TEST 3

101. The contract ——- by the representatives after a few hours of negotiations.

102. Mr. Mercer had to pull over so —— overheated engine could cool off.

103. The ——- box left over from the television delivery should be recycled.

104. Guests at the banquet were ——- served a dessert after the main meal.

105. Employees need a —— form of transportation to get to work on time.

106. Many attendees were late for the conference ——- the traffic congestion near the convention hall.

107. There were no customers in the restaurant, but it stayed open until 10 P.M. ———.

108. After a commission structure was introduced, sales employees worked —— than they did before.

109. Do not turn off the printer —— the final page of the report is still printing.

110. The awards ceremony will be broadcast ——- the country this evening at 7 P.M. Eastern time.

111. Ms. Salem ——- her first design job for a fashion magazine three months ago.

112. It was fortunate that the outdoor music festival was held on —— a sunny and breezy day.

113. Because the licensing agreement was so important, the —— for Rerhud Media spent a lot of time preparing for it.

114. The guidebook reported that each room in Dovetail Inn is ——- decorated in a different theme.

115. Because the sales director’s presentation ran so long, attendees could not bring —— other topics during the meeting.

116. The company —— a legal expert before releasing a product that was similar to that of its competitor.

117. Due to the ——- of her absences from work, Ms. Antonio was poorly rated on her employee evaluation.

118. With the help of a professional graphic designer, Newark Industries wants to create a logo that —— its corporate values.

119. Experts confirmed that the wildlife in Houston Lake could be ——-  affected if a manufacturing plant is built nearby.

120. As the IT office was already closed, Ms. Goldstein had to make the repairs to the copy machine ——.

121. ——- ten o’clock this morning, the polls were favoring senatorial candidate Natasha Horne to win by 6%.

122. Thanks to the —— earned from the sale of its former manufacturing site, the company had surplus funds.

123. Through decades of research, Dr. Carter has become the leading ——- on natural pain relief techniques.

124. Should the alarm fail to turn off when the authorization code is entered, contact —– as soon as possible.

125. Scholars found that a direct —— of the text from Chinese to English resulted in a loss of the author’s intentions.

126. The performance will last for around two hours, and audience members may meet the director ——.

127. One of the technicians proved that —— the project would be the best decision for the company in the long run.

128. The strongest economic —— suggest that the currency’s value will increase steadily this quarter.

129. —— the misspelling of the interviewee’s name was discovered, the article had already gone to print.

130. Ashe Cosmetics released d a popular skincare line —— the moisturizing effects of aloe and coconut oil.