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Anonymous:
REPLY
You will be happy to hear that the company ________ move to the new location until next month.

should
(B) doesn't have to
(C) would have to
didn't need to

________ everyone else is gone, I think we can lock up and go home.

So
(B) Therefore
(C) While
Since

The last time I ________ her was two months ago.

seeing
(B) see
(C) saw
have seen

I lent Peter some money, so he ________ worry about paying the rent.

should
(B) doesn't have to
(C) would have to
must

________ Star Wars four times because it's such a fun movie to watch!

I'd seen
(B) I've seen
(C) I've been seeing
I'm seeing

What's wrong in this sentence?

What do you think about the entrees on
ABC
menu in this restaurant?
D

do
(B) about
(C) the
menu

Could you tell me the new intern's name again?

A
I must try to remember it. I would not do forget it
BC
normally. Can you remember it ?
D

Could you tell me

(B) I must try to remember
(C) would not do forget it
Can you remember it

We need to take some lessons, because my boyfriend doesn't know how to ski and ________ I.

not either do
(B) neither do
(C) so do
either do

I have lived here ________ 1998.

from
(B) since
(C) for
during

I hope taking a course in information

AB

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systems next year to improve my skills.
CD

taking
(B) in
(C) systems
next year

Going to Hawaii on vacation sounds

ABC
as a wonderful idea.
D

Going
(B) on
(C) sounds
as

There are many dark clouds in the sky, so it ________ rain tomorrow.
may be
(B) can
(C) does
might

Sheila looks awful. She ________ to see a doctor.

should
(B) ought
(C) had better
must

Did you know that Peter and Susan ________ since last year?
were dating
(B) are dating
(C) have been dating
dated

I have finally finished analyzing the data you requested. __________ here display the results.
Those histograms
(B) This histogram
(C)These histograms
That histogram

Joe works a lot of overtime and hardly never

AB
has time to relax after work.
CD
works
(B) hardly never
(C) time
to relax

I studied really hard, so I'm very happy

AB
about pass the mathematics exam.
CD
studied
(B) so
(C) about
pass

We decided to take a walk on the beach at sunset ________ the bad weather.
because
(B) despite
(C) although
however

Until last night, the basketball team ________ a game.

never loses
(B) had never lost
(C) did never lose
had been losing

I quit to smoke two years ago . I feel

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ABC
much better .
D
quit
(B) to smoke
(C) years ago
much better

She wishes that she has more time

ABC
to study computer programming.
D
wishes
(B) that
(C)has
to study

He ________ in that company when he had the chance.

should invest
(B) would have been invested
(C) could be investing
should have invested

A: Does anyone have an issue with this policy?

B: I _______________ about it.
propose to publish an article
(B) have to agree
(C) have ethical questions
enthuse

A: When will we start legal action on this default?

B: Filing a lawsuit _______.
will be my priority tomorrow morning
(B) in the filing cabinet is my priority tomorrow morning.
(C) and to begin prosecution are my priorities tomorrow morning
the legal action will start tomorrow morning.

A: Did Erin register her real estate purchase?

B: Sure, she just stopped by the county _______ office.
Registering
(B) to register
(C) Registrar's
Register

A: Can the formula presented in Diagram 6 be used to predict next quarter's earnings?
B: Yes, but _____ must first be modified to reflect last year's actual revenue.
it
(B) he
(C) they
we

A: Were you aware that Alice was terminated because of her previous employment?
B: Yes, I was very shocked by the news. _______ that kind of injustice.
I feel a contrast to
(B) I am strongly agreeing with
(C) I am opposed to
I can occasionally dispute in

My mother made me to write a thank-you letter

AB
to my grandmother for the birthday present that
CD
she gave me.
me
(B) to write
(C) to
that

I don't remember to see her at the party. Are you positive

AB
that she came ?
CD
remember
(B) to see
(C) that
she came

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I wouldn't plan the New York conference in the winter if I ________ to please the staff.
hope
(B) were hoping
(C) should hope
am hoping

He had already paid the bill before she ________ to the table.
has returned
(B) had returned
(C) was returning
returned

