A. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. Suburban residents would benefit from (cheaper / more cheap) transportation. 2. The demand for our new vehicle is (much / more ) bigger than we had expected. 3. The (quiet / quieter ) the engine is , the more passengers feel comfortable while traveling. 4. Data processing has become (much / so) faster than ever before. 5. Tommy has (good / better) qualifications than the other applicants. 6. Credit cards are issued more (easier / easily) now than in the past. 7. Using two chemicals together produces much (strong / stronger) results than using one of them. 8. The larger a company is, (less / the less) satisfied its employees. 9. Please complete the budget report no later (than / as) September 24. 10. The dinner at the restaurant was (more / most) delicious than anticipated.

55. Political leaders have reached an _______ on a health bill that will extend health coverage to millions of Americans. a. agree b. agreed c. agreeing d. agreement 56. The suburbs north and east of the city may get as much as eleven inches of _______ by tomorrow morning. a. snow b. snows c. snowed d. snowing 57. The city's median real estate prices declined 3.4 percent this year, according to an _______ by the Home Realty Market Report. a. analyze b. analysis c. analyzed d. analyzing 58. Heffitter Inc. strongly encourages its _______ to use all their vacation days. a. employ b. employees c. employing d. employment 59. City guides and maps of city landmarks are available to _______ at the information center. a. visit b. visitors c. visiting d. visitation 60. We would like to thank the Elog Foundation for its generous ______ to our charity fundraiser. a. donor b. donate c. donated d. donation 61. The personnel department requires that all ______ be interviewed at least three times before a hiring decision is made. a. applications b. applicants c. appliances d. applicator 62. Albertson and Kelman have decided to open a separate ______ for research and development. a. office b. officer c. official d. officially 63. Senior analyst John Pierpoint expects SunDigit to post ______ of $4 billion for the year. a. a profit (b) to profit c. profitable d. profitably 64. _________ in computer courses has increased for the past few years. a. To enroll b. Enrollment c. Enrolls d. Enrolled 65. My ______ with Mr. Frantz was mostly focused on issues related to integrating the staff after the proposed merger. a. discuss b. discussed c. discusses d. discussion 66. On April 3rd, we will hold a meeting with the ______ of our business units. a.manage b.managed c.managers d.managing 67. Many ______ are nervous about the longterm financial health of the company, especially after last week's poor earnings report. a. investors b. investments c. of investors d. of the investments 68. She has saved a sum of money for her ________. a. retiring b. retired c. retirement d. retire 69. Several ________ are known to cause cancer to develop. a. chemists b. chemistry c. chemical d. chemicals 70. There is a large ________ of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. a. various b. vary c. varied d. variety