WORDS IN CONTEXT LV 1 PART 6

Some people don’t know how to eat properly.. The government ________ to send a team of consultants to work with the farmers... In fact, work on the first and second floor offices _______

WORDS IN CONTEXT

1 You have not paid your invoices in three months Interest of 16.8% is being applied to your

balance

A upstanding B remunerated C remainder D overdue

2 Members must be single and earn at least $2 million a year If you meet these qualifications,

you are for membership

A eligible B titled C inadequate D financed

3 Ms Jones worked for the company for just two weeks before she unexpectedly left We will

never know whether she was terminated or whether she

4 Some people don’t know how to eat properly Their table manners are

A attractive B shameful C appealing D edifying

5 We are unable to respond to your request at this time We will try to you within

the week

A ignore B get back to C delay D turn around

6 If you have any comments or suggestions, do not hesitate to let us know We look forward

to hearing your

7 The highway is under repair, and traffic is often at a standstill You might find it

to take the underground train

A inconvenient B faster C inadvisable D idle

8 We never thought the meeting would be so long and boring Next time let’s make it shorter

and more

9 At our new headquarters, we finally have more than enough room for everyone Our offices

are modern and

A traditional B undersized C overcrowded D spacious

10 The way you do business is hardly effective or efficient In fact, you are the most

manager in our company

A capable B talented C incompetent D accomplished

PRONOUNS

1 The doors and windows are open Shut if you want

2 I finished the job alone I worked all night by

3 These books are , and the ones on the desk are mine

4 My sister’s husband is an architect designed my house

5 My mother talked to me yesterday, but I didn’t tell I was sick

6 I get too many e-mails I can’t read all

7 We wanted to arrive before dinner, but flight was delayed

8 Read these papers, sign your name on the bottom of each page, and then fax to

the lawyer

9 You should have gone to the airport to meet the client She didn’t know where to

go

10 If the weather is nice, we’ll have the meeting outdoors If isn’t, we don’t

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

1 We are interviewing everyone who interest in the job

A express B expresses C expressing D to express

2 This group of doctors in important research

A is involved B are involved C be involving D been involving

3 Mathematics not easy for my brother

4 The results of our efforts to get more business been successful

5 The computers that were ordered last week on solar power

6 The trade newsletter where we advertise widely distributed

7 My family to open a restaurant soon

8 The United States taxes to develop the infrastructure for commerce

9 The accountant determined how much money spent on this project

10 The government to send a team of consultants to work with the farmers

MODAL AUXILIARIES

1 The company hired a public relations firm which improve their image

A will have B ought to have C may have D could

2 The management is meeting to determine who promoted

A must B will be C could have been D might have

3 She was told she would have seniority and ask for more vacation time

4 The committee could not agree on what action taken

A would have been B ought to have C should be D had to

5 We follow these steps to use the new photocopier

A could have B would C ought to have D must

6 I would do it if I could, but I can’t, so I even try

A had not to B won’t C ought to D must have

7 Our ancestors remarkable people to have lived with such hardships

A could have been B must have been C should be D will be

8 You should have told me sooner so that I helped you

9 Once you eat here, you pleased with the service and the food

A had to be B might have been C could have been D will be

10 The new software we plan to install make our department more productive

A will B would have C might have D had to

ADJECTIVE COMPARISONS

1 He was qualified of all the applicants

2 Stock prices are they were last week

A the highest B high C higher D higher than

3 person in our community is the mayor

A The most famous B The more famous C Famous D More famous

4 The benefits are now than last year

5 This restaurant serves food that I’ve ever eaten

6 The proposal wasn’t ours

A as B as complete C complete as D as complete as

7 When she was than I am now, she started her own company

8 Mr Nakamura, addition to our company, is a great golfer

9 late than never

10 Press button to call the nurse

A topmore B topmost C the topmore D the topmost

GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES

1 The new accountant is considering to another department

A to transfer B transferring C transferred D transfer

2 Mr Smith wanted his coworkers

3 We forgot the door when we left

4 They had lunch until tomorrow

A postpone B to postpone C postponing D to be postponed

5 The doctor told him to avoid meat

6 We offered for coffee during the break

7 Jack admitted home office equipment for his personal use

8 The new employee promised not late again

9 I hope the MBA program at Harvard

10 Stop your money

REFERENCE

1 We expect to finish renovation on the

building by the end of the month In

fact, work on the first and second floor

offices completed

A has been

B have been

C were

D are

2 We hire qualified individuals All

applicants must have a college degree

and relevant

A experientially

B experiential

C experienced

D experience

3 All our phone center employees are

trained to provide top-quality customer

service We can rely on to

treat each customer with respect and

patience

A us

B him

C them

D you

4 We hope to finish the plans for the

conference by Friday We on

them for a month

A are working

B were working

C will be working

D have been working

5 It is important that all your work be

accurate Please check all documents for

before submitting the

documents to your supervisor

A signatures

B dates

C errors

D locations

6 You may have to go to other parts of the

city on errands for the office for bus fare and other minor expenses is kept in the top file drawer

