1. In order to preserve fossil fuels for
future generations, people must reduce
their ______ of these precious
materials.
(A) consume
(B) consumer
(C) consuming
(D) consumption
2. The manufacturing firm, which had been
searching for opportunities to expand its
operations, has_____ acquired a new
factory in Newark.
(A) final
(B) finalize
(C) finalist
(D) finally
3. The market research conducted recently
on consumer attitudes _____ that most
potential customers view our brand in a
positive way.
(A) indicate
(B) indicative
(C) indicates
(D) indications
4. The financial _____for next year
indicate that we will need to cut
spending drastically.
(A) projects
(B) projected
(C) projecting
(D) projections

(C) easily
(D) easiest
9. The authorities are describing driving
conditions as extremely_____, and they
are warning motorists to stay indoors
until the weather improves.
(A) dangerous
(B) danger
(C) endanger
(D) endangered
10. Colin Jackson asked Ms. Warren for her
_____ to attend a seminar on budgeting
and financial forecasting next month.
(A) permit
(B) permitting
(C) permissible
(D) permission
11. After Ms. Jones receives all the
customer evaluation forms, she will
begin carefully reviewing _____.
(A) they
(B) them
(C) their
(D) theirs
12. In a recent public health survey, 7 out of
10 respondents said they feel _____ and
healthier now than they did 2 years
ago.
(A) fitter
(B) fit

(C) substantially
(D) substantiate
17. The head of the IT department called a
meeting _____the company's new
electronic security guidelines.
(A) introducing
(B) introduce
(C) introduced
(D) introduces
18. All employees hired by the company
_____multiple training sessions to help
acquaint them with industry standards.
(A) undergoing
(B) undergo
(C) to undergo
(D) undergoes
19. Financial analysts responded to the
chairman's _____news by predicting the
eventual bankruptcy of the organization.
(A) shocker
(B) shocking
(C) shockingly
(D) shocked
20. The new CEO has chosen to implement
a _____ system of benefits overall than
his predecessor did.
(A) most generous
(B) generously
(C) more generous
(D) generosity

25. There is no doubt that we will need to
allocate our _____wisely to expand
operations overseas successfully.
(A) resources
(B) resourceful
(C) resourcefully
(D) resourcefulness
26. Advertising representatives believe that
our television commercials need to
utilize an _____format in order to
interest viewers.
(A) engage
(B) engaging
(C) engagement
(D) engaged
27. Kevin Jennings and Viii Dilisau, who
____ for Gener-X Inc., will not join the
seminar until after the lunch break.
(A) work
(B) works
(C) working
(D) to work
28. Issues _____billing and repayment
account for over half the total number of
complaints that the customer service
team receives.
(A) regarding
(B) regard
(C) regardless
(D) regarded

(C) satisfied
(D) satisfaction
33. The company's industrial relations
manager _____ avoided discussing the
issue of annual leave entitlement with a
group of employees.
(A) deliberate
(B) deliberated
(C) deliberation
(D) deliberately
34. According to the latest figures, over 20
million _____ worldwide watched the
final of the televised singing
competition.
(A) views
(B) viewing
(C) viewed
(D) viewers
35. The Swanson Foundation for the
Hearing of the sales reports before
deciding how to Impaired ______ holds
fundraising events at the Carlton Hotel
in the city center.
(A) occasion
(B) occasional
(C) occasions
(D) occasionally
36. The management considers the contact
details _____in the mailing list to be
extremely valuable intellectual property.