1. In ------- circumstances, it takes approximately one month to complete the sale of a home or apartment.
(A) ideal
(B) idealize
(C) ideally
(D) idealization
2. An ---- --- of the study findings indicated a sharp turnaround in consumer spending patterns.
(A) analysis
(B) overview
(C) expenditure
(D) effect
3. Due to the photography ------- at the Civic Center, traffic downtown has been slow for the last week.
(A) presentation
(B) demonstration
(C) design
(D) exhibition
4. The entire committee celebrated after the success of the ------- planned workshop.
(A) routinely
(B) extensively
(C) massively
(D) finally
5. Mr. Hanson ------- left the company to pursue other career interests, although nobody knows what they are.
(A) seeming
(B) seemingly
( C) to seem
(D) seems
6. The meeting was called ------- the hard work of the staff prior to the deadline.
(A) will acknowledge
(B) to acknowledge
(C) would acknowledge
(D) to be acknowledged
7. Customers who r eturn products ------- providing the original receipt will not be given refunds.
(A) mainly
(B) always
(C) without
(D) previously
8. ------- two decades in the electronic device field, SmartTalk is one of the leading producers of video conferencing solutions.
(A) Former
(B) Up to
(C) Behind
(D) With
9. This month, two people from marketing are being prepared for ------ - to positions at headquarters in Boston.
(A) training
(B) solutions
(C) advancement
(D) postponement
10. When questioned, a number of workers expressed being ------- with factory safety procedures.
(A) unaware
(B) equipped
(C) unfamiliar
(D) ordered
11. Even though ------- results of the polls show Senator Benson in the lead, many are still hoping for a victory for her opponent.
(A) initial
(B) advance
(C) foremost
(D) pending
12. For ------- of local theater, the Grant Playhouse frequently offers discounted ticket prices for late night movies.
(A) supportively
(B) supporting
(C) supporters
(D) supported
13. Michelle is proving herself to be a ------- team leader of the accounting department than the person who led the team last year.
(A) wisdom
(B) wisest
(C) wisely
( D) wiser
14. Management asked that supervisors ------- each department to turn in a weekly report starting from next Friday.
(A) requiring
(B) require
(C) required
(D) are requiring
15. The bank requires a 10% deposit ------- a first-time home buyer does not have a long credit history.
(A) unless
(B) if
(C) which
(D) in spite of
16. ---- --- start the presentation on schedule, the speaker had to get help setting up her equipment.
(A) Despite
(B) Since
(C) In place of
(D) In order to
17. Self-service cashiers will --- ---- customers to finish their shopping more quickly.
(A) prevent
(B) allow
(C) instruct
(D) afford
18. The downtown community center focuses on youth activities, ------- the suburban centers tend to offer more for senior citizens.
(A) throughout
(B) whereas
(C) that
(D) right
19. The last person in the office is required to lock the door when ------- for the day.
(A) leave
(B) leaves
(C) left
(D) leaving
20. Many in the agricultural industry are expecting there to be a weaker ------- for factory farming in the future.
(A) retirement
(B) buyers
(C) market
(D) admission
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