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200911. In times of -----, the price of precious metals

such as gold generally increases dramatically.

(A) prosperity(B) prospering

(C) prosperous(D) prosper

2. The Judge became furious when her ----- wasquestioned by the plaintiffs attorney.

(A) neutralize

(B) neutralization(C) neutrally

(D) neutrality

3. The enclosed brochure will assist customersto make a ----- on whether to buy or try the new

software.

(A) deciding(B) decision

(C) decide

(D) decided

4. They were fined for holding a boxing match

without the official ----- of the state Boxing

Commission.(A) approving

(B) approval

(C) to approve(D) approved

5. ----- show that less competition and poorservice are usually the result of government

regulation in the telecommunications business.

(A) Study

(B) Studies(C) Studying

(D) Studied

6. Market researchers have presented ----- that

companies with small market shares will suffer

a great deal throughout the course of the year.(A) evidence

(B) evident

(C) evidential

(D) evidently

7. An arbitrator must listen ----- to both parties

in a dispute and not allow personal prejudice oropinion to affect his or her decision.

(A) objection

(B) objective(C) objects

(D) objectively

8. All the plants inside and outside the office

need to be watered -----.

(A) period(B) periodical(C) periodic

(D) periodically

9. In fact, within two years, it is not unusual for

a management trainee to receive multiple

promotions and increase his or her income -----.(A) substantiation

(B) substantial

(C) substantiate

(D) substantially

10. Please fasten your seat belt ----- and bring

back the rest of your seat to its vertical position.(A) security

(B) secure

(C) secured(D) securely

11. Please provide all of the information as -----

as possible to enable your request to beproperly processed.

(A) clear

(B) clearer(C) clarity

(D) clearly

12. Military spending cuts have ----- impacted

manufacturing business in the United States.

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(A) strong

(B) strongly

(C) strength(D) strengthen

13. The report was ----- written and must bereviewed and redone.

(A) poor

(B) poorly(C) poorest

(D) poorer

14. This rebate offer is only available with the purchase of a new Novatel modem and the

customer must ----- maintain OmniSky

Wireless Service a minimum of six months.

(A) continue(B) continuation

(C) continuous(D) continuously

15. Safety regulations have recently been

reinforced to protect workers who work in -----hazardous jobs.

(A) potential

(B) potentialize(C) potentially

(D) potentiality

16. The European trade discussions came to an

end with the representatives ----- supporting the

call for a free trade zone.(A) completely

(B) completeness

(C) complete

(D) completed

17. Our direct-deposit service has turned out to

be ----- attractive to our customers.(A) extreme

(B) extremely

(C) extremity(D) extremes

18. The Club's nine versatile meeting and

banquet rooms ----- accommodate a small

executive meeting of ten or a large reception of

five hundred.

(A) beauty(B) beautiful

(C) beautifully

(D) beautify

19. This Bed & Breakfast house can provide

comfortable accommodations at a ----- price.(A) reasonable

(B) reason

(C) reasonably

(D) reasoning

20. The network is not ----- at this time due to

software failure.

(A) accessible(B) accessed

(C) accessing(D) access

21. Most of our door-to-door salesmen prefer to

live in the area they serve because it is more----- for them.

(A) convenient

(B) convened(C) convenience

(D) conveniently

22. Though baseball purists prefer that the

game be played in the open-air, most modern

ballparks are ----- in either fixed or retractableroof domed stadiums.

(A) enclose

(B) enclosing

(C) enclosure(D) enclosed

23. According to Jenkins, a new highspeedmachine will ------- that will cut the patterns for

the gloves in half the time it takes now.

(A) be installing(B) be installed

(C) install

(D) have installed

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24. The inspectors' recommendations ----- that

the company needs to increase its production.

(A) indicate(B) are indicated

(C) to indicate

(D) indicating

25. At Good Brothers Inc. we want our

employees to be the most competitiveindividuals in their fields so we put great

emphasis ----- training and career growth.

(A) to

(B) between(C) out

(D) on

26. This packing system, ----- ensures a totalvacuum to retain freshness and flavor for a long

period, is used in more than 200 food-processing plants.

(A) who

(B) which

(C) what(D) whose

27. Although we requested that we ----- a roomwith garden view when we made the

reservation, we were taken to a sea view room

when we arrived.(A) have given

(B) were giving

(C) gave(D) be given

28. Constant quality improvement is intended to

maintain our competitiveness and ---- us for thechallenges of the future.

