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To: Katharine Morandi
From: Ujjwal Ahmed, Optimum Software Company
Subject: Yesterday’s meeting
Dear Katharine,

Thank you for (1). . . . . . . . the time to get together with us yesterday.
Everyone on our team felt that it (2). . . . . . . . a productive meeting. We have
a better understanding of your project’s needs now, and we’ve started looking at
ways (3). . . . . . . . our software to meet your requirements.
1. (A) take (B) takes (C) taking (D) took
2. (A) be (B) is (C) was (D) has been
3. (A) to adapt (B) adapting (C) adapt (D) adapted

While the basic function of the software is well suited to the project overall, as
discussed, we will (4). . . . . . . . ways to adapt it to the needs of the different
departments at Advantage that will be using it. This will (5). . . . . . . . some
additional cost, as we indicated—we’ll provide details about that at our next
meeting, once our engineers have assessed the changes that will need to be (6). .
. . . . . .
4. (A) explore (B) exploring © explored (D) to explore
5. (A) incur (B) to incur (C) incuring (D) incured
6. (A) make (B) making (C) to make (D) made

I’ve asked Peter Bodell (7). . . . . . . . a document for you that indicates when
the Training and Consulting Department could start providing services to you.
He’ll send this information to you (8). . . . . . . . —since you’ve worked with
him in the past, it seems the most efficient way to go.
7. (A) prepare (B) to prepare (C) preparing (D) prepared
8. (A) direction (B) to direct (C) director (D) directly

As agreed, let’s set up a meeting for the week of November 26 by which time our
(9). . . . . . . . will be able to outline their approaches to your departmental
needs, and we’ll have the (10). . . . . . . . we need to put together a contract.
9. (A) engineers (B) engine (C) engineering (D) energy
10. (A)inform (B) informing (C) informant (D) information

In the meantime, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Regards,
Ujjwal
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Hi,

Sorry for (11) . . . . . . . . . this to all the staff in the company, but my list of people who
are going to the Signmakers’ Conference in Dartmouth is not up-to-date, (12) . . . . . . . .
. I thought I’d mail it to everyone just to be on the safe side.

11. (A) send (B) to send (C) sending (D) sent

12. (A) although (B) even (C) however (D) so

The company has (13) . . . . . . . . . to pay for transport by rail which means you
won’t have to drive there yourselves. We’ve booked (14) . . . . . . . . .on the 0630 from
Stanton Heath which goes direct to Dartmouth. We should (15) . . . . . . . . . there by
0845, and we can then share taxis to get to the venue, which I understand is just a 15
minute drive, so we should (16) . . . . . . . . . make the 0930 start.

13. (A) agree (B) to agree (C) agreeing (D) agreed

14. (A) seats (B) seating (C) sit (D) sate

15. (A) arrive (B) arriving (C) arrival (D) arrived

16. (A) ease (B) easy (C) easily (D) easier

Hotel (17) . . . . . . . . . has been (18) . . . . . . . . . at the Premium Inn, Dartmouth.

The management have agreed that all delegates should have their own rooms. It’s
likely that some of you will have singles, while others will have doubles and twins. I
can’t take request for double rooms, I’m, afraid. It will be the luck of the draw. All rooms
will have en suites, and should be very (19) . . . . . . . . ..

17. (A) accommodate (B) to accommodate (C) accommodation (D)

accommodate

18. (A) made (B) booked (C) bought (D) enrolled

19. (A) comfort (B) comfortable (C) converter (D) comforting

We’re planning return transport on the 2010 from Dartmouth which will get us
back to Stanton Heath at 2200.

I’ll be booking transport on Friday morning (14th March), so if you have any
queries or problems, make sure you (20) . . . . . . . . . me before then.