A Coins

B Cash

C Bills

D Dollars

7 Our current office space is not

comfortable for our growing staff It is too and crowded

A furniture

B rooms

C small

D size

8 My sister worked at this company for

many years often spoke of the friendly, cooperative work

environment

A It

B He

C She

D They

9 Mr Park will speak at next month’s

conference He to this when I communicated with him last week

A agrees

B agreed

C has agreed

D will agree

10 More people than we expected are

coming to the banquet We are not sure

if the dining room can hold such a large

A menu

B crowd

C person

D carpet

VERBS

1 I only to work on Monday

The rest of the week I work from

home

A go

B am going

C have gone

D have been going

2 My boss to Australia next

month to open a new business

A travels

B is traveling

C has traveled

D has been traveling

3 My co-worked and I at this

restaurant once before

A eat

B is eating

C have eaten

D have been eating

4 Since June, Jake rather than

driving to the fitness center He has

more time now that he is retired

A walking

B is walking

C has walked

D has been walking

5 I always to wish my boss a

happy birthday

A forget

B am forgetting

C have forgotten

D have been forgetting

6 I my suitcases already You

can put them in the car now

A pack

B am packing

C have packed

D have been packing

7 I’m sorry I to call you all

week, but we have been so busy at work

A mean

B am meaning

C have meant

D have been meaning

8 First we the forms After

that we sign and mail them

A print

B are printing

C have printed

D have been printing

9 I your old telephone

number, but I still need to write your new one down

A erase

B am erasing

C have erased

D have been erasing

10 We the rose business all

day I apologize that the front gardens are so messy

A trim

B are trimming

C have trimmed

D have been trimming

11 We three new staff

members last week I’m happy with them so far

A hired

B were hiring

C had hired

D had been hiring

12 The old tenants the

property by the time we looked at it

There was no furniture left inside

A vacated

B were vacating

C had vacated

D had been vacating

13 Sorry for not taking your call this

afternoon I up some work

for tonight’s meeting

A finished

B was finishing

C had finished

D had been finishing

14 We from another supplier

for three months by the time James

made his offer

A ordered

B ordering

C had ordered

D had been ordering

15 The rent by 5 percent this

month We might need to close the

shop

A increased

B was increasing

C had increased

D had been increasing

16 The McKenzies almost

their house for less than it was worth

A real estate agent helped them out

A sold

B were selling

C had sold

D had been selling

17 I the bus by then In fact, I

was probably at work by the time you arrive at my house

A already caught

B was already catching

C had already caught

D had been already catching

18 Susan and I you went

home already Do you want to come

to lunch with us?

A thought

B were thinking

C had thought

D had been thinking

19 The mayor forgot his main point

while he the public

A was addressed

B was addressing

C had addressed

D had been addressing

20 George and Jim me to go

to the conference by the time I realized what it was about

A convinced

B were convincing

C had convinced

D had been convincing

21 The new course by the 5th

of June It’s too bad that you don’t get back on that date

A will start

B will be starting

C will have started

D will have been starting

22 Mr Davidson on the door

when he is ready to see you

A will knock

B will be knocking

C will have knocked

23 Jenny will have lots of time to spend

with her parents in January She

her job by then

A is quitting

B will be quitting

C will have quit

D will have been quitting

24 fax these documents to

our client, please?

A Will you

B Will you be

C Will you have

D Will you have been

25 We will have to stand at the back of

the auditorium because the

volunteers all of the seats

by now

A will take

B will be taking

C will have taken

D will have been taking

26 Go home, Eric I promise I

the lights before I leave the office

A will turn off

B will be turning off

C will have turned off

D will have been turning

27 I the arrangements from

home I am sick today

A will be made

B will be making

C will have made

D will have been making

28 The class for three weeks

by the time you join us I’ll you in at

that time

A will run

B will be running

C will have run

D will have been running

29 you $ 20 that Jesse gets

that raise when she asks for it

A I’ll bet

B I’ll be betting

C I’ll have bet

D I’ll have been betting

30 I assume to New York

rather than drive

A you’ll fly

B you’ll be flown

C you’ll have flown

D you’ll have been flying

31 My receptionist set you up

with an appointment Just go down the hall to your right

A can

B might

C may

D ought to

32 I hang your coat while

you’re removing your shoes?

A Shall

B Would

C Must

D Ought

33 We finish this assignment

by the deadline, but it’s pretty unlikely?

A can

B might

C will

D would

34 You bring your spouse if

you wish However, you’ll have to pay for an extra ticket

A may

B might

C ought to

D should

35 He take a taxi to the

airport, but it makes more sense for

me to just drop him off

A should

B could

C ought to

D will

36 I have called you sooner,

but our telephones weren’t working

A will

B would

C could

D must

37 Is there a chance you lose

your job this winter?

A can

B might

C should

D must

38 If you want, we book you

on an earlier flight

A should

B can

C must

D may

39 The office close on the

day before the holiday It all depends how busy we are next week

A will

B must

C might

D can

40 I take your order now, or

are you still deciding?

A May

B Must

C Would

D Will

MODIFIERS

1 The size ten envelopes are _ for

sending documents than those small

ones

A better

B more better

C best

D the best

2 You can buy the slightly _ pens

this time We don’t need the most

expensive ones

A cheap

B cheaper

C cheapest

D the cheapest

3 Paul is _ candidate for that

position He hates speaking in public

A the bad

B worse

C worst

D the worst

4 Our new handbooks is _ than

our old one

A interesting

B more interesting

C the interesting

D the most interesting

5 _ month of the year is usually

January or February

A More slow

B Slower

C Slowest

D The slowest

6 Please don’t call us between noon and

one That is _ time of today

A busy

B a busier

C busiest

D the busiest

7 Which room is _ one,

Conference Room A or B?

A more A or B

B quieter

C the quieter

D quietest

8 The interior lights seem _ than

they usually do

A more bright

B brighter

C brightest

D the brightest

9 You’ll get _ response if you call

rather than e-mail the board members

A the quick

B a quicker

C quickest

D the quickest

10 The flower bouquet was much _

when it was delivered on Tuesday

A beautiful more

B more beautiful

C the prettiest

D more pretty

11 We _ look at resumes sent by

e-mail You must deliver it by mail or in person

A sometimes

B rarely

C never

D always

12 I _ buy a cup of coffee at work,

but I usually bring one from home

A always

B sometimes

C usually

D often