Sentence Completion

Shaking ____________ head in disgust, William Gardis, the company's P.R man, explained, once more, that Paul's actions were not reflective of the company's moral fiber.

• her

• its

• his

• their

The disorder and bad publicity brought on by the Williamson scandal really ________________ the company's standing in the industry.

• removed

• opened

• ameliorated

• damaged

Stock positions will not be refunded, ______________ the board understands shareholder's concerns, and will meet personally with any concerned parties.

• but

• for

• and

• herefore

Even a cursory glance at the results of the ____________________ would let any reasonable observer know that the company's books were not in order.

• audit

• count up

• physical examination

• auditorium

Kathy was mad. I had never seen _______________ so mad.

• her

• him

• he

• she

We regret to inform you that, after only a single day of employment, Paul Williamson has been _________________  his position with the company.

• re-hired to

• promoted to

• terminated from

• given a number of options within

Yesterday, Paul Williamson was hired as the ________________ financial officer of the company.

• chief

• boss

• solo

• primary

In spite of the company's repeated requests, Paul absolutely ______________ to retract his statements to the grand jury.

• refused

• wept

• acquiesced

• agreed

A man walked into the bar, placed his straw hat on the chair next to him, flapped his tattered pants with a long, tapered finger, and cooly observed the dining hall. He removed from his billfold seven hundreds, placed them on the counter and asked for a telephone, saying he just needed to make a quick _______________.

• call

• trip

• vacation

• jumprope

After deciding the time, date, and location of the meeting, I was tired of _______________ all the decisions.

•  taking

• doing

• making

• writing