Directions: A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Four answer choices are given below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the sentence. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.
121 She needs to buy a more powerful computer for home so that she can be in communication with her European colleagues.
(A) constant
(B) always
(C) persistent
(D) even
122 Rodney is to return from Egypt on Friday afternoon.
(A) expected
(B) expects
(C) expectant
(D) expectation
123 After the merger, they discovered that they needed to hire workers.
(A) most
(B) any
(C) more
(D) least
124 The report indicates that even attention needs to be paid to hiring practices.
(A) closer
(B) closed
(C) closing
(D) close
125 the last year, a number of upscale restaurants and shops have opened in the area.
(A) During
(B) Approximately
(C) Whereby
(D) Almost
126 Twenty years ago there was a of health care professionals while today there is a shortage.
(A) surplus
(B) deficiency
(C) redundant
(D) scarcity
127 Being new the area, he didn't know the morning rush hour traffic patterns.
(A) as
(B) of
(C) at
(D) to
128 Through a referral, she found a dentist who was patient and gentle.
(A) both
(B) twice
(C) and
(D) pair
129 Warren that he did not share responsibility at the beginning of the project.
(A) admonished
(B) addressed
(C) adhered
(D) admitted
130 The from the airport to the city center are listed on the window by the information desk.
(A) bills
(B) checks
(C) rates
(D) invoices
