Exercises

1. The merger has been___in the newspapere.

• A. said

• B. told

• C. pronounced

• D. announced

2. Motorists will be___for going over the speed limit>

• A. fined

• B. find

• C. found

• D. founded

3. Each department is asked to___how much they plan to spend next year.

• estimate

• account

• regard

• conclude

4. In order to guarantee a place for the conference, please___a room early.

• prospect

• respect

• preserve

• reserve

1. The marketing department___moving to another wing of the building.

• A. be

• B. to be

• C. is

• D. are

2. In the event that a book___lost, the member must pay the full price of the book.

• (A) has

• (B) have

• (C) has been

• (D) have been

3. A third of the employees___passed the core values test.

• (A) has been

• (B) have

• (C) has

• (D) have been

4. The bus ___here every 30 minutes.

• (A) come

• (B) has come

• (C) comes

• (D) have come

Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.

The world-famous folk singer Daniel Matthews, ____with the Smallville Choir, will give a

• (A) next

• (B) along

• (C) by

• (D) for

small concert in the main lobby on August 27. Mr. Matthews will perform songs from his new CD, Voices from Heaven. Tickets are limited, so ____fans who missed his last concert should hurry! Tickets go on sale on June 30. All proceeds from the concert will go to charity. Call the Smallville Arts Hall at 021-333-0999 for more information.

• (A) every

• (B) another

• (C) all

• (D) each