Taking The TOEIC Skills and Strategies 2 (Chapter 2: Grammar Practice)

Review Test 1 - Part 5

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Part 5 Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. The company is preparing to launch a line of _______________ bath products at the beginning of the third quarter. A) customizing B) customize C) customizes D) customized

2. The project team is committed to _______________ a brand-new concept in order to reestablish the company in the market. A) develop B) be developed C) developed D) developing

3. Please mark clearly on the cover letter the person _______________ the fax, or it could go to the wrong department. A) was receiving B) receiving C) receives D) received

4. Union workers should accept management’s latest conditions within the next 24 hours, or the plant _______________ down. A) shutting B) shutted C) will be shut D) has been shut

5. The _______________ sides were unable to reach an agreement after many hours of negotiation. A) opposes B) opposing C) opposed D) oppose

6. The interviewer stressed that at least three years’_______________ in the industry is an absolute requirement for this position. A) experiment B) expectation C) expedience D) experience

7. The staff at Coleman Kitchen Interiors _______________ dealing with customers who had never redone their homes before. A) was being used B) was used to C) used to D) used to be

8. Without a doubt, our current comprehensive two-year warranty on parts and labor _______________ the best in the industry. A) is B) are C) was D) were

9. The new recruit _______________ at the speed with which he was expected to learn the company regulations. A) alarmed B) was alarmed C) was alarming D) alarming

10. One of the _______________ offered by our company is 24-hour customer support. A) guides B) indicators C) notices D) services

11. When the system crashed and erased all of the data, no one in the IT department could understand what _______________. A) is occurred B) was occurred C) had D) will be occurred

12. To ensure every customer _______________ taken care of properly, we will assign a personal banker to answer all of your banking questions. A) is B) was C) be D) been

13. _______________ by the president, the revised employee benefits policy was good news for both full-time and part-time employees. A) Announcing B) Announced C) Been announced D) Having announced

14. Inventory figures, along with the weekly sales revenue total, _______________ to the district sales manager every Monday. A) go B) goes C) is gone D) are gone

15. Knowing at least two languages _______________ your odds of being hired at this travel agency. A) is increased B) was increased C) will increase D) to increase

16. It _______________ that the airline will soon announce a hiring freeze and job cuts. A) believed B) has believed C) is believed D) believes

17. My group is used to _______________ mandatory overtime, so a few more hours will not make any difference to them. A) worked B) work C) works D) working

18. Questions _______________ your application should be directed to the loans department at extension 210. A) concern B) concerned C) concerning D) to concern

19. We agree that 8 o’clock _______________ the best time for us to hold a morning meeting. A) is B) is being C) are D) are being

20. _______________ with poor sales figures for the third quarter in a row, the marketing director resigned, as did the vice director a day later. A) Be disappointed B) Disappointing C) Disappointed D) Being disappointing