Question 1

The ___ nature of the advertisement made it very interesting.

Accepted Answer

symbolic

Answer

symbolize

Answer

symbol

Answer

symbolism

Question 2

My assistant usually ___ my mail.

Accepted Answer

answers

Answer

is answering

Answer

answer

Answer

has been answered

Question 3

The real estate market has suffered a ___ in recent years.

Accepted Answer

depression

Answer

depressed

Answer

depress

Answer

depressing

Question 4

___ I finish the meeting, I'll sign the papers.

Accepted Answer

As soon as

Answer

While

Answer

The sooner

Answer

Since

Question 5

We soon realized that our price was ___ high for the market.

Accepted Answer

too

Answer

far

Answer

such

Answer

much

Question 6

His financial ___ in recent years has led him to start new enterprises.

Accepted Answer

success

Answer

successful

Answer

successor

Answer

succeed

Question 7

It is essential that we ___ the statistics before we go to the meeting.

Accepted Answer

see

Answer

seen

Answer

seeing

Answer

saw

Question 8

Our company ___ with the firm since 1986.

Accepted Answer

has worked

Answer

is working

Answer

worked

Answer

have worked

Question 9

The report was ___ long that very few people would read it.

Accepted Answer

so

Answer

enough

Answer

such

Answer

too

Question 10

Mr Kim invited us  ___ his new plant.

Accepted Answer

to visit

Answer

visited

Answer

visit

Answer

visiting

Question 11

___ of the members voted for the reconstruction work.

Accepted Answer

None

Answer

Any

Answer

Anybody

Answer

Someone

Question 12

We discussed ___ extra help to get through the work.

Accepted Answer

hiring

Answer

hired

Answer

hired

Answer

to hire

Question 13

Ms Bradwell has ___ chair for the second time running.

Accepted Answer

been elected

Answer

be elected

Answer

being elected

Answer

elected

Question 14

___ workers were happy with the new schedule.

Accepted Answer

Most of the

Answer

Almost

Answer

The most

Answer

The most of

Question 15

False statistics were shown to ___ the investors.

Accepted Answer

deceive

Answer

deceiving

Answer

deceit

Answer

deception

Question 16

The movie was based ___ a true story.

Accepted Answer

on

Answer

at

Answer

with

Answer

in

Question 17

___ most of the applicants, she had a background in banking.

Accepted Answer

Unlike

Answer

Different from

Answer

Different

Answer

Unlikely

Question 18

My boss told me to give him a ___ this afternoon to call the warehouse.

Accepted Answer

reminder

Answer

memory

Answer

remembrance

Answer

recollection

Question 19

He not only owns this hotel ___ two others in Cameroon.

Accepted Answer

but also

Answer

and

Answer

as well

Answer

or

Question 20

Next time you go to New York, I ___ the Plaza Hotel.

Accepted Answer

recommend

Answer

confirm

Answer

compliment

Answer

praise

Question 21

The hotel has a ___ for local telephone calls.

Accepted Answer

charge

Answer

cost

Answer

payment

Answer

price

Question 22

A(n) ___ has been set on travel expenses this year.

Accepted Answer

limitation

Answer

conservation

Answer

reservation

Answer

invitation

Question 23

I kept the ___ in case I wanted to return the shirt.

Accepted Answer

receipt

Answer

recipe

Answer

recede

Answer

receive

Question 24

A(n) ___ of 60 employees was made after the merger.

Accepted Answer

reduction

Answer

induce

Answer

reduce

Answer

deduction

Question 25

Send me your discs because your computer program is ___ with mine.

Accepted Answer

compatible

Answer

competitive

Answer

compliant

Answer

competent

Question 26

26. The secretary told Mike he was in a meeting, ___ we knew he was in his office.

Accepted Answer

although

Answer

because

Answer

in spite of

Answer

since

Question 27

___ his appointment to Singapore, he had been working in Hong Kong.

Accepted Answer

Prior to

Answer

Answer

Earlier

Answer

Early

Question 28

We haven't found anyone to fill the position of computer technician ___.

Accepted Answer

yet

Answer

still

Answer

already

Answer

any more

Question 29

No matter how much criticism he received, Mr Jameson ___ his position to the end.

Accepted Answer

defended

Answer

defendant

Answer

defensive

Answer

defense

Question 30

___ he landed at the airport, he changed some money into local currency.

Accepted Answer

When

Answer

Because

Answer

Until

Answer

While

Question 31

We saved a lot of time after the production department cooperated ___ us .

Accepted Answer

with

Answer

from

Answer

of

Answer

to

Question 32

Our manager has started to ___ on office supplies.

Accepted Answer

economize

Answer

lessen

Answer

decrease

Answer

shorten

Question 33

I had the accountant ___ over the figures.

Accepted Answer

go

Answer

gone

Answer

going

Answer

to go

Question 34

I accepted my assistant's ___ for the mistake.

Accepted Answer

apologies

Answer

apologetically

Answer

apologize

Answer

apologetic

Question 35

Ms Carvela looks happy ___ she has started working in this department.

Accepted Answer

since

Answer

if

Answer

though

Answer

from

Question 36

Mr Toshiba has a choice of going to ___ London or New York.

Accepted Answer

either

Answer

both

Answer

or

Answer

neither

Question 37

At present, a tower extension ___ onto the hotel.

Accepted Answer

is being constructed

Answer

been constructed

Answer

has constructed

Answer

is constructing

Question 38

I provided a ___ for him when he applied for the job.

Accepted Answer

reference

Answer

difference

Answer

inference

Answer

conference

Question 39

We did not have ___ choice but to accept the offer.

Accepted Answer

any

Answer

not

Answer

some

Answer

none

Question 40

Mr Shimizu was ___ that his company would get the contract.

Accepted Answer

confident

Answer

consonant

Answer

confidant

Answer

competent

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