Chapter 1 Basic Structure
1. Subject
1.1 Studies show that ______ are easily passed from one person to another by failure to
wash hands frequently.
(A) Infect
(C) infectious
(B) infections
(D) infecting
1.2 My brother started working in the pizza business after ______ graduated from
college.
(A) himself
(C) he
(B) his
(D) him
1.3 The announce of the captain is that the airplane would be arriving in twenty minutes.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1.4 Understand the interplay between money, interest rates, and debt could be useful.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1.5 An anonymous provided the money to build new medical facilities at the prison.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1.6 The enclosed brochure explains how, ______ can file a claim quickly and easily.
(A) who
(C) which
(B) one
(D) this
1.7 The actively of all license holders are regulated and supervised by government
(A) (B) (C) (D)
agencies.
2 Verb
2.1 He ______ all his money in bad stocks, and now he is flat broke.
(A) investment
(C) invested
(B) investing
(D) investable
2.2 What they present in the book is a set of techniques that systematically ______ the
learner for interaction with target language speakers.
(A) prepare
(C) prepares
(B) preparing
(D) prepared
2.3
It taken ten months of writing and revising to prepare a film script from the author’s
(A) (B) (C) (D)
novel.
2.4 An independent poll showers that Randall Straus is currently the most popular
(A) (B) (C)
politician in the state.
(D)
2.5 Her goal to get up and exercise in the morning before going to work.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2.6 The marine biologist ______ the long term memory of small whales.
(A) to investigate
(C) is being investigated
(B) had been being investigate
(D) has been investigating
Object
3.1 One way to reduce ______ in the banking industry would be to eliminate
government involvement.
(A) Confusing
(C) Confuse
(B) Confused
(D) Confusion
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3.2 When the man said he had no license, the cop gave ______ a searching look.
(A) he
(C) him
(B) his
(D) himself
3.3 The position will offer the opportune for growth in a highly professional
(A) (B)
environment along with competitive compensation.
(D)
(C)
3.4 Although she failed to perform well in her classes, she managed to earn high on the
(A) (B) (C) (D)
tests.
3.5 New computer technology makes possible for anyone to calculate payroll taxes with
(A) (B) (C)
relative ease.
(D)
3.6 Since Rosilyn works from home, she rents office space when she needs a placement
(A) (B) (C) (D)
to meet clients.
4 Complement
Once a position becomes vacancy, the post is initially advertised internally.
4.1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4.2 The natural hot springs are an ______ enjoyed by thousands of tourists every year.
(A) Attraction
(C) attracting
(B) attractive
(D) attract
4.3 Continuing education is crucial for keeping abreast of the changes in technology and
staying ______ in business.
(A) compete
(C) competitive
(B) competing
(D) competitiveness
4.4
It is _____ for parents to become upset when their children cry.
(B) normally
(A) normalize
(C) normal
(D) norm
4.5 One way for car rental companies to earn higher profits would be _____ customer
service.
(A) to improve
(C) to be improving
(B) will improve
(D) having been improved
4.6 Many young families are finding it difficulty to purchase a home in today’s
(A) (B) (C) (D)
economic climate.
4.7 She worked ______ for six hours, until the conference call came through.
(A) interrupted
(C) interruption
(B) interrupts
(D) uninterrupted
Chapter 2 Verb Structure
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Transitive verb & intransitive verb
1.1 We will discuss over the difficulties of introducing flextime in the production
(A) (B) (C) (D)
department.
1.2 Mr. David, who will graduate college next August, has already written to forty-five
(A) (B) (C)
companies seeking employment.
(D)
1.3 They _____ over the marketing strategy for several hours before they agreed on a
course of action.
(A) argued
(C) advocated
(B) asserted
(D) alleged
1.4 Unfortunately, as you can see, the decline was not maintained and over the next six
(A) (B)
months inflation raised slightly and reached 9% by 1995.
(C) (D)
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h Please answer to the question in the space provided below.
h As you approach to the intersection, turn left.
h The two parties reached at an agreement late last night.
h I’m so happy that you are finally going to marry with him.
h If you are going to attend in the seminar, you must first sign the list.
h I told to him that I would await for his reply before hiring a new
worker.
h I tried to explain on the formula, but she just couldn’t get it.
h My father always told me to obey to the police.
h After you enter into the elevator, push the button marked 10th floor.
h That girl really resembles after her mother in that picture.
h I can’t believe that she actually survived from the plane crash.
◈ answer
◈ approach
◈ ask
◈ attend
◈ await
◈ discuss
◈ explain
◈ enter
reach
◈
◈ marry
◈ obey
◈
◈ survive
◈
resemble
tell
about
◈ complain
h The boss depends on me to keep him informed about production
levels.
h The manager said that he can’t reply to all of the newcomer’s
questions.
h All you people do is complain about the problems you’re having.
◈ depend on
◈ dispose of
◈ knock at
listen to
◈
◈ point to[at]
◈
◈ search for
reply to
2 Auxiliary verb
2.1 The editorial page is where writers can _____ how they really feel about the issues.
(A) indicative
(C) indicator
(B) indicating
(D) indicate
2.2 The search committee will reviews each prospective employee’s work history.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2.3
I think that what we must done now is concentrate our efforts on both the home and
(A) (B) (C) (D)
the foreign markets.
3 To infinitive
3.1 The stock market continues to advancing in spite of weak economic indicators.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3.2 David hopes to received a promotion at his next performance appraisal in June.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3.3 Please take time for review the information that was handed out last week.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3.4 Our unrelenting focus on reducing costs and our ability ______ economies of scale
are paying off.
(A) leveraging
(C) to leverage
(B) is leveraged
(D) leverage
3.5 Clients may call the customer service number at corporate headquarters ______
international shipments.
(A) to track
(C) tracked
(B) trackable
(D) tracking
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3.6 The Convention Center expects hire ten part-time waiters plus an assistant chef by
(A) (B) (C)
the end of next week.
(D)
3.7 To business in the country, the company should negotiate a joint venture with a
(A) (B) (C)
local distributor.
(D)
3.8 Our investment counselors help our customers matching stock funds to their
(A) (B) (C)
individual needs.
(D)
3.9 The seminar will teach participants ______ to analyze the financial stability of any
business.
(A) how
(C) what
Participle
(B) who
(D) why
4.1 This seminar will be videotaped for those who are unable to attend but are
(A) (B) (C)
interesting in the information.
(D)
4.2 The chemical processed plant kept production costs to a minimum by negotiating
(A) (B) (C)
long contracts.
(D)