READING TEST ee nn eee ener era Oe ee ee a fe ace ae targa) Pl ieee age ou Cee 101. The East River Gallery will be holding a 104. A amount of time and money was ‘special featuring the works of artists: ultimately wasted when the CEO decided not from the late nineteenth century. ‘to manufacture the products. (A) exhibits: (A) considerable {B) exhibition, (8) various: (Ch exhibitor (C) sequential (O)exhibitea (0) reported ; 102. Brochures on the employee pension plan are 105, The. interview of all that were available to. who make requests. conducted was by Justin Fuller, who was Or immediately offered a job. (@)them (A) impressive : (C)their (8) more impressive (O)those (C)asimoressive as (©) most impressive 103. In order to accommodate all of the new 7 ‘employees, the office space is going to be 4106, Book sales increased in the previous month tothe ith floor. with several novels selling thousands of (0) expanded copies. . {®) ranousted every : (O)leased apiece (O)repaired (Chalmost (©) approximately 110107. 108. 109. 110. mM. 112, More than one milion people _ become members of the company’s shopping club on its website (@) ordered (@) submitted (©) registered (O)contacted to Carmichael Industries has been expanding ___ a tremendous rate since the third ‘quarter of asl year. (@) with (®) for (at (Din The survey results showed that the firm's Customer Service Department was not (A) regards (®) regarded (©) regarcing (O)regara More than 500 employees were laid off yesterday because of ___being made in ‘the manufacturing sector. (A) transfers {8) opportunities {C) recessions (0) cutbacks ‘As soon as Mr. Winters walked into his office, the telephone started (A) rings: B) rang (ringing (D) was rung ‘The office workspace has been designed to enable the employees __their efficiency. (A) to maximize (8) maximization (©) for maximizing (0) maximized highly by the majority of its customers. 113, 114, 115. 116. 117. 118. The ___for the factory are being revised by the architect according tothe client's instructions. (A) blueprints @ transcripts (Oreceiots (0) referrals There are several people waiting in the lobby, most of whom have come to see the demonstration, (A) product (8) production (©) producer (0) producing ____ of the institute's students are offered jobs by employers before they even complete their studies. 1A) Each (8) Many (0) Little (0) Any Mr. Burgess rarely _ his employees, so they appreciated it when he told them they hhad done well (A) ignored (8) complimented (©) replied (0) approved ‘The cutlery manufactured by Martin, Inc. is known for maintaining its sharpness despite _usage. (A) repeated (®) obvious (C)infrequent (Djovert Ms, Jameson stated that the repairs at the shipyard would be completed by the end of the week at the A) late (@)lateness (©) latost (D)lately (GO OW TO THE NEXT PAGE119, The number of individuals running for mayor of the city rose to five after Tanya Wills announced her (A) intentional (6) Intending (Cintense (0) intentions, 120. The custodian must first__ the control panel from the back of the machine in order to gain access to its internal parts. @) remove (B) contact (©) produce (0) survey 4121, There is an error on the poster, so it must be changed and new must be printed no Jator than the weekend (A) some @ones (C) those (O)many 4122, Commercials air on the network only in between programs ___ interrupting the shows while they are ongoing. (A) besides. (8) therefore (©)rather than (O)asa result of 123. A spokesperson for the company that its CEO is going to announce his resignation this week. (A) rejected (8) approves (C)asked (O) denied 124, The printer__broke down, forcing Ms. Richards to call the service center to request arepairman. (A) abrupt (8) abruptly (C)abruptness (D) abruption 2 125. 126. 127. 128, 129. 130, Mr Willis was a consultant for Deacon Manufacturing __he accepted a job at a company overseas. (4) unt (hence (hasit (O)even ‘The storm knocked down power lines all over the city, __in more than 15,000 people losing electricity at their homes. (A) results (@) resulting (©) resulted (2) resolution More research needs to be conducted because the preliminary results are not (A) conclusion (8) concluded (C)conclusive (0) concluding Dr. West resigned her__at Central Hospital and opened a clinic of her own downtown, (A) position (8) duty (office (0) station Ms. Reading's upcoming business trip___ stops in Zurich, Athens, and Madrid during a two-week period, (A) require (@) will be required (Chas required Owillrequire ____anews report, Symington Manufacturing is going to open a factory in the Richmond area, (@) With respect to ©) For example (©) In approval of (0) According toLatta ad Dine cate (ore gceicr lee ee May 13 Dear Ms. Hamilton, AS in our service contract, | am giving you written notice that ! would like to change the Wi. ‘supplias | receive from your company on a monthly basie. Ae of June 1, | want to double the of sugar that my store receives each week. In addition, | will require an increase of forty 1 percent in the flour shipment, Please let me know as soon as possible how that will change my monthly bill. If you foresee any problems in being abl to full my order, | request that you inform me in advance _.._me to make alternative arrarigennests. Sincerely, Bil Tuer Westman Café 131. (A) requires, 188, (A) There may be some other adjustments as (®)reauirement wel. (©) requiring (®) We'e pleased withthe qualty of sevice (O)required you provide. () Thank you for acknowledging all ot these changes. 132. (A) amount {D) | appreciate the discount that you're ®king gWing us. (©) number a oan) 194. (A) allow @)allowing (C)to allow (Owl allow 00W 70 TE NEXT PACE 113Questions 135-138 refer to the following artiole. ‘Summer Weather Ideal for Farmers: | Framingham (July 19) - The weather in the Framingham area has been so pleasant that local farmers say they expect record harvests of various fruits and vegetables. This summer, the weather has been mostly sunny, ___ there have been intermittent periods of ight rain. | ‘Thanks to the sunny weather, corn and wheat plants are growing high in the fields. Apples, peaches, and pears canbe seen In_on the farms where they are being raised as well. “We should have the best harvest ~ decades this year,” said farmer Eric Bright, “Let's just | hope this weather continues.” 135. (@) 50 187, (A) abundance (@)but (8) growth (C)for (O)ripeness O)or (O)consideration 436. (A) The resultis that farmers are concerned 138. (A)at about how their plants are growing, @with (©) Several vers and streams have flooded on the area due to the heavy downfalls. (O)along (©) More ofthis poor weather is expected to continue in the next few weeks. (0) This is unusual since the region normally gets thunderstorms during June and July. 114Questions 139-142 refer to the following notice. Streets Downtown to Be Closed to Traffic The Weymouth International Food Fair is going to be held this Saturday and Sunday on May 2 and 3. ‘The mayor has therefore __ that several streets downtown should be closed to 128. 78. vehicular traffic since even more people are expected this year, ‘The entre area arouna Bayside Park willbe off ____ to vehicles. This includes parts of Johnson 7 Street, Traveler Road, and Blossom Street. The restrictions will be in effect from 8 AM. to 6 PM, on both days. Police will be on hand to direct trafic. For a map of the area being __ of, a2, please vi it the city's website at www.weymouth. gov/intfoodtair. 139. (A) Last year's event attracted more than 141. (entry 20,000 people each day. ) limits (©) The date was determined since the (C)approach weather was expected to be pleasant (©) control then. (©) Food from more than thirty countries will be available for visitors to sample. 142. (A) close (0) Vendors interested in selling their wares (8) closure can stil reserve spots at the event. (©) closed (O) closes 140, (A) offered (8) chosen (O)selected (©) determined GO.0N TOTHE NEXT PAGE 115Questions 143-146 refer to the following memo. To: All Sta From: Melanie Thomas | Date: October 11 ‘As you may be aware, our fimis.one ofthe of he Richmond Museum of Natural History. c ‘The museums going tebe holding its annual funaising drive during the months of November | ‘and December. We encourage alll of you to donate any amount that you can. The museum will also hold a___auction in December. If you have any items you wish to a, donate to the auction, please speak with me. Finally, if any of you would like to become members of the museum or to___your current 108 memberships, you should do so before the year ends. _ You only have to pay 60% of the a6. regular price. 143. (A) visitors 4146. (A) We're looking forward to seeing you there. @) sponsors {@) The museum is located at 474 Exeter (C)oxhibitore Street. curators (©) You'll love all ofthe exhibits the museum has. Employees here qualify fora reduced rate. 144, (A) silence eek he @)silenced (silent (O}silently 145. (A) expand (@)renew (©cancel )approve 116