文法:Participial Construction (分詞構句)

文法:Participial Construction (分詞構句)

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1. Because flu is a ----- public concern, pharmaceutical companies have been marketing a variety of medications.

A) grow
B) grew
C) growth
D) growing

2. For over three hundred years, cork has been the ----- means to cap wine bottles, but manufacturers are now looking into metal screw caps.

A) preferred
B) preferring
C) preference
D) preferably

3. The new company regulation states that ----- tardiness will be grounds for suspension from work without pay.

A) repeating
B) repeated
C) repeats
D) repeatedly

4. Mr. Sanders has decided to take on the position at Barker Technologies because the work seems -----

A) interestingly
B) interesting
C) interests
D) interested

5. The editor spoke to his assistant about how to keep the writers ----- to write lively and interesting articles.

A) have inspiration
C) inspired
B) be inspired
D) inspiring

6. Photo-Ops is a bimonthly publication ----- by an organization of amateur photographers devoted to their avocation.

A) distributes
B) distributed
C) are distributed
D) will distribute

7. The resort keeps its patrons ----- by offering numerous services that ensure their comfort and well-being.

A) satisfy
B) satisfies
C) satisfied
D) satisfaction

8. Rain poured relentlessly, ------ the company picnic.

A) damped
B) dampening
C) dampen
D) damp

9. ----- completed the initial write-up of the study, the researcher submitted the draft to her supervisor for feedback.

A) Had
B) Having
C) Have
D) Has

10. Once -----, both corporations will examine what alternatives are available for the affiliates they separately own.

A) merged
B) are merged
C) merge
D) have merged

11. After carefully ---- the holes in security, experts agreed that passwords should be changed once a month.

A) review
B) reviews
C) reviewing
D) are reviewed

12. If the front door is locked, punch in your access code, while----- down the green button on the door handle.

A) hold
B) holds
C) held
D) holding

13. The receipts attached to the travel report indicate the total amount ----- for the trip to the overseas branch.

A) pay
B) pays
C) paid
D) paying

14. ----- in the downtown area, the information center for expatriates provides various types of assistance and serves as a meeting place for young adults.

A) Locating
C) Locate
B) Located
D) Location

15. Professor Watson just received an official letter ----- him to serve as a judge at the International Poem Reading Competition to be held in Cedar, Ohio in March.

A) invited
B) is inviting
C) inviting
D) has invited