(A) to prepare

(B) preparing(C) prepared

(D) have prepared

29. Among other reasons, annual reports are

published ----- an informed reader may interpret

and evaluate the performance and prospects of a

company accurately.

(A) in case of

(B) moreover

(C) so that(D) even though

30. I was a member of the Country Club'sRecreation committee ----- it was first

established, but I quit after a few months.

(A) nevertheless(B) still

(C) when

(D) since

31. ----- I have exchanged email and memos

with the Regional Vice President, I have never

met him in person.

(A) Except(B) Although

(C) Unlike(D) However

32. The rebuilt plane will be ready for use next

week ----- we can get the local and federalapprovals for the repairs.

(A) otherwise

(B) if(C)whether

(D) instead

33. Contest entry forms will be discarded -----

accompanied by a proof of purchase of one of

the company's products.(A) nevertheless

(B) as long as

(C) therefore

(D) unless

34. Even though the boss encouraged you to put

----- idea into effect, you ignored him and nowsomeone else has done it and received all the

credit.

(A) you(B) your

(C) yourself

(D) yours

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35. The green skis and black boots belong to

my sister and the gray skis and boots are -----.

(A) I(B) mine

(C) myself

(D) my

36. When the golf cart broke down, Mr. Lucas

and the other golfers in his group made it worsewhen they tried to repair it by ----- instead of

calling for help.

(A) they

(B) their(C) them

(D) themselves

37. Of the several plants, one plant gets 50% ofits energy needs from solar power while -----

uses windmills to produce 28% of its energy.(A) another

(B) others

(C) another

(D) the others

38. The boxers may have appeared angry in the

ring, but in fact they have a great deal of respectand admiration for -----.

(A) ones

(B) the others(C) others

(D) each other

39. Constant exercise has been proven -----

health benefits for people of all ages and

occupations.

(A) have(B) to have

(C) having

(D) had

40. All students are welcome to ----- their

suggestions about ways to improve the teachingsystem at this institute.

(A) contribution

(B) contributable

(C) contribute

(D) contributing

41. All of the Seashore Hotel's staff are

committed to ----- top-quality service and acomfortable environment for their guests.

(A) provision

(B) provided(C) providing

(D) provider

42. The food division is considering ----- a new

line of gourmet spices in select areas next

summer.

(A) to introduce(B) introducing

(C) introduce

(D) introduced

43. Please refrain from ----- cellular phones

during the lecture.(A) use

(B) uses

(C) using

(D) to use

44. ----- messages is the responsibility of a

secretary.(A) Taking

(B) Taken

(C) Took(D) Take

45. A job used to be obtained ----- in the pastthan it is now.

(A) easiest

(B) more easily

(C) easily(D) easier

46. This new coffee machine makes cappuccinofroth ----- more efficiently than the old one.

(A) much

(B) so(C) really

(D) very

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47. This is by far one of the ----- jobs Mrs. Rita

has ever taken in her entire career as a

laboratory technician.(A) challenging

(B) more challenged

(C)most challenging(D) more challenging

48. Those who do not pick up their seasontickets by August 20 ----- their stadium seats.

(A) forfeit

(B) will forfeit

(C) will have forfeited(D) forfeited

49. The road was very muddy because it ---- all

night.(A) rained

(B) rains(C) will be rained

(D) have rained

50. All employees are expected and ----- toexercise care when leaving e-mail messages

within the company.

(A) required(B) have required

(C) require

(D) requiring

51. The new facilities are both more ----- and

modern.

(A) conveniences(B) convenient

(C) convenience

(D) conveniently

52. If you write the memo tonight, I will copy

----- distribute it in the morning.(A) and

(B) so

(C) as

(D) in

53. Vortex Medical is a well known leader in

manufacturing medical equipment for its ----

patents.(A) number

(B) numerous

(C) numerical

(D) numeral

54. According to the poll, ----- factors may notaffect election results, unless of course turnout

is low.

(A) each other

(B) another(C) others

(D) other

ANSWER

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. D 10. D

11. D 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. A

21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. C

31. B 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. B 36. D 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. C

41. C 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. A

51. B 52. A 53. B 54. D

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