Speed drill — this week practice completing all 20 questions in under 9 minutes (27 seconds per question). Time yourself. The goal is automatic pattern recognition. For each question: look at choices (2 sec), identify type (2 sec), check sentence minimally, answer. Do not re-read. Do not second-guess.
1
The ------- to the annual charity dinner must be received by the 15th of this month.
(A) invitation(B) invite(C) inviting(D) invited
2
The project manager handled the crisis both ------- and professionally.
(A) calmly(B) calm(C) calmed(D) calms
3
Please ------- the completed application form to hr@company.com by end of business Friday.
(A) forward(B) send(C) submit(D) both B and C
4
The ------- of new employees will take place over the next two weeks.
(A) orient(B) orientation(C) oriented(D) orienting
5
The venue was ------- decorated for the company's centenary anniversary celebration.
(A) elaborate(B) elaboration(C) elaborately(D) elaborated
6
The proposal requires the ------- of all three board members before it can proceed.
(A) approve(B) approval(C) approved(D) approving
7
Sales rose ------- in the second half of the year compared to the first six months.
(A) sharp(B) sharpen(C) sharply(D) sharpness
8
Customers ------- for the premium tier will receive free shipping on all orders.
(A) qualify(B) qualified(C) qualifying(D) qualification
9
The ------- results of the staff survey will be shared with all departments next week.
(A) preliminary(B) previous(C) prior(D) predictable
10
Staff are asked to ------- themselves with the new emergency evacuation procedures.
(A) familiar(B) familiarity(C) familiarise(D) familiarly
11
The ------- for the conference have been sent to all registered participants.
(A) agenda(B) agendas(C) itinerary(D) program
12
All expenses must be ------- with original receipts before reimbursement can be processed.
(A) backed(B) supported(C) accompanied(D) covered
13
The office renovation is ------- schedule and is expected to finish two weeks early.
(A) behind(B) ahead of(C) on(D) beyond
14
The new packaging design has been ------- well by both retailers and consumers.
(A) received(B) accepted(C) taken(D) welcomed
15
The company's ------- policy requires all staff to take at least ten days of leave per year.
(A) compulsory(B) mandatory(C) leave(D) attendance
16
Candidates are expected to have ------- knowledge of at least two programming languages.
(A) working(B) functional(C) practical(D) both A and B
17
The director gave a ------- overview of the company's performance over the past fiscal year.
(A) brief(B) short(C) summary(D) concise
18
Please be ------- that the building will be closed for maintenance this coming Saturday.
(A) aware(B) informed(C) advised(D) notified
19
The intern was ------- to assist the marketing team during the product launch campaign.
(A) assigned(B) given(C) placed(D) posted
20
The new branch is ------- located near the central station and three major bus routes.
(A) convenient(B) conveniently(C) convenience(D) conveniences
Q1A
Q2A
Q3D
Q4B
Q5C
Q6B
Q7C
Q8C
Q9A
Q10C
Q11A
Q12C
Q13B
Q14A
Q15C
Q16D
Q17D
Q18C
Q19A
Q20B
Q1 (A) invitation — invitation = noun (subject of sentence).
Q2 (A) calmly — adverb (modifying 'handled' alongside 'professionally').
Q3 (D) both B and C — Both send and submit are correct here.
Q4 (B) orientation — noun (subject of sentence) = orientation.
Q5 (C) elaborately — adverb modifying past participle 'decorated'.
Q6 (B) approval — noun as object of 'requires'.
Q7 (C) sharply — adverb modifying verb 'rose'.
Q8 (C) qualifying — relative/participial adjective: 'customers qualifying for' = customers who qualify.
Q9 (A) preliminary — preliminary = not final, an early version of results.
Q10 (C) familiarise — verb after 'to' = infinitive. 'Familiarise themselves with.'
Q11 (A) agenda — agenda = the schedule/list of items for a meeting. Singular is natural here.
Q12 (C) accompanied — accompanied by = provided together with. 'Accompanied by receipts' = submitted with receipts.
Q13 (B) ahead of — ahead of schedule = earlier than planned.
Q14 (A) received — received well = well-received. Standard passive collocation.
Q15 (C) leave — leave policy = the policy about time off work.
Q16 (D) both A and B — working knowledge and functional knowledge are both accepted expressions.
Q17 (D) concise — concise = brief but complete. Most formal adjective here.
Q18 (C) advised — advised = formally told/warned. 'Please be advised that...' is standard formal notice language.
Q19 (A) assigned — assigned to = officially allocated to a task or team.
Q20 (B) conveniently — adverb modifying past participle 'located'.