1.
Mr. Lewis needs to know as soon as possible _______ you will be arriving in Philadelphia early in the morning or later in the afternoon.
(a) where (b) how (c) whether (d) either
2.
_______ last year's devastating flooding, tourism in the well-known areas of Mozambique is thriving once again, mainly due to aggressive marketing campaigns.
(a) By (b) Although (c) Despite (d) With
3.
Once we sign the merger _______ with Lovelace Art Supplies, we will be the largest provider of arts and crafts materials in the city.
(a) understanding (b) conclusion (c) agreement (d) proposition
4.
The new chief executive officer's job offer won't be _______ until all parties have agreed on the recommendations made by the company board.
(a) finalized (b) finalist (c) finally (d) finals
5.
The company just implemented a new policy that allows in-house accountants to _______ personal checks for our employees but only for amounts under five hundred dollars.
a) cache (b) crash (c) chase (d) cash
6.
At this point and time, I think Thomas Simpson is the most _______ applicant we interviewed for the data management position.
(a) qualified (b) relevant (c) complete (d) improved
7.
Between 1995 and 1998, the World Finance Institution _______ over $800 million dollars to business leaders in developing countries.
(a) accounted (b) borrowed (c) lent (d) used
8.
The company over-marketed and then held a meeting to discuss _______ for increasing availability of the product.
(a) advertising (b) solutions (c) difficulties (d) shortcomings
9.
If you don't feel better by tomorrow morning, I _______ that you call your supervisor, stay home from work and make a doctor's appointment.
(a) consider (b) suggest (c) think (d) believe
10.
All of the new hires at the law firm signed a _______ agreement which clearly states the firm's protocol and company expectations regarding privacy.
(a) confident (b) confidently (c) confidentiality (d) confidentially
11.
I am sorry to hear that you are having personal problems, but that is not an _______ for arriving at work an hour late on a regular basis.
(a) excused (b) excuses (c) excusing (d) excuse
12.
The USA Times reported that Seattle's largest and favorite local cafe chain Coffee Dream was bought out _______ a national chain last week.
13.
Sam expressed to me that he doesn't feel that you have the right to _______ his project when you haven't even read the literature pertaining to it.
(a) critical (b) criticized (c) criticizing (d) criticize
14.
Every employee of the company, with the _______ of Sarah Young and Jacob Marquez, is required to attend the safety course on May 1st.
(a) exemption (b) acceptation (c) exception (d) acceptance
15.
Before the merchandise is _______ introduced to the market, it undergoes countless reviews and safety tests all designed for quality assurance.
(a) never (b) ever (c) seldom (d) rarely
16.
I am sorry to report that it is _______ for us to finish the project by tomorrow's deadline, but we can certainly have it done by the middle of next week.
(a) imperative (b) important (c) impeccable (d) impossible
17.
With the _______ of gasoline rising, companies are investigating the viability of alternative fuels that burn cleaner and are renewable as well.
(a) cost (b) payment (c) charge (d) fee
18.
When the customer came into the shop this morning, she started _______ that her new watch stopped working after only two days of normal wear.
(a) complain (b) complainer (c) complaining (d) complaint
19.
When she found out the company was increasing its 401k matching contributions, Ms. Jackson put her entire bonus _______ her 401k account.
(a) around (b) into (c) by (d) towards
20.
Kathy just called and said that the photo editor at Dollars Magazine asked for the page layouts for next month's issue _______ tomorrow morning.
