| 101. |
The doctor advised her ______ more often. |
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A. |
swimming |
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B. |
swam |
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C. |
to swim |
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D. |
to have swum |
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|
| 102. |
This year the company has ______ heavily in research and development. |
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|
A. |
was invested |
|
B. |
invest |
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C. |
investing |
|
D. |
invested |
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|
| 103. |
We found them ______ down at the beach. |
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A. |
playing |
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B. |
to go play |
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C. |
play |
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D. |
to play |
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|
| 104. |
The negotiations cannot be ______ because of the disagreements. |
|
|
A. |
concurred |
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B. |
continued |
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C. |
contoured |
| |
D. |
confounded |
|
|
| 105. |
The buying and selling of stocks and bonds is ______ I would like to learn more about. |
|
|
A. |
something |
|
B. |
somewhere |
|
C. |
somehow |
|
D. |
confounded |
|
|
| 106. |
Income-producing stocks will ______ healthy dividends. |
|
|
A. |
order |
|
B. |
cause |
|
C. |
generate |
|
D. |
develop |
|
|
| 107. |
If the treasurer ______ here, he would sign your check. |
|
|
A. |
will be |
|
B. |
is |
|
C. |
has been |
|
D. |
were |
|
|
| 108. |
It is better to hold the vote ______ than later. |
|
|
A. |
sooner |
| |
B. |
soonest |
| |
C. |
soon |
| |
D. |
some soon |
| |
|
| 109. |
Only ______ families were invited to the gala event. |
|
|
A. |
opulent |
| |
B. |
affluent |
|
C. |
abundant |
|
D. |
expensive |
|
|
| 110. |
It is common practice to look ______ someone when they talk to you. |
|
|
A. |
at |
|
B. |
to |
|
C. |
on |
|
D. |
by |
|
|
| 111. |
Three-piece suits are back ______ style. |
|
|
A. |
around |
|
B. |
through |
|
C. |
in |
|
D. |
unto |
|
|
| 112. |
Before you can drive, you must have a ______. |
|
|
A. |
presence |
|
B. |
ticket |
|
C. |
diploma |
|
D. |
license |
|
|
| 113. |
Rewiring the office to accommodate the new air conditioning units was ______ as expensive as the units themselves. |
|
|
A. |
just |
|
b. |
quite |
|
C. |
moreover |
|
D. |
same |
|
|
| 114. |
______ employees in the postal service has meant slower service in the last two years. |
|
|
A. |
Less |
|
B. |
Fewer |
|
C. |
Few |
|
D. |
Least |
|
|
| 115. |
Does the tide always come ______ at this hour. |
|
|
A. |
in |
|
B. |
over |
|
C. |
out |
|
D. |
down |
|
|
| 116. |
The trainees had a ______ time filling out the application after they learned it was the sole assessment tool. |
|
|
A. |
harder |
|
b. |
hardly |
|
C. |
hardest |
|
D. |
harden |
|
|
| 117. |
We have ______ nothing left in the bank. |
|
|
A. |
because of |
|
B. |
by way of |
|
C. |
next to |
|
D. |
closest to |
|
|
| 118. |
These pension ______ have been carefully worked out. |
|
|
A. |
plan |
|
B. |
plans |
|
C. |
planning |
|
D. |
planned |
|
|
| 119. |
He wasn't able to ______ my point of view. |
|
|
A. |
think |
|
B. |
mind |
|
C. |
see |
|
D. |
reckon |
|
|
| 120. |
The manufacture of textiles is considered a labor ______ industry. |
|
|
A. |
intensive |
|
B. |
involved |
| |
C. |
indictive |
| |
D. |
incisive |
|
|
| 121. |
______ in the accounting department was required to become familiar with the new software. |
|
|
A. |
Anyone |
| |
B. |
All |
|
C. |
One another |
|
D. |
Everyone |
|
|
| 122. |
Job seekers talked to the recruiters who were ______. |
|
|
A. |
employing |
|
B. |
analyzing |
|
C. |
specifying |
|
D. |
hiring |
|
|
| 123. |
The tax authorities will soon ______ new guidelines. |
|
|
A. |
having issued |
| |
B. |
issuing |
| |
C. |
to issue |
| |
D. |
be issuing |
|
|
| 124. |
Not just ______ is allowed to enter certain government buildings. |
|
|
A. |
no one |
|
B. |
anyone |
|
C. |
someone |
|
D. |
each one |
|
|
| 125. |
The dealerships outdo each other in advertising ______ they can attract customers. |
|
|
A. |
because |
|
b. |
but |
|
C. |
so |
|
D. |
for |
|
|
| 126. |
The color illustrations included in the new edition of the book made it ______ attractive. |
|
|
A. |
much more |
|
B. |
many more |
|
C. |
that more |
|
D. |
the more |
|
|
| 127. |
He wanted to talk to someone knowledgeable in computers before purchasing ______. |
|
|
A. |
any |
|
B. |
ones |
|
C. |
many |
|
D. |
other |
|
|
| 128. |
All financial aid to the country was ______ after our ambassador was dismissed. |
|
|
A. |
shut off |
|
B. |
closed off |
|
c. |
sealed off |
|
D. |
cut off |
|
|
| 129. |
The prospective buyer grew ______ when the seller tried to rush the sale. |
|
|
A. |
suspects |
|
B. |
suspicious |
|
C. |
suspicion |
|
D. |
suspected |
|
|
| 130. |
Had we monitored the profit trends, we could have predicted this drop well ______. |
|
|
A. |
sooner |
|
B. |
faster |
| |
C. |
in advance |
| |
D. |
previous |
| |
|
| 131. |
______ first-aid training is precautionary, often going unused in real life. |
|
|
A. |
Less |
| |
B. |
Many |
| |
C. |
few |
| |
D. |
Much |
| |
|
| 132. |
If we had proven that the diamonds ______ to the Crown, they would be in the national museum today. |
|
|
A. |
would belong |
| |
B. |
belong |
| |
C. |
belonged |
| |
D. |
were belonging |
| |
|
| 133. |
The accountants did not find ______ many errors in the spreadsheet. |
|
|
A. |
too |
| |
B. |
any |
| |
C. |
few |
| |
D. |
hardly |
| |
|
| 134. |
The alarm system of a car must ______ reliably. |
|
|
A. |
function |
| |
B. |
to function |
| |
C. |
functioned |
| |
D. |
functioning |
| |
|
| 135. |
They think so highly of you, that promotion is yours for ______. |
|
|
A. |
the asking |
| |
B. |
to ask |
| |
C. |
the ask |
| |
D. |
you asked |
| |
|
| 136. |
Please hold while I ______ you to the parts department. |
|
|
A. |
am connected |
| |
B. |
to connect |
| |
C. |
connect |
| |
D. |
connected |
| |
|
| 137. |
When you ______ the audience, don`t look at any one person. |
|
|
A. |
address |
| |
B. |
talk |
| |
C. |
focus |
| |
D. |
communicate |
| |
|
| 138. |
Tickets for tonights concert can be purchased _______ the box office. |
|
|
A. |
between |
| |
B. |
at |
| |
C. |
around |
| |
D. |
by |
| |
|
| 139. |
Several crops ______ by the government. |
|
|
A. |
will have been subsidizing |
| |
B. |
being subsidized |
| |
C. |
are are subsidizing |
| |
D. |
are being subsidized |
| |
|
| 140. |
Do you feel I was too friendly ______ the applicants. |
|
|
A. |
with |
| |
B. |
at |
| |
C. |
on |
| |
D. |
across |
