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A. rule of thumb
B. back burner
C. drawing board
2) $29.95 = _____________
3) As you can ____________ from this slide, our factory's safety record has been
excellent for the past twenty years.
A. see
B. view
C. show
A. with
B. at
C. on
A. staplers
B. calendars
C. printers
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A. reach
B. touch
C. catch
A. town
B. office
C. call
A. speak
B. area
C. topic
A. skills
B. responsibilities
C. positions
A. one-three
B. one-third
C. one-thirteenth
11) I'm sorry, I can't hear you. Could you speak ________ a little?
A. in
B. out
C. up
12) Excuse me - ___________ you tell me where I can get some extra folders?
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A. have
B. could
C. do
13) Hello, this is Kim. I'm calling __________ report a technical problem with the
company's internet service.
A. for
B. to
C. about
A. again
B. repeat
C. twice
A. staff
B. stuff
C. stiff
16) I've been an executive _____________ for the past three years.
A. assistant
B. department
C. junior
17) Being a waitress is ___________ because you never have a moment to rest.
A. dull
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B. tiring
C. repetitive
“I've always wanted to work with a small organization where I could make a
difference and __________ with the company.”
A. grow
B. expand
C. increase
A. July eight
B. July eighth
C. July eightieth
A. through
B. over
C. around
A. transferred
B. translated
C. transported
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23) I've ___________ for about 15 jobs, but so far I haven't been called in for any
interviews.
A. applied
B. entered
C. replied
A. to
B. in
C. with
26) Organizing the international conference is taking up all my time. I've had
to put everything else _____________.
A. in a nutshell
B. out of the loop
C. on the back burner
27) Hi, this is Pamela Gabler. I'm _____________ about the arrangements for the
end-of-the-year office party.
A. messaging
B. connecting
C. calling
28) If you want to dial a number inside the company, press 9 and then the
extension. If you need an outside line, dial *1 and then the telephone number.
Does that make ____________?
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A. sense
B. following
C. pardon
29) I've been unsatisfied with my job for a while. I'm considering ___________.
A. desisting
B. quitting
C. stopping
30) Let's ________ with some facts about the current situation.
A. begin
B. discuss
C. explain
31) "I think this was the worst decision our CEO has ever made."
A. know
B. mean
C. say
32) The price of oil rose until __________ in 2005, then started to fall.
A. climbing
B. dropping
C. peaking
33) Jack and Barbara are both counselors. They work primarily _________
couples who are having marital problems.
A. for
B. in
C. with
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34) Would you like to leave a ____________? Ms. Davis should be back in the
office shortly.
A. call
B. message
C. reminder
35) ___________ help you as soon as I finish this e-mail - it should only take a
couple minutes.
A. I'll
B. I'm
C. I've
A. because
B. so
C. therefore
A. hire him
B. fire him
C. lay him off
38) I'm sorry - that's not correct. I ____________ to say South Africa, not South
Asia.
A. meant
B. thought
C. tried
39) We've held to our values ever since the company was ______________ eighty
years ago.
A. founded
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B. owned
C. merger
40) I've always been interested in sports, and I ____________ in physical therapy
at university.
A. concentrated
B. degree
C. majored
41) The number of customers _________ from 1,000 to 1,500 in a single month.
A. dropped
B. increased
C. peaked
42) She was offered a position with a great starting salary, but she ____________
because it was in a different city and she didn't want to move.
A. let it down
B. took it down
C. turned it down
A. Get
B. Have
C. Take
44) Please feel free to _________ me if you have any questions during the
presentation.
A. interact
B. interject
C. interrupt
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A. March two thousand three
B. March two hundred three
C. March twenty oh three
46) At my job, I'm ______________ for checking the quality of the products.
A. responsive
B. responsible
C. responding
47) Our projections for the renovation costs weren't too far ___________ - they
were only about 2% lower than the actual expenses.
48) I'd like to leave a message for Bob Daniels. Please tell _________ that I need
to make some changes in the contract before signing it.
A. he
B. his
C. him
A. hundred
B. thousand
C. point zero zero zero
50) Our headquarters are in Atlanta, but we have local ____________ throughout
the state.
A. branches
B. charts
C. ladders
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Test Answers
1.A, 2.C, 3.A, 4.B, 5.B, 6.A, 7.C, 8.C, 9.A, 10.B, 11.C, 12.B, 13.B, 14.A, 15.A, 16.A,
17.B, 18.C, 19.A, 20.B, 21.A, 22.A, 23.A, 24.B, 25.A, 26.C, 27.C, 28.A, 29.B, 30.A,
31.B, 32.C, 33.C, 34.B, 35.A, 36.A, 37.A, 38.A, 39.A, 40.C, 41.B, 42.C, 43.C, 44.C,
45.A, 46.B, 47.A, 48.C, 49.B, 50.A
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