Grammar Question

The marketing strategy what was used for so long
A B
was finally rejected outright by the stockholders.


The deadline dates for the construction ________ by the architect.



(A)
have changed


(B)
was changed


(C)
have been changed


(D)
was being changed


He had already paid the bill before she ________ to the table.



(A)
has returned


(B)
had returned


(C)
was returning


(D)
returned




If I ________ enough money, I would start my own company.



(A)
had had


(B)
were having


(C)
had


(D)
have

A: Did he have a problem with clause sixteen in the contract?
B: Yes, he _____ the requirement for assignment of the debt.


(A)
took issue on


(B)
brought down


(C)
took issue with


(D)
brought over



A: Do you know which function pertains to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms?
B: According to the presentation, the Bureau ______ to monitor dangerous items in society.


(A)
can dictate


(B)
is designated


(C)
has allocated


(D)
has designed



The head of the Purchasing Department told
A B
me send out this order as soon as I possibly could.
C D



(A)
Purchasing


(B)
told


(C)
send out


(D)
as soon as



The museum is very popular. It ________ by more than 10 million people since it opened.


(A)
was visited


(B)
had been visited


(C)
has visited


(D)
has been visited

A: Can't you see that my client is in the clear on your illegitimate charges?
B: The account withdrawals are valid; ________, embezzlement is illicit.


(A)
furthermore


(B)
additionally


(C)
in retrospect


(D)
notwithstanding



If I were you, I ________ invest in the stock market.



(A)
will


(B)
can


(C)
would


(D)
would have



16 of 26

My brother told me there was a restaurant
A B
specializes in southeast Asian cuisine downtown.
C D



(A)
told me


(B)
there was


(C)
specializes


(D)
in

A: Should people on sick leave be allowed to accumulate vacation time?
B: ______ federal regulations dictate our company leave policy.


(A)
Lacking options,


(B)
We are limited because


(C)
It's a moot point that


(D)
Due to the fact that


A: This session of Congress shall now commence. New business, please?
B: ___________________, if you please. We do not have a quorum here.


(A)
Could I throw in this in


(B)
A point of order


(C)
Would you just held your horses


(D)
I am affirmative



We had a misunderstanding . However, I feel confident
A B C
that we have cleared up it .
D



(A)
a misunderstanding


(B)
However, I


(C)
feel confident


(D)
up it


He insists on to work every day until 7 p.m.
A B C D



(A)
insists on


(B)
to work


(C)
every day


(D)
until 7 p.m.



We need to consider ________ the terms of the contract.



(A)
renegotiate


(B)
to renegotiate


(C)
renegotiating


(D)
renegotiation


A: So the seller wants to transfer funds between one account and another?
B: He wants access to and from any account; ______, he won't make many transfers.


(A)
thus


(B)
beforehand


(C)
in spite of


(D)
however



24 of 26

________ Tina injured her leg, she is still playing baseball.


(A)
But

(B)
Yet


(C)
Despite


(D)
Although