10th grade C) booking

D) canceling
1. If we had seen the demand in advance, we surely ___ 10. The use of pesticides is having a ___ effect on the
on the cookbook. groundwater.
A) would stock up A) devastate
B) have stocked up B) devastating
C) had stocked up C) devastated
D) would have stocked up D) devastation
2. Most of the time in England was spent ___ relatives. 11. Because of Lucille’s managerial skills, the family now
A) to visit has ____ business.
B) visiting A) expanding
C) going to visit B) expend
D) go to visit C) expanse
3. My broker advised me to invest secured bonds before D) expended
___ in the stock market. 12. Just as the business was about to go under he ___ the
A) invested bid for the shopping mall consctruction.
B) investing A) was winning
C) investment B) will win
D) I will invest C) had won
4. It goes without___ that you will be paid for all this D) won
extra time you’re spending on the project. 13. We have decided to ___ you income with a monthly
A) telling bonus.
B) saying A) implement
C) repeating B) compliment
D) regarding C) supplement
5. The businessman discussed the contract at lenth but D) comartment
never actually signed___ 14. A study was done to determine the effect ___ the
A) anything change in government policy has had on the small
B) anyone business sector.
C) another A) of
D) anyway B) what
6. The world wide low inflation rate in expected to C) for
continue___. D) that
A) at a fast pace 15. The air conditioner will have to be worked on ___ the
B) for a long time office is in use.
C) in a decline A) during
D) throughout B) while
7. The patient ___ examined by the doctor. C) only
A) were D) meanwhile
B) is being 16. Your credit history shows that either several loan
C) has payments were late ___ the bank made a huge error in
D) have been reporting them.
8. The Argentianeans are proctecting their frorest because A) and
the lumber is very valuable to ___ B) but
A) they C) nor
B) ourselves D) or
C) them 17. Another building will be ___ in the downtown area
D) we before you know it.
9. Travel agents advise ___ early, in order to avoid A) demolished
disappointment. B) demoslishing
A) buying C) demolish
B) postponing
 D) demolishes C) short
18. The meeting ir ___ over. D) formidable
A) much or little 27. I spoke with the real estate agent who told me that the
B) here or there office space would cost $225 ___ square root.
C) more or less A) for
D) to or from B) in
19. We ___ the money to your money market account C) per
within three working days. D) at
A) have been transferred 28. The human resources department is ___ for the hiring
B) will transfer and care of our personnel.
C) transferring A) respondent
D) will be transferred B) responsive
20. We are sending you what we have now and ___ the C) responding
remainder as soon as it arrives. D) responsible
A) will have shipped 29. The air conditioning unit ___ for hours by the time you
B) will ship arrive.
C) shipped A) will have been running
D) shipping B) shall run
21. At election time, every speech is calculated to win ___. C) will be running
A) preferences D) will run
B) wishes 30. We were having so much fun on the ship we were___
C) votes to disembark at our destination
D) choices. A) reluctant
22. Although most people are ___ than I am, they are not B) doubtful
as healthy or wise. C) refusing
A) wealth D) hesitant
B) wealthy 31. The appeal of this training approach is that the students
C) wealthily find ___ which management style work best for them.
D) wealthier A) out
23. constance breathed a sigh ___ relief when she heard B) up
that her loan was approved. C) about
A) to D) on
B) for 32. While you set up the display at the ___ of the store, I
C) by will unpack the rest of the goods.
D) of A) prominence
24. Good management ___ to the employees. B) forward
A) will be listened C) ahead
B) are listening D) front
C) listens 33. Mrs. Choor has managed the department so well that
D) listen she will be up for a ___ promotion than she expected.
25. The newly discovered ore is being extracted by ___ of A) big
a huge robotic arm. B) bigger
A) mean C) more
B) means D) most
C) meant 34. We would like to ___ a teleconference with your
D) meanings public relations office regarding the upcoming merger.
26. When the computer analyst realized what a ___ task it A) transact
was, he immediately added two more staff to the B) install
procject. C) perform
A) precise D) arrange
B) superfluous
35. We knew the economy wasw ___ a turning point when are required to wear their identification badges whilel
the interest rates started to fall. at work.” Therefore, you should choose answer (A).
A) at
B) about 41. As you old one, this new copier can collate and staple
C) throughout the copies in half the time.
