LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Flashcards
(37 cards)
The lady who graduated summa cum laude from the University of the Philippines _________ a consistent university scholar during her college days.
a. has been
b. have been
c. would be
d. had been
d. had been (past perfect tense)
The buying and selling of stocks and bonds is _________ I would like to learn more about.
(A) something
(B) somewhere
(C) somehow
(D) somewhat
a. something
Income-producing stocks will __________ healthy dividends.
(A) order
(B) cause
(C) generate
(D) develoр
c. generate
If the treasurer ______ here, he would sign your check.
(A) will be
(B) is
(C) has been
(D) were
conditional sentence
d. were
Rewiring the office to accommodate the new air conditioning unit was ______ as expensive as the units themselves.
(A) meanwhile
(B) quite
(C) moreover
(D) same
b. quite
Could you please call me _____________ time as I am busy compiling sales reports at the moment.
(A) other
(B) another
(C) some other
(D) some another
c. some other
When you _______ the audience, don’t look at just one person.
(A) address
(B) talk
(C) focus
(D) communicate
a. address
The accountants did not find ___ many errors in the spreadsheet.
(A) too
(B) any
(C) few
(D) hardly
a. too
The retired colonel has decided to __ take residence in Morocco.
(A) in
(B) out
(C) up
(D) with
c. up
Tickets for tonight’s concert can be purchased ___________ the box office.
(A) between
(B) at
(C) around
(D) by
b. at
It is very unsafe to walk in these streets ____ it is too dark.
(A) when
(B) until
(C) even if
(D) meanwhile
a. when
The secretary knew exactly where to look for the documents ___ who to blame for their loss.
(A) but
(B) above
(C) beyond
(D) and
d. and