WorksheetsWCS Grammar
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
I was ________ to hear about the damage to the products that you received this morning.
scared
sorry
unhappy
afraid
I will be _________ forward to hearing back from you.
looking
to look
look
looked
This is probably the best ________ we have had at a meeting for a long time.
attendees
attendance
assistance
assisting
Which of your coworkers _______ at the reunion last night?
have you seen
did you see
were you seeing
had you seen
As far as I know, Mr. Dupont ________ his office yet, so if you hurry you will probably be able to catch him before he goes.
was not leaving
did not leave
has not left
is not leaving
Gary was taking notes in the lecture when he ______ to feel sick and had to leave.
was starting
started
start
was started
The results of the inquiry showed that management _________ the decision to close the facility two months before informing the workers.
has made
had made
was making
had been making
One month from now Mr. Oakley _______ chairman for 25 years, so we're having a party in his honor to celebrate.
will have been
will be
is going to be
is being
We are ________ much better than last year.
making
made
done
doing
We are definitely ________ progress.
doing
making
make
done
We seem to have different conceptions of business _______.
ethiks
ethic
ethics
ethical
She is in Hong Kong looking for new business _______.
partner
partners
coleague
coleagues
She has such good ideas she really _____ to go into business.
ought
should
must
will
We _______ the product two years ago.
collapsed
launched
pruned
dried up
We were ________ young people, the 18s to 25s, but a lot of older people bought it too.
launching
targetting
pruning
targeting
Maybe the market is really _________.
saturate
saturating
saturated
saturates
Can you please _______ an appointment with my dentist?
bock
make
made
to make
We're going to divest the subsidiaries we bought in the 1990s and concentrate on our ______ business.
heart
core
choir
chore
Do you know that Tyso Chemicals ________exhibiting at next year's trade fair in Seattle?
will have
is going to
will be
will
Although Encar ______ Japanese for long, she is already able to hold a conversation and can even read and write.
has not been learning
is not learning
has not been learning
will not learn
The guys in the marketing department _________ later this afternoon to discuss how many flyers we need to get printed for the next bulk mailing.
have met
met
are meeting
have been meeting
Inflation makes prices ________.
rise
raised
raise
rose
This article ________ interesting issues which we need to discuss at length.
rises
is rising
raises
raise
As always, the finance people wanted to charge a high price and _______ the market.
launch
collapse
flood
prune
There's such a lot of bureaucracy, so many regulations, so much red tape, it's almost impossible to _____________ business here.
make
run
do
made
If you give us a firm instruction to ship you the same order ________ the next few days, you should receive it soon.
until
by
within
on
I have just been informed that your order should reach you ________ the end of the month.
until
by
within
in
I am afraid we need to _______ the meeting until next week.
cancel
schedule
set up
postpone
We have taken special ________ to make sure that the items are exactly as you requested.
care
attention
caution
precaution
All our products are ________ carefully before leaving the factory.
checked
controled
looked
observed
We are required to _______ tasks that are not in our job descriptions.
allocate
perform
make
measure
In view of this, we suggest that you _______ Mr. Smith as auditor.
appoint
assess
evaluate
transfer
As a result, the market fails to _______ resources efficiently.
make
set
train
allocate
How do you ________ your work contract?
develop
deal
negotiate
forecast
They never even agree to _______ us ______.
turn down
draw up
get across
meet halfway
He _______ business just three days after leaving business school.
went out of
gave
set up in
did
Hopefully there will be an ________ in the business cycle soon.
curve
turning
downturn
upturn
I'm sorry, but I will have to ____________ your proposal.
turn on
turn up
turn off
turn down
Let me ________ up a new proposal!
put
turn
draw
brush
You know you can always _______ on my support.
turn
rely
trust
frown
