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At 11:11, what does Mr. Ganley mean when he writes, “You’ll be lucky!”?
A. He is wishing Mr. Hernandez good luck.
B. He expects Mr. Hernandez to be late.
C. He thinks the event will be fully booked.
D. He knows Mr. Hernandez is very fortunate.
Answer: B — He expects Mr. Hernandez to be late.
PART 1
ANSWER A
When we arrived at the convention, we found that we ______ not get in because nobody had remembered to bring our passes.
A. would
B. could
C. should
D. might
Answer: B — could
The players were not happy with the referee’s explanation of why the goal had been ______.
A. refused
B. disallowed
C. rejected
D. declined
Answer: B — disallowed
She has worked for the company since three years.
Find the mistake and correct the sentence.
Answer: She has worked for the company for three years.
What can be inferred about Mr. Mackintosh?
A. He has limited income.
B. He has just retired.
C. He is in his sixties.
D. He plans to join a union.
Answer: C — He is in his sixties.
PART 2
ANSWER C
The accountant ______ figures you queried has replied by e-mail, giving a full explanation.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. what
Answer: C — whose
The change in policy means that many workers who are uninsured will still be able to ______ access to quality healthcare.
A. grant
B. gain
C. give
D. expand
Answer: B — gain
Which expression does NOT normally collocate with a deadline?
A. meet a deadline
B. miss a deadline
C. extend a deadline
D. attend a deadline
Answer: D — attend a deadline
At 4:47, what does Louise mean when she writes, “Better you than me”?
A. She wants to know more details of the trip.
B. She is pleased that Karen has something planned.
C. She would not like to go hiking this week.
D. She is reluctant to lend one of her suitcases.
Answer: C — She would not like to go hiking this week.
PART 2
If we ______ enough money in advance, we would not have been able to expand the business when we needed to.
A. have not saved
B. did not save
C. had not saved
D. were not saving
Answer: C — had not saved
You will be promoted to Pay Grade 7 at the end of the year, ______ you have fulfilled all the necessary criteria and met your targets.
A. provided that
B. whether
C. also
D. similarly
Answer: A — provided that
Rewrite the sentence using DESPITE:
Although the project was delayed, the team completed it within budget.
Answer: Despite the delay / the project being delayed, the team completed it within budget.
Why might Ryan Lloyd NOT be suitable for the training scheme?
A. He has insufficient experience.
B. He does not live locally.
C. He does not have a driving licence.
D. He is not an Australian citizen.
Answer: D — He is not an Australian citizen.
For whom is the man buying flowers?
(A) His mother
(B) An elderly relative
(C) His wife
(D) A coworker
ANSWER B
The new digital scanner has stopped working again, even though we only ______ two weeks ago.
A. had repaired it
B. had it repaired
C. have been repairing it
D. were repairing it
Answer: B — had it repaired
Mr. Saito warned us not to interfere ______ the negotiations, as matters were at a very delicate stage.
A. for
B. by
C. with
D. from
Answer: C — with
There are TWO mistakes. Correct them.
If the contractor would have informed us earlier, we could avoided the additional costs.
Answer: If the contractor had informed us earlier, we could have avoided the additional costs.
What does Ms. Kennedy imply when she writes, “You’ve put my mind at rest”?
A. She is no longer worried about a particular matter.
B. She is feeling tired because she has a lot of work to do.
C. Mr. Flynn reminded her of a fact she had forgotten.
D. She will accept Mr. Flynn’s advice to take a break.
Answer: A — She is no longer worried about a particular matter.
Look at the graphic. Which item of information has changed since March?
(A) Price
(B) Return policy
(C) Delivery time
(D) Credit terms
Not until the final inspection ______ that several structural modifications had not been included in the original plans.
A. did the engineers discover
B. the engineers discovered
C. the engineers had discovered
D. had the engineers been discovering
Answer: A — did the engineers discover
The new wind turbines will provide enough power for the entire factory, and should ______ our reliance on coal and gas.
A. run out of
B. do away with
C. go up against
D. stand up for
Answer: B — do away with
Only ONE sentence is grammatically correct. Which one?
A. Hardly the meeting had started when the fire alarm went off.
B. Hardly had the meeting started when the fire alarm went off.
C. Hardly had the meeting started than the fire alarm went off.
D. Hardly did the meeting start when the fire alarm had gone off.
Answer: B — Hardly had the meeting started when the fire alarm went off.