) good (D) repeated
(D) better 18. While adults and children _________ enjoy our
14. If you are the last person to leave the office, do toy, we recommend that children only play with it in
not forget to close the door ____ on the way the company of their guardians.
out to ensure no one can break in. (A) alike
(A) secure (B) much
(B) secured (C) very
(C) secures (D) recently
(D) securely 19. It is _________ to imagine that only three years
ago our company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
15. Although our company is ______ new, each
member has had at least eight years of experience (A) difficult
running a company. (B) partial
(A) readily (C) completed
(B) fairly (D) recent
(C) likely 20. The committee was formed ______ to ensure that
(D) recently matters within the company were settled in an
unbiased manner.
16. Despite being an _________ salesman, Chuck
Stevens still attends training seminars to improve his (A) specify
techniques. (B) specific
(A) experiencing (C) specifically
(B) experienced (D) specified
(C) experience
(D) experiences
.