26. The manager requested two ……… of the monthly report.
A. captions
B. copies
C. copes
D. caps
27. Everyone in the art community was …….. to the opening of the exhibition.
A. invited
B. delighted
C. expressed
D. surprised
28. Bananas are a good …….. of carbohydrates.
A. source
B. course
C. place
D. area
29. The region was known for its ……… production.
A. farmers
B. working
C. planting
D. agricultural
30. The event went off so well that the organizer was ……… a commendation.
A. awarded
B. allowed
C. printed
D. achieved
31. Sales figures for the year were up 50 percent, and the staff ……… larger than usual year-end bonuses.
A. renamed
B. recalled
C. received
D. reclaimed
32. There is some question about where on earth man first ………
A. lived
B. leaned
C. lied
D. lay
33. The cars approached the signal and ……… for it to turn green.
A. waited
B. called
C. stalled
D. hurried
34. The man was asked to wait while the bank manager ……… his loan application.
A. retired
B. reviewed
C. reunited
D. retracted
35. The vice-president’s ……… arrived early to get a head start on his work.
A. registrant
B. applicant
C. assailant
D. assistant
36. Once each year the main office ......... an employee dinner.
A. hosted
B. hoisted
C. hastened
D. happened
37. All hotel guests are ……… to register on arrival.
A. inquired
B. required
C. related
D. desired
38. Poor sales forced the company to ……… bankruptcy.
A. say
B. state
C. restore
D. declare
39. Because of the holiday, the trade center was operating with a ……… staff.
A. relied
B. recited
C. reduced
D. rejected
40. Firms use marketing surveys to ……… the needs of their customers.
A. determine
B. dissuade
C. digest
D. defeat
41. Elections are held on a regular basis to allow the ……… public to vote for national, state, and local leaders.
A. great
B. general
C. common
D. real
42. The bank …….. was handled quickly and efficiently.
A. transaction
B. register
C. bargain
D. amount
43. After closing the door, it ……… to Mrs. Martin that she had left her keys inside.
A. appeared
B. occurred
C. seemed
D. became
44. The secretary worked ……… the pile of correspondence, answering every inquiry.
A. near
B. around
C. through
D. between
45. Traffic was often ……… around the city center, creating problems for motorists many blocks away.
A. conjured
B. corrected
C. conspired
D. congested
46. The student group asked to be left alone, to carry out their meeting without ………
A. fails
B. boxes
C. attitudes
D. interruption
47. Insurance providers strive to determine ways to ……… health plans.
A. pay
B. data
C. repair
D. improve
48. The ……… matter is, the more it weighs.
A. denser
B. tighter
C. older
D. deeper
49. The young men were ……… for vandalism.
A. quitted
B. arrested
C. finished
D. stopped
50. Heavy rains ……… the tournament from continuing later in the afternoon.
A. canceled
B. included
C. prevented
D. organized
51. The company newspaper keeps staff ……… about matters that are of interest to everyone.
A. told
B. dated
C. decided
D. informed
52. The report said that everything was ………. control.
A. on
B. at
C. over
D. under
53. Swiss watches are known for their ……… workmanship.
A. beauty
B. exaction
C. precision
D. exception
54. Out of courtesy, the council always asks whether we ……… its position.
A. agree
B. accept
C. concur
D. confer
55. The association was ……… for refusing to cooperate with the investigation.
A. tolled
B. penalized
C. experienced
D. exacerbated
56. The press release will be ready for ……… by noon.
A. prints
B. producer
C. allocation
D. distribution
57. After many years as director of the Accounting Department, the man ……… from the company.
A. left
B. took
C. retired
D. removed
58. Officials were afraid the matter would ……… into a major conflict.
A. pass
B. great
C. concert
D. escalate
59. Good employees should be ……… up quickly to encourage them to remain with the company.
A. moved
B. stood
C. held
D. raised
60. The new policy on vacation time reduced ……… significantly.
A. decision
B. absolutism
C. demolition
D. absenteeism
61. He was very ……… to learn more about the product.
A. bored
B. motivated
C. converted
D. interesting
62. The government ……… a midnight-to-6 A.M. curfew.
A. held
B. imposed
C. decided
D. released
63. The two meetings were called for the ……… time.
