B READ UNIT 3

Reserving tickets in advance is recommended for those who want to be ------------- close to the stage.

• seats

• seating

• seated

• seater

In order to gain a ------------- advantage over their rivals, the company supervisors decided to pursue graduate studies.

• compete

• competitive

• competition

• competing

The captain announced that the plane was being sent to another airport due to the poor ------------- in the Chicago area.

• vision

• visible

• visibility

• visibly

The CEO is scheduled to take a tour of the new manufacturing facility the day before it ------------- opens.

• officiate

• official

• office

• officially

Only ------------- personnel are permitted to walk through the lower levels of the research facility without an escort.

• authority

• authorized

• authorities

• authorizing

Last week, three staff members ------------- at the local library’s book sale.

• volunteer

• voluntary

• volunteered

• Volunteering

In April, prices are expected to drop ------------- 20 percent.

• with

• on

• since

• by

The project management software allows staff to handle many tasks by -------------.

• themselves

• them

• they

• theirs

Local manufacturer have ------------- shipping times by hiring external shipping companies.

• attempted

• reduced

• weakened

• finished

Gramwell Corporation may charge an ------------- fee for last month’s work.

• add

• adding

• additionally

• additional