Casey

1.Following the tour, posters, postcards, and other souvenir items can ------- at the museum’s gift shop.

(A) be bought (B) buying (C) to buy (D) were bought

2.The Japanese car manufacturer, Eiko Motors wants to broaden its ------- in Europe by opening several retail outlets in Russia and Turkey.

(A) area (B) promotion (C) presence (D) proposal

3.The morning radio report warned of severe weather conditions and urged commuters to drive ------- on the ice-covered roads.

(A) careful (B) cared (C) carefully (D) caring

4.------- the attendees for the seminar have all arrived, they will be asked to fill out a personal information form by the instructor.

(A) Because of (B) Once (C) In spite of (D ) Apart

5.The new program includes a new anti-virus tool which ------- the functionality of all types of computers.

(A) prolong (B) prolonged (C) prolonging (D) prolongs

6.The commission which Lynda Hammil will receive for the sale of the waterfront property is ------- to be decided by the agency.

(A) temporarily (B) yet (C) impartially (D) before

7.This coming week, transport of subway line 3 ------- from Monday to Wednesday so that a work crew can conduct repair work at several stations.

(A) was halted (B) is halting (C) to halt (D) will be halted

8.For the grand opening of Marchand Department Store, customers will receive ------- a 40 percent discount on selected accessories.

(A) apart from (B) up to (C) as low as (D) out of

9.A sample ------- to help employees complete their weekly progress reports is available on the company Web board.

(A) achievement (B) action (C) template (D) organization

10.The accurate development of market forecasts ------- strong knowledge of current business trends.

(A) necessitate (B) necessitating (C) to necessitate (D) necessitates

11.The additional training workshops provided to the restaurant’s service staff resulted in ------- complaints from customers.

(A) little (B) fewer (C) none (D) easier

12.Polson Office Towers is updating its fire and emergency system to assure ------- with new safety regulations put out by the state government.

(A) adhere (B) adherence (C) adhered (D) adherent

13.Tourists are ------- seen in the downtown area in November and December, as most sites and attractions close down during the winter season.

(A) everywhere (B) almost (C) seldom (D) primarily

14.Carlton Travel Publishing has voted Chang Resorts first in overall customer satisfaction ------- five consecutive years.

(A) at (B) for (C) when (D) in

15.A representative for Davros Shipping said the company will soon have to downsize ------- the demand for their services increases within the next six months.

(A) wherein (B) despite (C) owing to (D) unless

16.Though the retail price for the new line of mobile phones was quite -------, public demand for the product was surprisingly weak.

(A) low (B) lowly (C) lower (D) lowness

17.As more people start downloading movies on the Internet, many experts predict that DVD rental stores will eventually become -------

(A) removed (B) modern (C) stubborn (D) obsolete

18.Recent studies about the environment provide powerful ------- for the usage of electric cars and the production of solar energy.

(A) destruction (B) expenditure (C) justification (D) appearance