31/ ____ Tim doesn't enjoy his marketing job, he works hard.

a Although

b As

c When

d Both a&c are correct.

32/ We need to cut back on our spending ____ we are short of money this month.

a that

b although

c when

d since

33/ ____ it's a national holiday, most of the convenience stores in this area are open for 24 hours.

a So that

b Though

c If

d Both a&c are correct.

34/ The team will start a new promotion ____ the company can make more profits next month.

a so that

b as

c that

d whether

35/ ____ the number of staff members has grown, Mr. Brown still takes care of all the small things.

a As

b Although

c So that

d Providing

36/ ____ companies started utilizing robot technology, security guards are in danger of losing their jobs.

a Because

b If

c In order that

d While

37/ The orders that we placed last week are likely to arrive ____ on Wednesday or Thursday.

a not only

b either

c both

d neither

38/ Almost all companies want to know ____ a newly hired person can adjust to their environment.

a when

b in order that

c that

d whether

39/ Employees have the option of taking a day off ___ getting extra pay.

a but

b both

c or

d and

40/ Please refer to the enclosed manual ____ you have a problem with your device.

a as

b unless

c if

d as soon as

31/ Some customers were very ____ about the return policy.

a confuses

b confusing

c confused

d confuse

32/ I received a letter ____ me a job. a offering

b to offer

c offers

d offered

33/ Did you read the report ____ by me?

a wrote

b be written

c written

d writing

34/ This is the decision ____ at the board meeting.

a take

b wrote

c made

d done

35/ Teaching is the most ____ job I've ever had.

a rewarded

b reward

c rewarding

d be rewarding

36/ His presentation is well ___.

a to organize

b organizes

c organized

d organizing

37/ The presentation ____ in Room 305 will describe a recent change in employee evaluation policies.

a showing

b be shown

c shown

d shows

38/ After ____ complaints from customers, we decided to cancel the campaign.

a repeated

b repeat

c repeating

d to repeat

39/ Please refer to the information ____ in the manual.

a provided

b to provide

c has been provided

d providing

40/ Fast & Co. is looking for ____ workers for its Biltmore Branch.

a experiences

b experience

c experiencing

d experienced

31/ I am writing this letter to request more ____ spaces downtown.

a parking

b parked

c to parking

d to park

32/ The ____ of the shopping complex on Stanly Avenue has attracted more people into the downtown area.

a develops

b developing

c develop

d development

33/ However, people are having difficulty ____ places to park their cars.

a finding

b have found

c to find

d find

34/ This has been causing a lot of ____ to shoppers and individuals living downtown.

a convenient

b inconvenience

c convenience

d inconvenient

35/ In fact, there was a news ____ mentioning this issue in the Warwick Times last month.

a article

b convenience

c conversion

d individuals

36/ It pointed out the serious ___ of parking spots.

a fear

b lack

c decrease

d sales

37/ I hope you understand ____ serious this problem is and start planning more parking places downtown.

a which

b how

c what

d why

31/ He ___ a lot of money with him now.

a has

b had had

c is having

d have had

32/ They’ve ___ all weekend.

a studies

b studying

c been studied

d been studying

33/ She’s ___ for the singer.

a claps

b clap

c clapping

d is clapping

34/ She ___ the book before I met her.

a had been bought

b had bought

c had buy

d has bought

35/ He had been to Oxford twice ____ I went there.

a after

b since

c already

d before

36/ When Jackie got there, Steve ___ for her.

a was waited

b was waiting

c has waiting

d had waiting

37/ ___ I was taking a bath, Sally was using the computer.

a While

b Before

c Because

d Although

38/ I ___ a shower when the phone rang.

a am taking

b took

c was taking

d take

39/ Shirley ___ for twenty minutes when he arrived.

a had been waiting

b had waited

c has waiting

d has been waiting

40/ While I was talking on the phone, she ___ magazines.

a reads

b was reading

c reading

d has been reading

31/ Mr. Li is known to be the ____ innovative architect in Europe.

a most

b more

c better

d None is correct.

32/ Taking the highway took ____ than riding on the bus.

a more longer

b as longer

c longer

d longger

33/ The interviewee answered the questions as ____ as he could.

a best

b good

c better

d well

34/ The ____ memorable day of my life is the day when I opened my own restaurant.

a more

b much

c most

d many

35/ Mr. Yamamoto received the ____ performance review in the Customer Service Department.

a most poor

b more poor

c poorest

d poorer

36/ Customers’ dissatisfaction about the design of the phone is ____ than complaints about the bad sound quality.

a biggest

b being big

c big

d bigger

37/ The newly released computers from Cozy Electronics are ____ than the previous increase models.

a more fast

b fastest

c faster

d fast

38/ Nature Food is advertising its ____ processed food in the local newspaper.

a natured

b natural

c nature

d naturally

39/ Mr. Donetti believes that the purchase of real estate is a ____ investment for the future.

a safeness

b safety

c safe

d safely

40/ The Georgetown Festival has become one of the ____ annual events in the city.

a good

b well

c better

d best