ESL Upper-intermediate Grammar Quiz

According to Jeffrey Pfeffer, every stressed employee ______ proficient or productive.

• was not

• are

• is not

• were

In a co-authored paper, neither kidney disease nor Alzheimer’s _____ the main cause of death.

• are

• are not

• is

• is not

After the steel factory _____________, a 56-year old employee died because of the shock.

• had been closed

• was closed

• has been closed

• is closed

CEOs, in the 1950s and 1960s, ________________ the so-called “stakeholder capitalism”.

• should follow

• must have followed

• ought to follow

• Could have followed

If you had been working for an employer in 1960s, you ____________for paycheck.

• you may not die

• you could have searched

• might not have died

• you could leave

For many years, researchers’ work ___________ that motivation is the key to effectively work with others.

• has proved

• proves

• had proved

• proved

Long working hours drive employees with strong relations with clients to leave ______.

• aside

• off

• out

• behind

Unfortunately, shareholders’ ____________take over the business market.

• interests

• interested

• ᴓ

• interest

Employer are accountable _______ measuring employees’ psychological and physical health.

• to

• on

• for

• by

Mayo Clinic said that an employee’s supervisor ________ more important to _____ health than his/her family doctor.

• was, his/her

• is, them

• were, ᴓ

• are, your