1. Soaring fuel prices have.........................to manufacturers seeking raw meterials from less remote suppliers.

a)     contributed

b)    contributions

c)     contribute

d)    contributor

2.................working with the research department some of the time, the marketing team comes up with fresh ideas for the company's new ads.

a)     by

b)    during

c)     because

d)    so that

3. Employee accounts and other...............paperwork must be stored under lock and key in the main office.

a)     achievable

b)    related

c)     alike

d)    interested

4. Please omit..............details when you are reported the findings revealed at the sysmposium.

a)     decreased

b)    insufficient

c)     incidental

d)    prerequisite

5. Once a written...............has been provided to the secretary, she can pass on the information to Mr.Oliveri.

a)     estimate

b)    guess

c)     suggestion

d)    judgment

6. There will be a panel...................of pharmaceutical company spokesperson and consumer advocates to debate current health concems.

a)     consist

b)    consisting

c)     will consist

d)    to be consisted

7. Dr. Elizabeth Kay was by..............until the arrival of Dr.Ian DeSilva at 8:30 am.

a)     her

b)    herself

c)     she

d)    hers

8. Alvinson Clothiers' branch in Milan has been open since last August................is quickly becoming our busiest location.

a)     and

b)    also

c)     than

d)    or

9. Mr.Leavenworth sought free legal advice online before.................with his own lawyers.

a)     to consult

b)    consults

c)     consulted

d)    consulting

10. For the researcher, a properly maintained notebook can be a......................of useful information for many years.

a)     variety

b)    resource

c)     source

d)    choice

11.  The.............on foreign developments in the fashion industry will include refreshments and a 45 minutes question period afterwards.

a)     increase

b)    referral

c)     policy

d)    presentation

12. New customer service personnel are trained to................to inquiries within a reasonable amount of time.

a)     promise

b)    respond

c)     advise

d)    explain

13. Renovations this summer will increase Larchmere Concert Hall's seating..............by 80 seats.

a)     intensity

b)    capacity

c)     preparation

d)    aptitude

14. Ms Julie Kennedy and her innovative marketing team have gained renown for creating...............products for struggling companies.

a)     promote

b)    promotes

c)     promotion

d)    promotional

15. Please mark the appropriate box to indicate if the person named above..............

any of the certificates listed below.

a)     holding

b)    held

c)     holds

d)    hold

16. Finding qualified students for this job may be.............difficult.

a)     extreme

b)    extremes

c)     extremely

d)    extremity

17. Dr.Kelterley is a..............regarded professor of philosophy as well as a skilled orator.

a)     largely

b)    luckily

c)     gracefully

d)    highly

18. New department heads must attend meetings..................in order to be exposed to new ideas from other team members.

a)     frequent

b)    frequenting

c)     frequently

d)    frequency

19. Attendance is mandatory for the staff meeting............for next Tuesday in the council hall.

a)     has been scheduled

b)    schedule

c)     will schedule

d)    scheduled

20. An investment................gradually increases in value over the years can be more profitable than more short term altematives.

a)     that

b)    they

c)     what

d)    when

21. Anyone...............experiences complications with the new software is encouraged to bring this matter to Mr. Gruber's attention in room 210.

a)     who

b)    which

c)     whom

d)    whose

22. While we still take telephone calls, other.................of correspondence are encouraged to avoid tying up telephone lines unnecessarily.

a)     profiles

b)    views

c)     outlines

d)    forms

23. Maurice Robertson,..................an executive at a small company, became the CEO of Bradshaw Industries four months ago.

a)     once

b)    often

c)     soon

d)    now

24. Several staff heads...............a better understanding of the importance of motivation and teamwork from the last workshop.

a)     gaining

b)    will gain

c)     gained

d)    were gained

25. If you wish to make the trip to Auckland.................the other department heads, please let Ms. Berlin know immediately.

a)     where

b)    both

c)     with

d)    but

26. Customers at Prussian Blue Books are reminded to keep their receipt

.....................proof of purchase when they place an order.

a)     off

b)    except

c)     as

d)    though

27...............the concert finished late, the audience still waited for me.

a)     nevertheless

b)    still

c)     although

d)    however

28. Since the invention of seatbelts, certain automobile fatalities are now often

.....................

a)     preventability

b)    prevention

c)     preventing

d)    preventable

29. Hyssop Chemists is..................experienced pharmacists for eight new locations they have opened this year.

a)     seeking

b)    looking

c)     entering

d)    requiring

30. Mr.Whatley unintentionally took Ms.Potvin's timetable, thinking it was................

a)     him

b)    himself

c)     his

d)    he

31. Beginning next April, financial benefits will be available...................to those customers who signed the necessary contract.

a)     exclusiveness

b)    exclusively

c)     exclusionary

d)    exclusion

32. Underwood Energy Services Inc. offers...............benefits to full - time employees, including dental insurance.

a)     Attraction

b)    attractive

c)     attract

d)    attracted

33. Our firm received.................from numerous clients for our excellent work over the past twenty years.

a)     compliment

b)    complimented

c)     compliments

d)    complimentary

34. Employees on official business are offered................for any expenses incurred for meals - related to workshops, business meetings, or company - related events.

a)     investment

b)    dimension

c)     reimbursement

d)    expenditure

35. Students can................in the university's education program starting July 6th.

a)     enroll

b)    admit

c)     apply

d)    subscribe

36. Please.................Ms. Condell that no one has received their paychecks yet.

a)     accept

b)    notify

c)     deliver

d)    present

37. Our aim is to focus on customers' needs and satisfaction by...............introducing exceptional goods.

a)     consist

b)    consistently

c)     consistent

d)    consisting

38. Last week's performance was judged to be a major................even though it received no local media coverage.

a)     success

b)    succeed

c)     successful

d)    successfulness

39. Several........................errors with the new software delayed the release date by two months.

a)     overdue

b)    minor

c)     reliable

d)    repid

40. Customers are advised to double -check their orders to ensure that they will be sent................the correct address.

a)     until

b)    upon

c)     among

d)    to