20. (A) sue (B) touch (C) contact (D) visit

James Roxford
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Dear Subscriber:
 The (21) . . . . . . . . . monthly statement shows the charge for your World
Report subscription that started up mine issues ago. We've sent
magazines each week since your order arrived, but have (22) . . . . . . . . .
no reply to the bills we've mailed to you. Now, post office and auditing rules
require that we stop sending copies unless and until (23) . . . . . . . . . is
made.
21 (A) endorsed (B) entitled (C) engaged (D) endorsed
22 A) accepted (B) received (C) got (D) arrived
23 (A) payment (B) bills (C) receipt (D) deal
Please forgive this notice if you already have (24) . . . . . . . . .your payment.
If you have, it has reached us too late to be reflected on this statement. If
not, we would appreciate (25) . . . . . . . . . from you today or tomorrow.
24, (A) made (B) formed (C) mailed (D) requested
25 (A) listening (B) informing (C) hearing (D) reading
 Sincerely yours,
Madeline Harris Customer Relations Office
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Dear Mr. Kayasit:
 Thank you Vera much for offering me the position of Properties Agent for
your office in Phuket. I appreciate your (26) . . . . . . . . . the details of the
position with me and giving me time to consider your offer. I also enjoyed
(27) . . . . . . . . . Mr. Van Vliet, the current Properties Agent in Phuket
26. (A) discuss (B) discussing (C) to discuss (D) discussed
27. (A) meet (B) meeting (C) to meet (D) met
 You have a fine (28) . . . . . . . . . and there are many aspects of the
position which are very appealing to me. However, I believe it is in our
mutual heat interest that I decline your kind offer. I have decided to (29) . . .
. . . . . . a position as the Sales Director for a smaller company located in
Kyoto. This has been a difficult decision for me, hut I believe it is the
appropriate one for my career and family at this time.
28. (A) organ (B) organize (C) organization (D) organizer
29. (A) accept (B) received (C) to get (D) come
 I want to thank you for the consideration and courtesy shown to me. It was
a (30) . . . . . . . . . meeting you and Mr. Puapondh, the head of Operations.
 Sincerely,
  Ryusuke Hayashida
30. (A) please (B) pleasant (C) pleasing (D) pleasure

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Paul Jackson, president of the Mount Auburn Bank, (31) . . . . . . . . yesterday afternoon
that Joel Diana has been appointed as the bank's new directory of human resources.
Ms. Diana has more than 25 year's experience in the banking industry. After
(32) . . . . . . . . her undergraduate degree, she worked for Halt and Levin, a local
accounting firm. She left the firm after several years and started (33) . . . . . . . . banking
career as teller at the Windsor Bank. She eventually worked her way up to a position as
branch manager at the Riverside branch of that institution. Two years ago, she
(34) . . . . . . . . that job to pursue a master's degree in human resource management at
state University, (35) . . . . . . . . she completed last month. "She comes to us highly
recommended both by her previous employers and by her instructors at the university,
"says Mr. Jackson. Ms. Diana will begin her new job at the beginning of next year.
31. (A) announce (B) announcing (C) to announce (D) announced
32. (A) complete (B) completing (C) to complete (D) completed
33. (A) she (B) hers (C) her (D) herself
34. (A) leave (B) leaving (C) to leave (D) left
35. (A) which (B) who (C) where (D) when

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To: Project Leads
From: James Pak
Subject: Training Courses
To all Pak Designs project leaders:
 In the coming weeks, we will be organizing several training sessions
for (36) . . . . . . . . . employees. At Pak 131. Designs, we believe that
with the proper help and support from our senior project leaders, less
experienced staff can quickly (37) . . . . . . . . . a deep understanding
of the design process. (38) . . . . . . . . . , they can improve their ability
to communicate effectively across divisions. When employees at all
experience levels interact, every employees(39) . . . . . . . . . level rises
and the business overall benefits. For that reason, we are urging
experienced project leaders (40) . . . . . . . . . each one of the
interactive seminars that will be held throughout the coming month.
We hope that you will strongly consider joining us.
Thank you for your support.
36. (A) internship (B) interest (C) interested (D) ineteresting
37. (A) develope (B) raise (C) open (D) complete
38. (A) after all (B) for (C) even so (D) at the same time
39. (A) compete (B) competent (C) competition (D) competency
40. (A) attend (B) attending (C) to attend (D) attendant