Word Families
Like no other member we have ever employed, John exercised a _________ influence on the firm.
A. dominance
B. dominate
C. dominant
D. dominantly
C. dominant
To fight this allergy effectively, I recommend that you ---------- refined sugar and caffeine.
A. cut out
B. cut off
C. cut into
D. cut across
A. cut out
The new bill ………. by the congress.
A. approves
B. approved
C. is approving
D. was approved
D. was approved
Instead of buying a new bicycle, why don't you have your old one ___ ?
A. to fix
B. fixing
C. fixed
D. fixes
C. fixed
Exactly how long ---------- you worked as a senior
accounting clerk for this company?
A. have
B. did
C. are
D. will
A. have
An experienced ___________ will explain the new system to the interns during the tutorial.
A. operatic
B. operation
C. operate
D. operator
D. operator
This takeover should ---------- a complete reversal in the fortunes of the company.
A. bring about
B. bring in
C. bring up
D. bring out
A. bring about
An old man …….. in an accident.
A. are
B. was
C. is being
D. had be
B. was
We had our landlord ___ the broken window.
A. to fix
B. fixing
C. fixed
D. fix
D. fix
We felt excited about the trip to Mexico, as
we had never ---------- to Latin America.
A. been
B. went
C. gone
D. to go
A. been
While she ___________ in systems, we sometimes call on her to speak at workshops as well.
A. specialist
B. specialization
C. specials
D.specializes
D.specializes
You can contact me at this number if you wish
to ---------- this offer of employment.
A. take me off
B. take me up on
C. take me on
D. take me down over
B. take me up on
She …………. a better way to deal with the problem.
A. find
B. has found
C. is found
D. was found
B. has found
My friend lets me ____ his car sometimes.
A. to borrow
B. borrowing
C. borrowed
D. borrow
D. borrow
Carl apologizes for not being available when
you called, but he ---------- an important client.
A. has visited
B. were visited
C. was visiting
D. had been visiting
C. was visiting
As is the case with the parking garage entrance, the front doors are run ____________, not manually.
A. electric
B. electronically
C. electrical
D. electron
B. electronically
The date for launching the communications satellite was ---------- to April 24.
A. pushed over
B. pushed back
C. pushed on
D. pushed toward
B. pushed back
The boss ……. the employees about the company's losses.
A. has been told
B. is told
C. has told
D. tell
C. has told
She had her hair ___ at QuickCuts for only $25.
A. cutting
B. to cut
C. cut
D. cutted
C. cut
Please could you see Mr. Thomson as soon as your performance review meeting ----------?
A. will end
B. ends
C. will be ending
D. will have ended
B. ends
The ________ person to lead staff out of the building in case of an emergency is the person near the rear doors.
A. designative
B. designated
C. designator
D. designation
B. designated
Before the presentation, Simone will quickly ---------- our health and safety policy.
A. run into
B. run out of
C. run through
D. run across
C. run through
It …………. that the bridge is unsafe.
A. is said
B. say
C. were said
D. has been saying
A. is said
I got lost and some stranger helped me ___ my way.
A. find
B. finds
C. found
D. finding
A. find
The meeting ---------- at three o’clock, so we must hurry if we want to be there in time.
A. starts
B. started
C. was starting
D. has started
A. starts