TOIEC Incomplete Sentences Test
This is a timed quiz. You will be given 60 seconds per question. Are you ready?
__________________ all those applying, Mr. Jamison was the most experienced applicant
Mr. Bulala has _________ been promoted.
This means that it has happened in the past.
Where can I find some _____ on military spending in various countries.
INFORMATION is a noncount noun, so it is not used in the plural.
When Tanya had to give speech, she ____ nervous hours beforehand.
The adverb of frequency ALWAYS should come after the copula WAS.
Every year Ms. Lang looks forward ____ her summer vacation on the islands.
One looks forward TO something, meaning one anticipates it with excitement.
Without _____ legal support, we are certain to lose the lawsuit against us.
After WITHOUT we change NO into ANY. It's the same rule as in: I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY = I HAVE NO MONEY.
________ Mrs. Thompson's business acumen is beyond reproach, she has been able to increase profits dramatically.
There is a cause and effect here which requires BECAUSE.
The lawyer who represents all our branches ____ never lost a single case.
Please select 2 correct answers
With NEVER and the past participle LOST, a present perfect tense is obvious.
Memos are very popular in my office because ______ convenient and informative.
This provides both the subject THEY and the verb ARE needed for an dependent clause beginning with BECAUSE.
The rapid fall _____ stock market prices started panic among the stockholders.
This preposition is used after the noun FALL.
They are planning _____a branch in Europe in three months.
PLAN is followed by an infinitive.
Had the overdraft _____________, the bank would have called.
The passive is needed here. It has the same meaning as IF THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE BANK HAD NOTICED THE OVERDRAFT.
If you can't _______________ with your old computers in today's fast-track technology, you should upgrade to a faster one.
GET BY means USE EFFICIENTLY.
You should always lock your desk before leaving _____ that nobody can steal anything.
SO THAT marks the beginning of a reason or purpose clause.
They _____ hire you if you had a valid driver's license.
Because HAD occurs in the last clause, the first clause should have a conditional WOULD form.
The New York Times _____ a favorite newspaper of many Americans.
Names like THE TIMES may look plural, but in grammar they are treated as singular forms.
What reason ______ give for not being able to attend today's meeting?
The main verb GIVE needs a form of DO to make a question. This is in the past tense.
When Sara arrived______ work, everyone suddenly stopped talking.
One arrives AT a place.
The World Wide Web revolutionized the way we communicate; _________, video-conferencing, internet- phone, and all the other multimedia embedded in the Web extend our global communication.
These are examples of the WWW.
__________________ all those applying, Mr. Jamison was the most experienced applicant
This is the correct preposition.