HOMEWORK LESSON 1

1. Please ______ for him until he comes back.

A. waited B. will wait C. wait D. waiting
2. Last month, the manager _______ to the president that he hire a specialist to run the
communication network.
A. suggested B. suggest C. are suggesting D. suggestion
3. We are a business strategy consulting firm _______ the top management of leading
corporations.
A. are serving B. serve C. served D. serving
4. We are looking for recent graduates with exceptional and _______ quantitative abilities and
language skills to join our company.
A. demonstrate B. demonstrable C. demonstrating D. demonstrates
5. Overall, vacations in the US are expected to _______ a modest 3% more this year, compared
to last.
A. cost B. costing C. costs D. will cost
6. If they renew the account, that company _______ handling their accounts for over fifteen
years.
A. would have been B. was C. will be D. will have been
7. All red sticker items _______ discounted 50% for the next 20 minutes.
A. had been B. will C. are being D. had
8. I don't think I've ever had a more difficult time _______ here than I did during the events of
the past few days.
A. to work B. working C. at work D. worked
9. If I had known about the job opening, I ________.
A. would apply B. have applied
C. would have applied D. will apply
10. The receptionist ________ time to type up the notes from the meeting.
A. has not B. have not C. don't have D. doesn't have
11. The dollar ________ against other currencies last week.
A. gained B. moving C. will rise D. fallen
12. I would ________ her to just quit her job like that and leave without a word.
A. always have expected B. never expect
C. never have expected D. haven't expected
13. We ________ that trade tariffs will be dropped this year
A. hoped B. will hope C. are hoping D. have hoped
14. The most recent polls ________ that the use of broadband Internet connections is on the rise.
A. shown B. show C. shows D. did showed
15. Prior to the new laws, there________ no penalty for polluting.
A. had been B. is being C. has been D. have been
16. Everyone on the board of directors ________ with the planned merger.
A. agreeing B. agree C. have agreed D. agrees
17. Success in business ________ certain strategies that satisfy both the employer and the
employees.
A. requires B. is required C. require D. requiring
18. Not only the painting method but also the colors ________ the intervest of art critics.
A. has aroused B. arouses C. have aroused D. arousing
19. The number of corrections made during the first stage ________ the charges significantly.
A. has influenced B. are influencing C. have influenced D. influencing
20. Every staff member ________ to be trained in security procedures to ensure the safety of
customer's private information.
A. requirement B. requires C. is required D. requiring
21. Our website has a page that ________ frequently asked questions by its users.
A. answer B. was answered C. answers D. answering
22. The benefits of exercising regularly while pregnant ________ staying sedentary during
pregnancy.
A. surpass B. is surpassing C. surpassing D. surpassed
23. The decision regarding the merger of the two companies ________ to the public yesterday.
A. was announced B. announced C. were announced D. announcing
24. Thanks to the recent anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in the country
________.
A. has reduced B. to reduce C. reduce D. having reduced
25. The regulations governing animal research ________ many provisions to safeguard animal
welfare.
A. contains B. have been contained C. contain D. is containing
26. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee, ________ proposed some
changes of the rules.
A. have B. has C. are D. is
27. This house as well as that one ________ for sale, which will you have?
A. are B. is C. have D. has
28. The use of credit cards in place of cash ________ increased rapidly in recenty ears.
A. have been B. has been C. has D. have
29. Advertisements on television ________ becoming more competitive than ever before.
A. has B. have C. are D. is
30. The majority of the students ________ him to be innocent.
A. was made B. believe C. makes D. make