UNIT 2

GRAMMAR REVISION FOR TOEIC

Cô Vũ Mai Phương

Bài tập 1: Chọn từ thích hợp điền vào chỗ trống.

1. Customer complaints have become much more _____ since we installed
the automatic messageing system that filters calls.
(A) managing (B) manage
(C) manageable (D) management
2. The _____ of the company’s financial officer has left a vacancy that the
CEO is trying to quickly fill.
(A) resigned (B) resignedly
(C) resignation (D) resign
3. Accounting graduates are required to obtain ____ to establish their
credentials as licensed public accountants.
(A) certify (B) certified
(C) certifiable (D) certification
4. Points earned on the purchase of any of the products are not _____ to other
customers.
(A) transfers (B) transfer
(C) transferable (D) transference
5. The company normally requires each applicant to be interviewed, but they
made an _____ for Mr. Payne because of his outstanding resume.
(A) exceptional (B) exception
(C) except (D) excepting
6. The health club management keeps customers _____ by providing quality
service and discounted memberships on a monthly basis.
(A) satisfaction (B) satisfy
(C) satisfyingly (D) satisfied
5. The company normally requires each applicant to be interviewed, but they
made an _____ for Mr. Payne because of his outstanding resume.
(A) exceptional (B) exception
(C) except (D) excepting
6. The health club management keeps customers _____ by providing quality
service and discounted memberships on a monthly basis.
(A) satisfaction (B) satisfy
(C) satisfyingly (D) satisfied
7. I don’t consider it helpful _____ the manager for advice, as he seems to
know less than anyone else.
(A) ask (B) to ask
(C) by asking (D) asked
8. Meat packing plants must be given a week’s _____ before an inspector
from the Department of Agriculture visits the plant.
(A) notice (B) notices
(C) noticed (D) noticeable
9. Please be _____ and refrain from speaking loudly or causing a disruption
during the speaker’s presentation.
(A) considered (B) consider
(C) consideration (D) considerate
10. Each year, the reclusive writer _____ 25 percent of his yearly earnings to
an orphanage located just outside of the city.
(A) donates (B) donating
(C) are donated (D) to donate
11. Computer game manufactures are often _____ even in times of economic
slowdown because the games they produce are usually addictive.
(A) profitable (B) profitably
(C) profit (C) profiteers
12. Jeff Myers prefers a job that offers the _____ he enjoyed while
completing his internship at Rytech International.
(A) flexible (B) flexed
(C) flex (D) flexibility
13. It is _____ that with the glut of digital products coming into the market,
the electronics industry is entering a challenging phase.
(A) cleared (B) clearly
(C) clearest (D) clear
14. The firm was granted an _____ to file its corporate tax with no penalty as
long as it makes the necessary tax prepayments.
(A) extend (B) to extend
(C) extension (D) extensive
15. The artist, whose paintings are currently on exhibit at the Parkinson Art
Center, gets his _____ from the works of Monet and Degas.
(A) inspire (B) inspiring
(C) inspired (D) inspiration
16. Most recruiters admit that it is an _____ for candidates to have a strong
background in at least one foreign language.
(A) advantage (B) advantaged
(C) advantageous (D) advantageously
17. The meeting was still a success _____ the guidance of the vice president
and others in senior management.
(A) though (B) without
(C) unless (D) even
18. All products in the catalog are available in our online store, _____
customers to shop from the convenience of their homes.
(A) allows (B) allow
(C) will allow (D) allowing
19. _____ the wide range of services offered by the agency, it is surprising
they have a fairly narrow client base.
(A) Meanwhile (B) Then
(C) Considering (D) Again
20. Please give us your mobile phone number _____ Mr. Saunders has other
questions to ask you.
(A) in case (B) even if
(C) despite (D) therefore
21. The women _____ our organization are either full-time housewives or
college students who want to make a difference in our community.
(A) join (B) joining
(C) will join (D) will be joining
22. A reminder was sent to the staff that wise _____ of company supplies
would decrease monthly expenditures.
(A) utilization (B) utility
(C) utilize (D) utilizer
23. In the business world today, there is a growing optimism _____ the rising
value of the dollar.
(A) view (B) with respect
(C) over (D) refer to
24. The Miracle Skin Company has received hundreds of inquiries ______ it
ran its first advertisement in all the major dailies.
(A) before (B) by
(C) since (D) past
25. The company’s standing in the telecommunications industry was forged
_____ years of putting the customer’s needs first.
(A) regarding (B) but
(C) when (D) through
26. Delegates from the ITO have gathered _____ the practicality of current
import/export laws.
(A) to analyze (B) analyze
(C) analyst (D) analysis
27. _____ worries that the government will be unable to control the budget
deficit, it is expected that national spending will reach an all-time high.
(A) Nevertheless (B) Despite
(C) After (D) However
28. _____ new competitors have flooded the market, management does not
view them as a serious threat to business.
(A) In spite (B) For
(C) Regardless of (D) Even though
29. The studio is expected to release five more films before the end of the
year _____ their summer movie makes a good showing at the box office.
(A) there (B) so
(C) if (D) then
30. The company is strict about having progress reports submitted _____ the
end of each week.
(A) early (B) when
(C) by (D) promptly
Question 31-33 refer to the following article.
The air- travel industry and environmentalists from around the country are
eagerly awaiting the 2nd Air Transportation and the Environment Conference
___ next week. The keynote speakers will focus on the concerns and progress
made in each of these areas by speaking on current trends in creating more
environmentally friendly aircraft and airports.
31.
(A) can open
(B) opened
(C) opening
(D) is opened
The 1st Air Transportation and the Environment Conference was highly
successful, and all the sessions were very well _____.
32.
(A) attended (B) organized
(B) deserved (D) managed
Therefore, early registration is strongly recommended as _____ is certain that
the discussion meetings scheduled for this year will fill up quickly as well.
33.
(A) this (B) it
(C) there (D) that