Complete the following sentences by selecting the most appropriate words and phrases from the choices given so that each sentence is grammatically correct. You have 10 minutes to complete this test.

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1. John _____ for an investment magazine. Every month he _____ articles about new investment opportunities.

   1.   ?    is working/is writing
   2.   ?    works/is writing
   3.   ?    has worked/writes
   4.   ?    works/writes

2. She _____ not work on Fridays. She only _____ a part-time job.

   1.   ?    has/got
   2.   ?    does/has
   3.   ?    do/have
   4.   ?    does/have

3. I _____ from you in the near future.

   1.   ?    look forward to hearing
   2.   ?    looking forward to hear
   3.   ?    am looking forward to hear
   4.   ?    am look forward to hearing

4. The new secretary _____________ efficient.

   1.   ?    is very
   2.   ?    is much
   3.   ?    are very
   4.   ?    is more so

5. The latest economic statistics show that both unemployment and inflation ___________, and that the economy ____________ at an annual rate of 5%.

   1.   ?    falling/growing
   2.   ?    are fall/are grow
   3.   ?    are falling/is growing
   4.   ?    fall/grow

6. If you _____ our offer, we ____ draft an agreement as soon as possible.

   1.   ?    accepted/will
   2.   ?    accept/would
   3.   ?    accept/will
   4.   ?    are accepting/will

7. She _____ the report last Friday and _____ it on Saturday.

   1.   ?    completed/submitted
   2.   ?    has completed/submitted
   3.   ?    completed/has submitted
   4.   ?    had completed/submitted

8. _____ police have no idea who committed _____ crime.

   1.   ?    ----/the
   2.   ?    The/a
   3.   ?    The/the
   4.   ?    A/a

9. I will be in Hong Kong _______ 5 June ________ 10 June.

   1.   ?    from/and
   2.   ?    between/to
   3.   ?    during/and
   4.   ?    between/and

10. She _____ already_____ me the revised figures.

    1.   ?    has/sent
    2.   ?    has/been sent
    3.   ?    have/been sending
    4.   ?    is/sent

11. A number of our staff are _____ learning Business English.

    1.   ?    interest
    2.   ?    interesting in
    3.   ?    interested
    4.   ?    interested in

12. In July 1997, Hong Kong _____ over to China.

    1.   ?    was handed
    2.   ?    has been handed
    3.   ?    was been handed
    4.   ?    had been handed

13. We are planning to open the club _______ the first week ________ June.

    1.   ?    on/in
    2.   ?    ---/on
    3.   ?    in/on
    4.   ?    in/of

14. After _____ the application form, you should send it to the address given.

    1.   ?    completion
    2.   ?    complete
    3.   ?    completing
    4.   ?    having complete

15. Not only ____________ reliable, but it is also reasonably inexpensive.

    1.   ?    is the system
    2.   ?    the system is
    3.   ?    are the systems
    4.   ?    the systems are

16. Unemployment _____ currently very high as a number of factories _____ recently.

    1.   ?    has/closed
    2.   ?    is/have closed
    3.   ?    is/have been closing
    4.   ?    are/have closed

17. Bank of Macau, _____ employs a workforce of 3,500, made a profit of $50 million last year.

    1.   ?    which
    2.   ?    that
    3.   ?    what
    4.   ?    who

18. Next year’s predictions ________________on this year’s results.

    1.   ?    will been based
    2.   ?    have based
    3.   ?    will be based
    4.   ?    are basing

19. If it __________ for the interference of management, there ______________ a huge crisis.

    1.   ?    had been / would be
    2.   ?    hadn’t been / would have been
    3.   ?    wasn’t for / would been
    4.   ?    have been / would not have been

20. Further to the previous report, I ______________ that to take legal action ____________ inappropriate.

    1.   ?    have decided / would be
    2.   ?    decide / could be
    3.   ?    have decide / is
    4.   ?    decided / will be