1. Our human resources department will help you acclimate to the San Francisco area __________ your arrival there.(A) when                                                           (C) upon
   (B) while                                                            (D) ifCorrect: C
               Category: Preposition

    

   2. For being the top ________ real estate saleswoman of the quarter, Susan Miller received the accolades of her       manager

   (A) produce                                                       (C) produced
   (B) production                                                   (D) producing

Correct: D
            Category: Adjective

3. Your accommodations at the Pan-Pacific Hotel in Vancouver __________ been confirmed for two nights.(A) having                                                         (C) have
   (B) has                                                              (D) have toCorrect: C
   Category: Subject Verb Agreement

    

   4. President Smith’s ________ assistant will accompany her on her trip to New York this week.

   (A) executing                                                     C) execution
   (B) executive                                                     (D) executable

   Correct: B
   Category: Adjective

   5. ________  John accomplished little as production supervisor, he was fired.

   (A) Even though                                                (C) While

   (B) In spite of                                                    (D) Because

   Correct: D
               Category: Subordinator Adverb Clause

   6. It was quite an accomplishment to turn the company around in such ________.

   (A) time a short                                                 (C) time a short
   (B) short, a time                                                            (D) a short time

   Correct: D
   Category: Order

   7.Talks have broken off because the two companies have been unable ________ an accord.

   (A) to reach                                                       (C) reach
   (B) reaching                                                      (D) they reached

   Correct: A
               Category: Infinitive

   8. According to our records, your checking account is $123.00 ________ as of this morning.

   (A) overdrawn
   (B) overdrawing
   (C) was overdrawn
   (D) to overdraw

   Correct: A
   Category: Adjective

   9. You ________ an accountant calculate your taxes and complete your return.

   (A) should let
   (B) can
   (C) could have been
   (D) might need

   Correct: A
   Category: Verb
   
   
   

   10. Should you decide to take our money market ________ account, interest will accrue at a rate of 4.5% per year.

   (A) to check
   (B) check
   (C) checking
   (D) checked

   Correct: C
   Category: Adjective

   11. She has yet to achieve her goal ________ the company on sound financial footing.

   (A) by putting
   (B) with putting
   (C) of putting
   (D) on putting

   Correct: C
   Category: Preposition + Gerund

   12. William’s ________ of accomplishment within the company is only exceeded by his record of service to the community.

   (A) record
   (B) recorded
   (C) recording
   (D) records

   Correct: A
   Category: Noun

   13. Pacific Gas and Electric refused to acknowledge receiving our letter ________ complaint.

   (A) by
   (B) of
   (C) in
   (D) to

   Correct: B
   Category: Preposition

   14. Mr. Young is a business acquaintance whom I met at our annual convention ________ year.

   (A) past
   (B) passed
   (C) prior
   (D) last

   Correct: D
   Category: Usage

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4. Dutch Telecom is reportedly seeking to acquire VoiceStream Technologies for ________ fifty billion dollars.(A) some
   (B) any
   (C) much
   (D) manyCorrect: A
   Category: Adjective
5. AOL’s acquisition of Time Warner was accomplished mainly as a result of selling shares in ________ company.(A) their
   (B) it’s
   (C) its
   (D) they’re aCorrect: C
   Category: Pronoun

    

   17. As of Mr. Jones’ ________ from the company, Janet Jackson has been appointed acting head of the Trust Division.

   (A) dismissive
   (B) dismiss
   (C) dismissal
   (D) dismissed

   Correct: C
   Category: Noun

   18. You may activate your credit card by calling 1-800-888-0002 at any ________ 24 hours a day.

   (A) timing
   (B) times
   (C) time
   (D) timer

   Correct: C
   Category: Noun

   19. According to actuarial calculations, the average male born in the United States has a life ________ of 74 years.

   (A) expectation
   (B) expectancy
   (C) expecting
   (D) expect

   Correct: B
   Category: Noun

20. To become the CEO of a corporation, one must ________ extraordinary business acumen and aggressive leadership skills.

(A) possess
(B) possessed
(C) have possessing
(D) have been possessed

Correct: A
Category: Verb