1. The employees can hardly assess the results of the experiment .
a) itself b) themselves c) them d) by them
2. Boston, an important industrial centre of the USA, is from New
York than Penn.
a) Far b) farther c) by far d) as far
3. The starting point of Friedman’s was the theory of money.
a) beliefs b) believing c) believe d) believes
4. ability to negotiate, which is one of the primary skills in business,
comes into this category.
a)The b) A c) – d) An
5. Motorola’s rivals tried to follow the example even naming their
devices.
a) in b) with c) for d) by
6. Connect the aspirations of managers and shareholders – both
will be happy.
a) but b) if c) and d) though
7. It Airbus more than 7 years to design and produce this new
plane.
a) takes b) was taken c) is taking d) took
8. A new photocopier print out a whole book in less than five minutes.
a) is able to b) must c) could d) should
9. Last year, we slow down in order to stay within budget.
a) had to b) must c) were d) must have
10. Delegating responsibilities to be an important managerial skill.
a) consider b) considering c) considered d) is considered
11. If the conference starts at 9 o’clock, the delegates here by now.
a) can be b) should have c) can have been d) should have been
12. We didn’t like the results of our financial report. did our boss.
a) Neither b) Either c) As well d) Also
13. Oswald is not only my colleague. He is a friend of just as well.
a) me b) us c) mine d) them
14. However, in most states there are restrictions on alcoholic drinking until
the age of 21, with only beer and wine allowable from the age of 18 at
.
a) earliest b) the earliest c) latest d) the latest
15. Ten dollars never been a considerable amount of money.
a) has b) are c) were d) have
16. I drive BMW 740 and my house is worth about $4 million.
a) a b) the c) an d) –
17. Janet Smiles is the person who looks all our contracts with
foreign suppliers.
a) for b) on c) after d) up
18. she was tired, she went to work. Almost everything depended
on her on that day.
a) But b) Because c) d) Although
19. Unfortunately the train by the time I reached the platform.
a) Left b) has left c) had left d) had been leaving
20. Heathrow airport is known to in 1946.
a) open b) be opened c) had opened d) opened
2. The correct answer is b) farther. "Farther" is used to compare distances between two places.
3. The correct answer is d) believes. "Starting point" is a singular noun, so the verb should agree with it in the singular form.
4. The correct answer is c) –. In this sentence, the phrase "ability to negotiate" is considered a general concept, so there is no need for an article.
5. The correct answer is d) by. "By" is used to indicate the method or means in this context.
6. The correct answer is c) and. The sentence is expressing that both the aspirations of managers and shareholders need to be connected for both to be happy.
7. The correct answer is d) took. The past tense verb "took" is used to indicate that it took Airbus more than 7 years to design and produce the new plane.
8. The correct answer is a) is able to. "Is able to" expresses the present ability of the photocopier to print out a whole book in less than five minutes.
9. The correct answer is a) had to. "Had to" indicates that there was a requirement or obligation to slow down in order to stay within budget.
10. The correct answer is c) considered. "Considered" is the correct form to express that delegating responsibilities is seen as an important managerial skill.
11. The correct answer is d) should have been. "Should have been" indicates that the delegates were expected to be here by now, but they are not.
12. The correct answer is a) Neither. "Neither" is used to indicate that both the speaker and the boss did not like the results of the financial report.
13. The correct answer is a) me. "Me" is the correct pronoun to use to show that Oswald is a friend of the speaker.
14. The correct answer is b) the earliest. "The earliest" is used to indicate the earliest time when restrictions on alcoholic drinking are applicable.
15. The correct answer is a) has. "Has" is the correct form to indicate that ten dollars has never been a considerable amount of money.
16. The correct answer is d) –. No article is needed before the proper nouns "BMW 740" and "house" in this sentence.
17. The correct answer is c) after. "After" is used to indicate that Janet Smiles looks after or manages all the contracts with foreign suppliers.
18. The correct answer is b) Because. It is used to explain the reason why she went to work even though she was tired.
19. The correct answer is c) had left. "Had left" is used to indicate that the train had already left before the speaker reached the platform.
20. The correct answer is d) opened. "Opened" is used to indicate that Heathrow airport came into operation in 1946.