Directions: A word or phrase is missing in each of the
following sentences. Four answer choices are given below
each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the
sentence. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on
your answer sheet.
1.
Health care........ have been rising but so has the quality.
2.
We are restocking the warehouse now that the transport strike is over...... that customers get what they need right away.
3.
Electrical services will be restored more........ if we call in some of the part-timers.
4.
Assembly lines in car manufacturing plants....... for countless jobs.
5.
........ spending is probably going to maintain this upward trend throughout the year.
6.
If you go...... your travel agent, you're likely to get a much better fare.
7.
Whereas the language barrier, in........ times, was once an obstacle to trade, that is no longer the case.
8.
The trade show has always been in Oslo, ....... this year the directors have decided to hold it in Stockholm.
9.
The architecture of New York..... its importance as a center of world trade.
10.
Not one of our representatives....... to participate in the final draft
11.
It John had found the wallet, we...... you right away.
12.
He bought an air conditioner and installed...... himself.
13.
Patrick didn't realize........ his promotion also pushed him into a higher tax bracket.
14.
Many stockholders didn't even notice when their shares went.........
15.
The prime minister will impose a tariff ....... domestic interests are being threatened by a flood of imports.
16.
The professor praised him for his...... the class when she was sick.
17.
According to the Financial Times, the prime rate...... up slightly even without the housing boom.
18.
I am honored to accept this award......... our departed director
19.
Economists watch the business cycle as it goes through its various......
20.
Studies...... that these new policies have done nothing to boost the economy.
21.
The water department has warned that the water may not be potable,....... the residents shouldn't even use it to brush their teeth.
22.
The telephone lines of the United States are ....... than those of any country in the world.
23.
These amendments will be ratified by a majority before they....... presented to the legislative body.
24.
Please report....... the engineering department.
25.
If you wait until the twelfth, the president ....... for two days by then.
26.
I'm sorry, but he is not........ to his trust fund yet.
27.
The banks are very willing to give loans for home.......
28.
She will neither....... the terms nor give in to your badgering.
29.
The Malaysian Peninsula is...... Burma.
30.
....... we invested in the telecommunication industry, we would be rich by now.
