1. It is a well-known fact that the earth ------- around the sun.

(A) revolve - incorrect - zero

infinitive/present tense (B) revolves - correct - present tense (3rd person sing.); fact (C) is revolving -
incorrect - present progressive (D) has been revolving - incorrect - present perfect progressive
Explanation: this sentence is expressing a fact, which is why the Present Simple tense should be used.

2. The weather forecast predicts that it ------- more heavily than usual. (A) is raining - incorrect - present
progressive (B) will rain - correct - future tense; prediction about future (C) has rained - incorrect -
present perfect (D) has been raining - incorrect - present perfect progressive Explanation: the verb
predict means to say that an event or an action will happen in the future, which is why the future
tense should be used here.

3. The new project commenced early last year and it ------- within six months. (A) was completed - correct
- past tense; finished activity (B) has been completed - incorrect - present perfect (C) will be completed -
incorrect - future tense (D) will have been completed - incorrect - future perfect Explanation: the project
was fully completed last year, and we use Past Simple tense for actions finished in the past

4. The section chief was glad to find out that, although the fire ------- the paper documents, the records
on the computer's hard drive were intact. (A) destroys - incorrect - present tense (B) was destroyed -
incorrect - past tense (passive) (C) had destroyed - correct - past perfect; event before another (D)
destroying - incorrect - gerund Explanation: the records on the hard drive were intact, but the burning of
the paper documents happened before that, which is why the Past Perfect tense should be used

5. New cellular phones produced by the company ------- very popular right now. (A) got - incorrect - past
tense (B) get - incorrect - zero infinitive/present tense (C) had gotten - incorrect - past perfect (D) are
getting - correct - present progressive; right now Explanation: right now is used to express this
particular moment, and we use the Present progressive tense to express things which are happening as
we speak.

6. The police officer said that she stopped me because I ------- the traffic lights. (A) ignored - incorrect -
past tense (B) had ignored - correct - past perfect; event before another (C) had been ignoring - incorrect
- past perfect progressive (D) have ignored - incorrect - present perfect Explanation: first, the person
ignored the light, and then the police officer stopped him/her; so we should use Past Perfect for the
event that happened first

7. The employees searched the office for the missing documents, but couldn't determine if someone -----
-- them. (A) had removed - correct - past perfect; event before another (B) have removed - incorrect -
present perfect (C) was removed - incorrect - past tense (passive) (D) removes - incorrect - present tense
(3rd person sing.) Explanation: the potential removal of the documents took place before the search, so
we should use Past Perfect

8. Up to now, the environment surrounding electronic commerce ------- favorable. (A) is - incorrect -
present tense (B) has been - correct - present perfect; up to now (C) was - incorrect - past tense (D) had
been - incorrect - past perfect Explanation: up to now is used to say that something started in the past,
and is still happening, which is why the Present Perfect tense should be used.
 9. We realized that we ------- to bring the data with us before the start of the meeting. (A) forgot -
incorrect - past tense (B) was forgetting - incorrect - past progressive (C) had forgotten - correct - past
perfect; event before another (D) have forgotten - incorrect - present perfect Explanation: first they
forgot to bring the data, and then they realized what they did, which is why we should use Past Perfect
here.

10. By now, the personnel manager ------- the branch office in Rome. (A) have reached - incorrect -
present perfect (B) reached - incorrect - past tense (C) reaches - incorrect - present tense (D) will have
reached - correct - future perfect; certainty Explanation: when Future Perfect is paired with by now it
expresses a conviction or certainty that

1. ------- will be checked at least 30 minutes before the workshop begins. (A) Attendance - correct - noun;
the number of persons present (B) Attending - incorrect - gerund; the process of attending (C) Attend -
incorrect - verb (zero infinitive/present tense) (D) Attended - incorrect - past participle Explanation: will
be checked is a verb, and it needs to be preceded by a noun

2. The customer complained that the company failed to deliver the products on the specified -------. (A)
time - incorrect - preposition at is used for time (B) date - correct - preposition on is used for date
(C) week - incorrect - preposition in is used for week (D) period - incorrect - preposition in is used for
period Explanation: preposition of time on is used with days and dates Structure: on + date/day (prep.)
*** note: expression on time can be used only to express punctuality, e.g. The train arrived on time.

3. The government has urged companies to produce ------- that helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions in
the atmosphere. (A) fuel - correct - substance produced by companies that emits CO2 (B) strength -
incorrect - physical/mental force (C) energy - incorrect - usable power (D) power - incorrect - physical
force/energy Chapter 3: Noun, Article (3) Explanation: fuel is a substance used to provide heat or power
and it can be produced by companies; different fuels emit different amounts of CO2, whereas the words
strength, energy and power are not directly related to the emission of CO2

4. The used car dealer will receive a 20 percent ------- for selling the cars. (A) interest -incorrect - money
charged for a loan (B) charge -incorrect - the money that you pay for something (C) pay -incorrect -
payment, salary (D) commission -correct - the amount of money an employee earns when they sell
something Explanation: the word commission fits the context as this word is used for an amount of
money paid to an employee for selling something

5. We hope that the new president will continue the excellent work of his -------. (A) predecessor -correct
- a person who held a position before someone else (B) substitute -incorrect - a person/thing used
instead of another one (C) replacement -incorrect - a person who does a job instead of someone else (D)
follower -incorrect - a person who supports an idea or another person Explanation: the word
predecessor means someone who had a job or a position before someone else, so it fits the context.

6. Beside the stairs there is a ------- that shows which offices are located on each floor of the building. (A)
sign -incorrect - a notice giving information, directions or a warning (B) mark -incorrect - a written or
printed symbol (C) directory -correct - a board or tablet on a wall of a building listing the location of the
occupants (D) direction -incorrect - a way towards which someone/something is moving Explanation: the
word directory is the correct one as it is used for a board or tablet on a wall of a building listing the
location of the occupants. It also refers to a book that gives a list of names, addresses, or other facts.

7. With the increase in the value of the yen, exporters in Japan faced the ------- of reduced sales in the
international market. (A) prospect -correct - something expected, a possibility (B) future -incorrect - a
time to come (C) condition -incorrect - a state of things (D) circumstance -incorrect - a condition that
affects a situation Explanation: this sentence implies that Japan faced a possibility, which is why the
correct answer is prospect

8. A vast ------- poured into the street minutes after the traffic accident happened. (A) mass -incorrect -
singular noun; the ordinary people in a society (B) crowd -correct - singular noun; a large group of people
(C) people -incorrect - plural noun (D) persons -incorrect - plural noun Explanation: the phrase a vast...
needs o be followed by a singular noun. Crowd is the word which generally refers to a large group of
people. The word mass can mean the ordinary, common people in a society or it can generally mean
a lot but in that case it is usually followed by of e.g. a mass of people

9. Despite the ------- in the country's economy, the company plans to increase its exports next year. (A)
downfall -incorrect - noun; a sudden destruction, loss of power (B) downsize -incorrect - verb; to make
something smaller (C) downgrade -incorrect - noun; the process of reducing something to a lower rank
(D) downturn -correct - noun; a reduction in the amount or success of something Explanation: the phrase
despite the... needs to be followed by a noun. Downturn means a drop or reduction in the success of
a business or economy, so it fits the context.

10. Once you receive a fax of your ------- documents, you can check in at the airport. (A) boards -incorrect
- noun/verb (B) boarding -correct - adjective/verb (C) to board -incorrect - verb (D) boarded -incorrect -
verb/past participle Explanation: the word document is a noun, which means it is preceded by an
adjective.