D) inside A) as
36. We have been doing the business with them since B) can
their___. C) staple
A) incentive D) in half the time.
B) inception 42. The museum is taking measure to protect its painting
C) incision from the damaging effects of pollutions and ultra-violet
D) incitement rays, which are getting worse and worse with each
37. The new clerk wasn’t sure under which ___ he should passing year.
file the purchasing documents. A) taking measure
A) covering B) from
B) level C) pollutions
C) rank D) with each passing year.
D) category 43. After reviewing out finance, we decided reduce
38. When Mrs. Graf sat dow, she asked that shades be spending in all departments except marketing.
pulled ___ because of the bright sunlight. A) After reviewing
A) below B) we decided
B) off C) reduce
C) down D) except marketing
D) up 44. Mrs. Barett, acting as her attorney, defended
39. By, ___ what the public liked and didn’t like, we were Mr.Stevenson in a very determined fashion.
able to fine-tune our ads. A) acting as her
A) sighting B) defended
B) focusing C) in
C) predicting D) determined
D) pinpointing 45. To make out the lost time, we booked a direct flight
40. We___ with the prime minister for dinner at the from California to New York.
Simsbury Hotel tonight. A) make out
A) are meeting B) booked
B) have been met C) direct flight
C) were met D) to
D) will be met 46. One evening, in a restaurant in Madrid, we were
entertained by several dramatics magicians.
DIRECTIONS: In questions 41- 60, each sentence A) One evening
has for words or phrases underlined. The four B) were entertained
underlined parts of the sentence are given (A), (B), (C), C) by
(D). You are to identify the one underlined word or D) dramatics
phrase that should be corrected. 47. The plane had to fly over above the city for an hour
before getting permission to land.
All employee are required to wear their identification A) had to
badges while at work. B) over above
C) for an hour
A) employee
D) getting
B) to wear
48. The Commision surprised investors by reversing its
C) identification
ruling and freezes all monies in the disputed accounts.
D) to wear
A) investors
The underlined word “employee” is not correct in this B) reversing its ruling
sentence. This sentence should read, “All employees C) freezes
 D) monies 57. Ecologist feared the American eagle might be near
49. Since the appliance sales have shot up any we’re going extinction as there were so few sights of them in the
to continue with the marketing plan we’ve been using last decade.
sicnce the very start. A) feared
A) have shot up any B) might be near extinction
B) going to continue C) few sights
C) we’ve been using D) in the last decade.
D) very start. 58. Standart Tires have agreed to fund any further research
50. After downsizing the company, the executives realized into the manufacture of latex.
that had much more furniture than they needed. A) have
A) After B) to fund
B) realized that had C) research into
C) than D) manufacture
D) needed. 59. If the zoning changed, we will be able to purchase the
51. When we go on vacation, we prefer swim and active building down the street and redesign it.
sports to sightseeing and lying on the beach. A) If the zoning
A) on vacation B) will be able
B) swim C) down the street
C) and D) redesign
D) on the beach. 60. The factory let go of many its employees because it
52. The shareholders were upset that there weren’t some had automated so many operations.
dividends paid out in the last tow quarters. A) factory
A) shareholders B) many its employees
B) that C) it had automated
C) some D) many
D) paid out
53. Before to go elsewhere for new staff, we always try to
hire in house.
A) to go
B) always
C) to hire
D) in house
54. Because it was structurally unsafe and too expensive to
repair, the 75 years old building had to be demolished.
A) structurally unsafe
B) to0
C) 75 years old buildind
D) demolished.
55. This summer, the consumer protection agency are
advising consumers to read instructions carefully
before using any outdoor cooking equiment.
A) are advising
B) carefully
C) before using
D) outdoor cooking equiment
56. I have looked at several record in you file and many
document still don’t have your new marriage name.
A) looked at
B) file
C) still
D) new marriage name
2nd round:
1. If you had chance to spend a day in
Ashgabat how would you do it? Use
specific reasons and examples to support
your answer.
2. Is there any job that you would
absolutely refuse to take? Explain.
3. Tell about a time when you lost
something.
4. Is it better to enjoy your money when
you earn it or is it better to save your
money for some time in the future? Use
specific reasons and examples to support
your opinion.
5. Some people like to travel with a
companion. Other people prefer to
travel alone. Which do you prefer