A. four
B. only
C. late
D. same
64. Business property mortgage rates have ………. substantially.
A. inserted
B. incensed
C. increased
D. ineligible
65. Trains on national schedules usually arrive ……… time.
A. on
B. at
C. for
D. over
66. The survey indicates that consumers find product A ……… to product B.
A. like
B. the same
C. superior
D. different
67. The engineer was asked to ……… the surface temperatures generated by the rocket’s speed.
A. advise
B. function
C. calculate
D. determinate
68. The automobile dealership plays soft music in its showroom to ……… a pleasant atmosphere.
A. put
B. help
C. light
D. create
69. Communication between the main office and the branch offices was ………
A. lately
B. sometimes
C. perfectly
D. infrequent
70. The ladder was not ……… high enough to reach the third story.
A. so
B. only
C. quite
D. almost
71. The decision of the city planners ……… the opinion of the public.
A. referred
B. reflected
C. interpreted
D. interfered
72. Your receipt will serve as ……… of purchase.
A. proof
B. price
C. offer
D. place
73. In addition to the application form, applicants need to ………. Forms 290-A and 291-D, revised.
A. apply
B. submit
C. script
D. insert
74. The accident ……… the road to eastbound traffic.
A. hurt
B. made
C. closed
D. detoured
75. The radio station began to ……… with its new antenna.
A. transmit
B. transfer
C. transport
D. transcribe
76.The office closed ……… at 6:00 P.M.
A. almost
B. evenly
C. earliest
D. promptly
77. The police set up a roadblock to ……… traffic.
A. run
B. stop
C. keep
D. drive
78. Many people are more ……… of their finances than of their health.
A. prepared
B. protective
C. productive
D. preoccupied
79. The president imposed an ……… program to curb unauthorized spending by the ministers.
A. active
B. efficient
C. excessive
D. austerity
80. Everyone was surprised to see the ……… made in the field of computer graphics software.
A. progress
B. technology
C. appliances
D. production
81. Three large trading blocs, all going their own way, appear to be .......... international markets.
A. leaving
B. adopting
C. charging
D. polarizing
82. The company refused to ……… on behalf of its employee.
A. intervene
B. implicate
C. interview
D. intercept
83. A breakthrough in technology gave the company ……… over the competition.
A. a profit
B. an interest
C. an advantage
D. an investment
84. Manufacturing processes require ……… power source.
A. a needful
B. an energetic
C. a dependable
D. an indeterminable
85. For the spring sale, the computer store will offer their finest equipment at a large ………
A. recount
B. account
C. counting
D. discount
86. Miami to Key West flights depart ……… daily.
A. two
B. pair
C. twice
D. double
87. The retailer ……… the mislabeled goods to the manufacturer.
A. left
B. ordered
C. returned
D. repeated
88. Medical teams were ……… to the war-torn region.
A. pushed
B. delighted
C. displaced
D. transported
89. The doctors could not ……… the patient’s pain.
A. relieve
B. appeal
C. detail
D. retire
90. After the board turned down the proposal, it refused to ………. its decision.
A. decide
B. sponsor
C. underwrite
D. reconsider
91. Several swans swam ………. the pond.
A. on
B. at
C. by
D. as
92. The unit was established to find new ………. for old technologies.
A. applications
B. associations
C. recreations
D. estimations
93. A number of business meetings were scheduled to be held ………. the exposition.
A. into
B. during
C. through
D. between
94. Telemarketing, or telephone sales, is the planned use of the telephone as a sales ………
A. rate
B. medium
C. middle
D. company
95. Indecisiveness in business can lead to serious ………
A. occurs
B. applications
C. consequences
D. misappropriations
96. As internet rates ………, stock prices fell.
A. ran
B. held
C. moved
D. climbed
97. They accepted the consequences, ……… the responsibility.
A. but not
B. but also
C. with also
D. with only
98. His success ……… that of an earlier generation of entrepreneurs.
A. liked
B. reduced
C. rivaled
D. relieved
99. The last chapter ……… as a summary of the entire book.
A. shows
B. plays
C. serves
D. explains
100. The man’s family claimed it was his strength of ……… that helped him survive his ordeal at sea.
A. money
B. number
C. patience
D. character