GRAMMAR EXERCISE

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. When you need supplies,..........a request with the office manager.
A. filling B. fell C. fallen D. file
2. The bell captain suggested that more porters..........hired.
A. are B. have C. be D. do
3. The last train to Hamburg..........at 10:30.
A. depart B. departs C. to depart D. departing
4. The vice-president will be seated .......... the chairman at the banquet.
A. as B. by C. to D. from
5. The manager got his staff .......... last weekend.
A. to work B. was working C. workable D. worked
6. The newspaper expects circulation .......... next year.
A. to ascend B. to increase C. to escalate D. to raise
7. The head of operations .......... to the management convention.
A. going B. are going C. go D. is going
8. Reductions in the budget require us .......... our costs for international travel.
A. limits B. to limit C. limiting D. limit
9. The ticketholders may be .......... about the change in date.
A. confusing B. confuse C. confused D. confuses
10. Ms. Mosley is .......... member of our advertising team.
A. creative B. most creative C. more creative D. the most creative
11. At midnight, the second shift of security guards .......... . on duty.
A. coming B. to come C. comes D. come
12. Ms. Najar wants to .......... the costs by tonight.
A. final B. finalize C. finally D. finality
13. Ms. Yu has suggested ..........more reservation clerks.
A. hire B. hiring C. hired D. to hire
14. A customer service representative .......... at our catalogue number.
A. always is available B. is always available
C. is available always D. being always available
15. Can you meet with us .......... 11:00?
A. on B. for C. at D. in
16. The manager suggested .......... a research team.
A. organized B. organizing
C. organizes D. to organize
17. The receptionist .......... a message if you do not answer your phone.
A. takes B. took C. take D. taken
18. A list of compatible software .......... with your new computer.
A. includes B. is included C. is including D. included
19. The price of all cruises.......... airfare and all transfers.
A. to include B. includes C. including D. include
20. .......... we were late, we could not enter the conference hall.
A. Although B. Because C. Therefore D. However
21. Hotel employees are..........to knock before entering the rooms.
A. requited B. required C. requisite D. repulsed
22. Visitors are reminded..........name tags at all times.
A. to wear B. wear C. be worn D. is wearing
23. Mr. Nolde called to cancel his..........
A. notebook B. calendar C. appointment D. notice
24. A manager .......... new things from his or her staff.
A. can sometimes learn B. learning sometimes can
C. sometimes learn can D. sometimes can learning
25. The budget analysis is due .......... . Friday.
A. at B. from C. until D. on
26. Please use the, .......... envelope for your reply.
A. is enclosed B. enclose C. enclosing D. enclosed
27. We cannot ship the order now because our .......... is low.
A. invitation B. inventory C. invention D. invoice
28. The technicians in the research division .......... the process confidential.
A. is keeping B. are keeping C. to keep D. has kept
29. Our service technicians receive .......... training available.
A. better B. as good C. best D. the best
30. Your room has been reserved .......... two nights.
A. in B. for C. with D. at
31. The seminar was canceled because the invitations were not..........in time.
A. printer B. printed C. printing D. print
32. This product..........our most popular item.
A. always has considered been
B. has been always considered
C. has been considered always
D. has always been considered
33. Budget meetings are held .......... in the conference room.
A. rarely B. every'week C. always D. sometimes
34. An administrative assistant keeps an office running ..........
A. smooth B. smoothness C. smoothed D. smoothly
35. A record of complaints .......... kept in the purser's office.
A. are B. is C. were D. has
36. The person .......... lost a briefcase may claim it in the lobby.
A. whose B. which C. whom D. who
37. Salespeople .......... attract new clients receive a bonus.
A. whose B. which C. whom D. who
38. Many customers have requested that they .......... notice of our sales.
A. receive B. receives C. received D. receiving
39. The status report .......... the financial projections were both late.
A. or B. and C. but D. nor
40. The message is .......... Mr. Moriwaki's answering machine.
A. in B. of C. on D. to