101. This mobile phone is an updated version of the _____ model.
(A) origin
(B) origins
(C) original
(D) originally
102. Twenty new mechanical engineers will be _____ the company next month.
(A) recruiting
(B) joining
(C) performing
(D) working
103. Employees must return to _____ work stations immediately after the lunch break.
(A) theirs
(B) them
(C) they
(D) their
104. Please reply _____ to the invitation for the software training.
(A) closely
(B) promptly
(C) likely
(D) expressly
105. Our firm offers excellent _____ as a way to retain its valued employees.
(A) benefits
(B) benefitting
(C) benefitted
(D) beneficial
106. Mr. Thomas has not _____ decided which design to use for the company letterhead.
(A) still
(B) yet
(C) already
(D) soon
107. Ms. Gupta has requested _____ to use Berkeley Hall for the seminar series that will start next month.
(A) authorize
(B) authorized
(C) to authorize
(D) authorization
108. Passengers should be _____ that the airline is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
(A) aware
(B) aligned
(C) awake
(D) abroad
109. Ms. Park will _____ a certificate to each person who completed the course for pharmacy technicians.
(A) reach
(B) present
(C) involve
(D) achieve
110. Dr. Schmidt is not sure that her research assistant can complete the required investigation by _____.
(A) his
(B) him
(C) his own
(D) himself
111. It is your _____ to notify the library if your name or address changes.
(A) demand
(B) responsibility
(C) labor
(D) observation
112. Candidates for the position must _____ their applications by the end of the month.
(A) submitted
(B) submitting
(C) submit
(D) be submitted
113. Official _____ is required for all vessels leaving the port.
(A) documentation
(B) administration
(C) freight
(D) agency
114. The copy machine at the top of the stairs has now been _____.
(A) serviced
(B) prescribed
(C) remodeled
(D) progressed
115. The annual report indicates significant growth _____ the past several years.
(A) onto
(B) over
(C) while
(D) than
116. This guest house offers fine accommodations at an affordable _____.
(A) income
(B) satisfaction
(C) worth
(D) rate
117. Our chief operating officer was very _____ by the latest sales figures.
(A) impress
(B) impressing
(C) impressed
(D) impressive
118. _____ the Kendal Company has been in business for only nine months, it has very quickly become profitable.
(A) Although
(B) Unless
(C) Before
(D) During
119. Naomi Takeda was not able to attend the meeting last Tuesday, but Claire Marsters gave her a _____ of the discussion.
(A) summarily
(B) summarizer
(C) summarized
(D) summary
120. Sleeping-car passengers will be provided _____ the bedding they need for the journey.
(A) with
(B) for
(C) to
(D) of
121. New software that should reduce employee training time _____.
(A) to develop
(B) developing
(C) is being developed
(D) to be developed
122. Many of the older buildings in this area have been torn down to make room for the _____ of the highway.
(A) thickness
(B) widening
(C) inflation
(D) gain
123. There will be time for participants to discuss _____ issue presented in the seminar.
(A) most of
(B) all
(C) entire
(D) each
124. Employees should _____ the shift manager if assembly work is interrupted by a machinery breakdown.
(A) inform
(B) speak
(C) respond
(D) inquire
125. After remaining high for several days, temperatures finally fell _____ yesterday.
(A) slight
(B) slighter
(C) slightly
(D) slightest
126. Dr. Menotti’s decision to move to Zurich has _____ at all to do with his work.
(A) nothing
(B) anything
(C) something
(D) everything
127. The company’s expansion into South America will _____ the creation of more than 100 jobs.
(A) return from
(B) restore to
(C) research into
(D) result in
128. The financial challenges facing the town council must be addressed _____ by its elected leaders.
(A) urgency
(B) urgencies
(C) urgently
(D) urgent
129. _____ willingness to create custom-designed fabric has made local textile producer Desmond Finn very popular with movie-set designers.
(A) Which
(B) His
(C) Whose
(D) Those
130. In this province, student drivers may not apply for a driver’s license until they are _____ 17 years old.
(A) at once
(B) at least
(C) for now
(D) for good
131. The Ashford Chamber of Commerce invites visitors _____ the restaurants, and theaters on the city’s waterfront.
(A) patronize
(B) patronized
(C) to patronize
(D) be patronizing
132. Salvador Gomez worked _____ in planning the festival, and he deserves much of the credit for its success.
(A) hardly
(B) densely
(C) tirelessly
(D) severely
133. _____ project manager, Ms. Chung will be directly responsible to the company president.
(A) Throughout
(B) Aside
(C) Plus
(D) As
134. Our team of specialists works with clients to develop _____ marketing strategies.
(A) restrictive
(B) innovative
(C) demonstrative
(D) dismissive
135. The last shipment was refused by the buyer _____ damage that occurred while the product was in transit.
(A) according to
(B) because of
(C) as a result
(D) by reason
136. There are many _____ signs that the quality of education is improving in this country.
(A) encourage
(B) encouraged
(C) encouraging
(D) encouragement
137. It has been projected that sales organic fruit and vegetables will increase _____ 20 percent this year.
(A) by
(B) after
(C) from
(D) across
138. You will find the manual very helpful _____ any problems you encounter when you first use the software.
(A) must solve
(B) be solved
(C) will solve
(D) in solving
139. It is always advisable to verify departure times, _____ flight schedules may change after a ticket is issued.
(A) therefore
(B) since
(C) against
(D) concerning
140. Executives from the two firms may soon be ready to _____ the terms of the proposed merger.
(A) confirm
(B) converse
(C) commune
(D) collaborate
