1.
I am very saddened to announce that our Chief Financial Officer of thirty-two years, Martin Fogo, will _______ at the end of the company's fiscal year.
(a) check out
(b) run into
(c) look into
(d) step down
2.
Mr. Anderson has decided that we are going to bring in a _______ from Miracle Software to design our new client management database.
(a) consultation
(b) consultant
(c) consulting
(d) consulted
3.
It was recently reported in the Sun Times that many furniture manufacturers have temporarily cut back on using quality materials due to a _______ profit margin.
(a) rising
(b) receding
(c) mounting
(d) expanding
4.
Carrie explained yesterday afternoon that all of the office templates can be accessed on the hard drive _______ on the network directory.
5.
A Money Maker article _______ the vice president of Super Jet Company saying that the company's stock is on the rise again.
6.
Because some employees have complained about discomfort, next year we are planning to order adjustable chairs in _______ of our old ones.
7.
Please _______ the new policy states that you must work the day before and the day after a holiday in order to qualify for holiday allowance.
(a) remembrance
(b) remember
(c) memory
(d) memorable
8.
Most companies are legally prohibited from _______ any specific information on former employees when asked for information by future employers.
(a) released
(b) releasing
(c) release
(d) to release
9.
It has been a challenging year, but the president's announcement that the company is in strong financial shape left most of the staff members _______.
(a) reassuring
(b) reassurance
(c) reassure
(d) reassured
10.
To increase productivity, the office has _______ strict rules regarding personal phone calls, appropriate dress, and personal email use.
(a) imposition
(b) imposter
(c) imposed
(d) imposing
11.
From what I understand, you will need to _______ the chef's purchase orders pending approval from the Vice President of Operations.
(a) has verified
(b) verify
(c) verified
(d) be verified
12.
Mr. Chaderton came through at the last minute with fifteen new investors, _______ the company once again from a hostile takeover.
(a) saving
(b) to save
(c) will save
(d) saved
13.
If the air in the computer room rises _______ a certain temperature, the server will automatically shut down and critical data could be lost.
(a) outside
(b) above
(c) beneath
(d) upon
14.
Even though many workers complained, all employees at the electric company had to _______ a safety training course before their official start dates.
(a) comply
(b) compose
(c) compile
(d) complete
15.
My supervisor _______ me on my delegation of office tasks and said if I continued my pattern of demonstrating leadership, I would be promoted.
(a) complained
(b) complimented
(c) completed
(d) complemented
16.
Please contact the courier _______ and have them pick up the documents at noon today or else they won't reach Amanda before she leaves for Detroit.
a) service
(b) servitude
(c) servant
(d) serve
17.
It is normal procedure and fully expected that you provide _______ for any office supplies you charge to the company credit card.
(a) receipts
(b) recipes
(c) replies
(d) recourse
18.
The new finance manager is in charge of _______ a reasonable budget for the company as well as managing the budget by overseeing all company expenditures.
(a) compilation
(b) compile
(c) compiling
(d) compiler
19.
The face of modern commerce would not look the same _______ the affordability of personal computers and the success of Internet businesses.
20.
The Project Manager set the prices for the _______ service and researched different marketing strategies before launching the new campaign.