My supervisor advised me quit worrying, as

ABC
the deadline had been pushed back.
D
advised
(B) quit
(C) as
had been

She forgot buying a birthday present for her husband,

AB
so his feelings were hurt.
CD
buying
(B) for
(C) so
were

I'll have my most experienced staff member ________ the proposal outline.
review
(B) reviewing
(C) get reviewed
to review

My boss told me ________ the meeting.

don't forget
(B) not to forget
(C) not forgetting
didn't forget

That was the new personnel manager ________ everyone speaks so highly.
about whom
(B) of who
(C) about which
that

John is the kind of person ________ people laugh.

his jokes always make
(B) who his jokes always make
(C) which jokes always make
whose jokes always make

REPLY

Anonymous:
It is ________ to contact our international representatives by email than it is to reach them directly by phone.

easy
(B) easier
(C) so easy
very easy

When I spoke to the vendor, she _____ to guarantee the delivery of the products on time.

would agree
(B) has agreed
(C) agreed
agrees

________ the engineers nor the production team has ever worked on this kind of project.

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Neither
(B) Both
(C) Either
Nor

My car is getting fixed. ________ you be able to give me a ride to work?

Can
(B) Would
(C) Are
Could

There have been about 20 employees currently

AB
working in the overseas marketing division.
CD

have been
(B) about
(C) working
overseas

Patty asked me where did you buy the blue sweater

ABC
that I wore yesterday.
D

asked me
(B) where
(C) did you buy
that I wore

At the end of March, I ________ here for five years.

am going to work
(B) would work
(C) will have worked
have worked

The teacher asked the students ________ quiet.

are
(B) to be
(C) being
be

When I was seeing him, I knew immediately that he

ABC
was the CEO.
D

When
(B) was seeing
(C) knew
was

My brother told me there was a restaurant

AB
specializes in southeast Asian cuisine downtown.
CD

told me
(B) there was
(C) specializes
in

If I didn't check my email every day, I ________ many important messages from the international sales team.

didn't see
(B) wouldn't see
(C) won't have seen
can't see

A: This session of Congress shall now commence. New business, please?

B: ___________________, if you please. We do not have a quorum here.

Could I throw in this in

(B) A point of order

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(C) Would you just held your horses
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I am affirmative

Last year The Millennium Project ________ by futurist Jerome C. Glenn.

was co-directing
(B) has co-directed
(C) was co-directed
has been co-directed

There are very few areas of the world ________ grow.

where can apricots

(B) apricots can
(C) apricots that can
where apricots can

The work ________ in the next day or two.

is going to complete
(B) will have completed
(C) has been completed
will be completed

A: Should people on sick leave be allowed to accumulate vacation time?

B: ______ federal regulations dictate our company leave policy.

Lacking options,
(B) We are limited because
(C) It's a moot point that
Due to the fact that

John had received an MBA from a prestigious university.

A
On the one hand , Mary had been given on-the-job training
BCD
in a large finance department.
had received
(B) On the one hand
(C) had been given
on-the-job training

In 1960, the Director thought we must

AB
all be retiring by the year 2000.
CD

thought
(B) must
(C) retiring
by

Because of the recent number of break-ins to our system, security measures ________ at the present time.

have been strengthened

(B) will strengthenBR> ((C) have strengthened
are being strengthened
If I I>________ enough money last summer, I would have gone to Paris with you.

had had
((B) didn't have
(C) have had
had

I U>have already eaten when she arrived.

AA B C D

have
(B) already
(C) eatenBR> when

My manager put away making a decision and instead went home to

A
think it over . She will get back to me to
BC
clear up any remaining issues.
D

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put away
(B) think it over
(C) get back to
clear up

________ you sign that contract, you can't change your mind.

Every time
(B) Once
(C) For as long as
Whenever

Tammy said ________ like to meet with us after lunch.

she'd
(B) she
(C) she's
she'll

The workers on both production teams should always communicate with ________.

another
((B) the other
(C) each
one another

________/I> arriving early at the airport, our boss still missed the flight for London.

Even
(B) Despite
(C) Because of
As a consequence of

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