UNIT 7

PART 5

1. The chief engineer noted that constructing another bridge would be more ______ than
repairing the existing structure.
A. economy
B. economics
C. economically
D. economical
2. The event planner determined that Tuesday’s forum will require _____ chairs.
A. addition
B. additions
C. additional
D. additionally
3. All sales staff are asked to acknowledge their _____ in Monday’s workshop.
A. participate
B. participates
C. participated
D. participation
4. Talk-Talk Cell Phone Company will soon be merging with its main _____
A. competitor
B. competing
C. competitive
D. competitively
5. Ms. Ellis designed one of the most _____ marketing campaigns the department had seen.
A. create
B. creation
C. creative
D. creatively
6. Viewing the beautiful landscape outside her door _____ inspires Elia Colao to paint.
A. continually
B. continue
C. continual
D. continued
7. We apologize for having used the wrong colors on the Slarott Architecture brochures and will
deliver _____ on Friday.
A. replacing
B. replaces
C. replaced
D. replacements
8. Please include the serial number of your product in any ____ with the customer service
department
A. corresponds
B. correspondence
C. correspondingly
D. correspondent
9. Please congratulate Alan Schmit, ____ of the Leadership Award in Nursing at Knoll Hospital
A. won
B. wins
C. winning
D. winner
10. York Development Corporation marked the ____ of the Ford Road office complex with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony
A. opens
B. opening
C. opened
D. openly
11. Ms. Luo will explain some possible consequences of the ____ merger with the Wilson-Peek
Corporation
A. proposed
B. proposal
C. proposition
D. proposing
12. The new printer operates more ____ than the previous model did
A. quickest
B. quickness
C. quick
D. quickly
13. Company Vice President Astrid Barretto had no ____ to being considered for the position of
CEO
A. objected
B. objecting
C. objects
D. objection
14. The _____ to Eland Motors’ new compact car has been positive.
A. response
B. respond
C. responds
D. responded
15. These copy machines are the property of Drittel Manufacturing and are intended for business
_____ only.
A. use
B. useful
C. used
D. usefully
16. Tough stains can be removed more _____ with Pearl Glow’s extra-strength laundry detergent.
A. ease
B. easier
C. easiest
D. easily
17. _____ to Lotus Restaurant have nearly doubled the size of seating area.
A. Improved
B. Improvement
C. Improvements
D. Improving
18. Corvo Graphic Designs will help us create a _____ logo for our newly formed company.
A. suited
B. suitability
C. suitably
D. suitable
19. Please distribute the agenda as _____ as possible so that participants will have time to review
it.
A. quicker
B. quickest
C. quicken
D. quickly
20. In response to customer complaints, Lanermore Transit will provide _____ bus services
during morning and evening hours.
A. adding
B. addition
C. additional
D. additionally
21. The board of directors of Bridgeworks Corporation will vote on the _____ to modify the
company’s investment policies.
A. propose
B. proposing
C. proposal
D. proposed
22. The Ford Group’s proposed advertising campaign is by far the most _____ we have seen so
far.
A. innovate
B. innovative
C. innovations
D. innovatively
23. ______ the popularity of the BPT39 wireless speaker, production will be increased fivefold
starting next month.
A. On behalf of
B. Whether
C. Moreover
D. As a result of
24. Zypo Properties has just signed a lease agreement with the law firm _____ offices are on the
third floor.
A. how
B. what
C. whose
D. wherever
25. A wooden bridge crossing the wading pond _____ to the hotel’s nine-hole course.
A. prepares
B. leads
C. presents
D. takes
26. Staff who need to replace _____ equipment must submit an upgrade request form.
A. them
B. their
C. themselves
D. theirs
27. If orders _____ at the current pace all summer, Turramurra Luggage Company will meet its
sales goal one month early.
A. receive
B. are received
C. will receive
D. will be receiving
28. Sylvia Cho _____ her training at Frio County Animal Hospital last week and will begin
working as a veterinary technician.
A. will conclude
B. to conclude
C. concluded
D. was concluded

PART 6
1. (ETS 2020 / PAGE 7)
Corelli's Bakery
15 Middlemass Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44515
Dear Valued Customer:
For the last three years we have charged the same wholesale prices for our baked goods,
including cakes, pies, cookies, and brownies. We regret that sharply rising prices for our raw
ingredients, such as sugar and fruit, have forced us to raise our prices by 5 percent (135)______
August 1. We have made every attempt to avoid this price increase. (136)_______, we refuse to
compromise on the quality of our products. Using the best ingredients available will allow us to
provide the delicious desserts your restaurant guests have come to expect (137)______
We appreciate your (138)_____ and look forward to continuing to serve you.
Sincerely,
Tony Corelli, Owner
 
135.
A. actual
B. future
C. practical
D. effective
136.
A. Similarly
B. Therefore
C. However
D. Accordingly
137.
A. We believe you will see that our products are still a great value.
B. Our efforts to stay profitable have not been successful.
C. We hope our competitors will raise their prices too.
D. Our products are healthier than traditional baked goods.
138.
A. supportive
B. support
C. supporter
D. supports

2. (ETS 2019 / PAGE 10)

(18 April)—MKZ Foods, Inc., the region's largest exporter of pecans, expects its outgoing
shipments to increase significantly over the next few months. This (143)_____ is based on the
fact that the region's pecan farmers expanded their land area by 20 percent last year. According
to spokesperson Katharina Seiler, MKZ's exports could reach a colossal 50,000 metric tons this
year. (144) _____. MKZ buys most of the yield from the region's pecan farms and processes it
(145) _____ export throughout the world. "The availability of new land for (146) _____ in the
region is creating opportunities for growth," said Ms. Seiler. "I believe MKZ is going to have a
truly outstanding year."

143.
A. cost
B. delay
C. decision
D. forecast
144.
A. Such a figure is unprecedented in the company's history.
B. Moreover, Ms. Seiler holds an advanced degree in economics.
C. Pecans are high in vitamins and minerals.
D. Still, MKZ shares have been profitable in recent years.
145.
A. on
B. for
C. in
D. by
146.
A. farming
B. farmer
C. farmed
D. farm