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101. Nelson Employment Agency is looking for an _______ administrative secretary to manage a busy legal office specializing in employment law.
(a) experience
(b) experimental
(c) experienced
(d) experiencing

102. Because the vote on the budget has been _______, I need the cost estimates from the Housekeeping Department today.
(a) pushed up
(b) phased out
(c) pushed back
(d) pulled out

103. The meeting room in the Johnson hotel features state-of-the-art _______ not offered at any other downtown conference facility.
(a) technological
(b) technologically
(c) technology
(d) technical

104. Applicants for the front clerk position are _______ to go down to the Personnel Department on the first floor and speak with Ms. Jameson.
(a) supposed
(b) suppose
(c) supposedly
(d) supposing

105. Our employees must strive to always remember that this company was founded on the _______ that providing customer satisfaction is our most important goal.
(a) principal
(b) principles
(c) principled
(d) principle

106. Since _______ the new product, profits have increased by sixty-eight percent, and customer surveys show a strong, positive response.
(a) starting
(b) beginning
(c) opening
(d) launching

107. The Board of Directors _______ the motion to hire additional staff for the branch because of limited funding and recent market changes.
(a) rejected
(b) resigned
(c) considered
(d) approved

108. The boss is so pleased with our hard work on the sales report that he said he will _______ us to dinner at a fancy restaurant on Wednesday night.
(a) buy
(b) treat
(c) tip
(d) pay

109. Automobile manufacturers today have to spend more on engineering to improve their safety designs to _______ up with industry standards.
(a) make
(b) clear
(c) keep
(d) hold

110. I will be _______ with our sales, marketing and advertising departments on the new product line at the team meeting on Friday.
(a) coordinating
(b) coordination
(c) coordinate
(d) coordinator

111. In light of recent problems, we need to tell the accounting staff that an excessive amount of data entry errors could be grounds for ______.
(a) termination
(b) classification
(c) reduction
(d) promotion

112. Your first paycheck will be two weeks in arrears, but after that you will be paid _______ the first and fifteenth of every month unless these dates fall on a holiday.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) on
(d) by

113. This afternoon, _______ from the Southern Valley plant were laid off in an unexpected factory closing that left employees angry and confused.
(a) employ
(b) employers
(c) employees
(d) employment

114. Although current employees are encouraged to apply for the new management positions, they will not receive _______ treatment and must compete with external candidates.
(a) preferring
(b) preferential
(c) preference
(d) prefer

115. I`d like to ask everyone to come by my office tomorrow and meet my new _______ assistant, Marcella.
(a) administration
(b) administrative
(c) administrator
(d) administer

116. Before you leave today, please try to contact the executive secretary, _______ ask her for the CEO`s contact information and availability.
(a) but
(b) and
(c) although
(d) despite

117. Please confirm that the London office has received the fax _______ after you send it, and then report back to Mr. Getty`s office for the afternoon briefing.
(a) approximately
(b) immediately
(c) usually
(d) normally

118. I just spoke with Marion in Human Resources who is insisting that we turn _______ a memo justifying the large salary increase for Ms. Brito.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) off
(d) at

119. In a press release dated March 3, Charter Travel Corporation _______ a record-setting $3 million increase in last quarter revenues.
(a) announced
(b) announce
(c) announcing
(d) has been announced

120. It is important that we provide _______ information to our clients when they call to either inquire about their statements or the status of their claims.
(a) accurate
(b) evident