文法:verbs (原v, 主被動, VtingN)

文法:verbs (原v, 主被動, VtingN)

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1. The book was delivered by an international courier, but it did not ------ until three weeks after the expected delivery date.

A) arrival
B) arrive
C) arriving
D) arrived

2. A 60-item test was given to the applicants to eliminate those who did not --- the basic knowledge requirements for the job.

A) meeting
B) meet
C) be met
D) to meet

3. The Trattoria Restaurant requests that patrons ---- reservations for a table at least two weeks ahead of time.

A) makes
B) make
C) made
D) making

4. Faced with a huge decrease in sales, the company -- half of its employees and closed down two factories.

A) dismissal
B) dismissed
C) dismiss
D) was dismissed

5. The manufacturer insists that the defective airbags _______ replaced in spite of the high cost of recalling thousands of affected cars.

A) are
B) have
C) be
D) has

6. Due to the urgency of this matter, it is imperative that Mr. Lambert _______ one of our customer representatives by 5 p.m.

A) is contacting
B) contact
C) will contact
D) contacted

7. If the strategy fails to meet the team’s objectives, _______ the plan in order to determine where its weaknesses are.

A) evaluating
B) to evaluate
C) evaluate
D) evaluation

8. Whatever your investment needs, _______ on Farallon Services to provide the information and advice you need to make a wise investment.

A) counts
B) count
C) counted
D) counting

9. When making a presentation, _______ discussing matters already known to the audience.

A) to avoid
B) avoids
C) avoid
D) avoiding

10. Now that the new branch has opened, the company can use this opportunity to -------- business in Latin America.

A) expanded
B) expand
C) expanding
D) have expanded

11. Department heads distributed a memo reminding employees to refrain from -------- their cell phones during company meetings.

A) to use
B) using
C) uses
D) use

12. Many citizens across the state are having difficulty finding ----- these days due to the economic crisis.

A) employable
B) employing
C) employment
D) employed

13. For the ------ of today's seminar, we will focus on the growing need for interpreters in the global market.

A) remain
B) remaining
C) remainder
D) remained

14. The fee must -- within two days if you do not wish to forfeit your reservation.

A) be paying
B) to pay
C) be paid
D) have paid

15. More supplies may -- if the participants run out during the week-long conference.

A) requisite
B) be requisitioned
C) to be requisitioned
D) be requisitioning

16. A number of clients have been ------ with the firm since it was reorganized in an attempt to decrease expenditures.

A) dissatisfying
B) dissatisfied
C) dissatisfies
D) dissatisfy

17. You must fill out the tax form, a copy of which is ----- to the contractual agreement you received on the first day.

A) attach
B) attaching
C) attached
D) attachment

18. After consulting with a systems analyst, they were able to pinpoint what office procedures should be ------.

A) streamlining
B) streamlined
C) streamline
D) to streamline

19. The accounting team is _______ to providing accurate billing statements and resolving all customer inquiries within twenty-four hours.

A) dedicating
B) dedicated
C) dedicate
D) dedication

20. The canned chicken soup manufacturer insists that all the cans --, regardless of losses to the company.

A) recall
B) recalling
C) be recalled
D) are recalled

21. Prior to the start of the leadership seminar, participants ------ to prepare a list of goals, which they later shared with the group.

A) to be asked
B) would ask
C) were asked
D) have been asking

22. As a member of our office, you are invited _______ the annual charity auction.

A) attending
B) to attend
C) attends
D) attend

23. We are truly _______ with the positive consumer response to our new marketing strategy.

A) delight
B) delighting
C) delighted
D) delightedly