D. fall
B. Likewise
14. It has been a long time,
A. since
B. once
D. Like
he arrived late for work.
C. when
D. because
15. There was no sign
said how to get to the office.
assistant
A. to
C. that
B. fell
23. During the past year a great many important political changes have taken
A. spot
C. place
D. themselves
B. part
24. Knowing that we would be hungry after skipping lunch, the director had her
some sandwiches for the meeting.
B. for
D. about
16. Applicants' replies should be sent by fax, mail,
Friday.
email no later than three o'clock on
A. pick up
B. picks up
C. picked up
D. picking up
25. If the fax machine isn't working, the proposal can
e-mailed out.
be scanned onto the computer and
A. but
C. calling
D. received
18. Activities abroad contributed to more than half of both total sales and
costs.
5
A. operator
C. operating
B. operation
D. operated
19. A nearly
diamond is more valuable than one with imperfections.
B. however
17. Orders
before the twentieth of the month are filled by the thirtieth and billed as
of the first of the following month.
A. send
B. place
C. or
D. yet
A. tomorrow
C. always
B. recently
D. namely
2. Error Analysis
A. flawed
B. imperfect
C. perfectly
D. flawless
20. The representatives are
going home and seeing their families after this
A. looking up to
negotiation.
B. looking for
C. looking forward to
D. looking up
21. After waiting three months for his favorite vocalist to come to our town, Dr. Kozinsky got
sick
A. while
the concert's intermission.
Directions: Decide which of the four underlined words or phrases - A, B, C, or D- would
not be considered correct, and circle the letter of that expression. Then on the line at the
end of the sentence, write a correction for the underlined word or phrase.
26. Could you phone me as soon as he'll come back?
A
B
C
D
27. I had already meet Ms. Shim several times before tonight.
A
B
C
D
28. The letter that was sent by special delivery must be importance.
A
B
C
D
29. I asked if we could have just a little more times to prepare for the meeting.
A
B
C
D
30. Workers who repair the road surface wear specially jackets for easy identification.
A
B
C
D
B. for
C. during
B. by
22. The unemployment rate has
in recent months.
A. fallen
C. falling
31. Henry bought a oak desk that was made over one hundred years ago.
D
A
B
C