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TOEIC tests level 17/ Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 17

At the Office (2)

Q1 On her retirement she was given a substantial cheque in ....... of all the work she had done over the last 20 years.

(a)    in respect of (b) in thought of (c) in appreciation of (d) in belief of

in respect of

referring to, in the point of view of

Q2 Having attended the office procedures course, all employees were expected to ....... what they had learned and introduce it into their daily routine.

(a)    reinforce (b) respond (c) react (d) resource

reinforce

v. strengthen, fortify, support; increase; provide a reward or punishment in order to encourage or discourage a particular response (Psychology)

respond

v. answer, reply; react

react 

v. respond, act in response to a stimulus; answer, reply

resource

n. source of help; supply, stock; means of accomplishing a goal, expedient; resort

n. resourcefulness, ability to deal effectively with various situations

Q3 Visiting clients had commented on the casual dress ....... of most of the clerical staff.130

(a)    dress manner (b) dress method (c) dress feature (d) dress code

dress code

dress code dress codes
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The dress code of a place is the rules about what kind of clothes people are allowed to wear there.

Q4 The ....... of staff doing physical exercises before the start of the day is well established in Japanese companies.

(a)    practical (b) practicality (c) practice (d) practically

practicality

n. pragmatism, practicalness; usefulness, functionality; suitability, appropriateness

practice n. customary action, habit; drill, repetition of an activity for the sake of improving performance, training exercise

Q5 There is a lengthy procedure used in this office for staff who have produced shoddy work and it begins with a ....... warning.

(a)    wordy (b) verbal (c) worded (d) verbose

wordy

adj. verbose, using many or too many words, long-winded; consisting of words, verbal

verbal

adj. expressed in words (as opposed to actions or pictures); spoken, oral; pertaining to verbs of words derived from verbs

worded

adj carefully/clearly/strongly etc worded
using words that express an idea carefully or clearly
▬ a carefully worded question
▬ a strongly worded letter

verbose

adj. wordy, long-winded, containing more words than necessary

Q6 There was no fixed agenda for that particular day as it was to be regarded simply as a ....... meeting.

(a)    possible (b) probable (c) unplanned (d) casual

Q7 At the interview all the candidates were shown round the building but could only really catch a ....... of the sort of work being carried out.

(a)    look (b) view (c) glimpse (d) picture

Q8 They really need to keep a check on the stationery supplies as they've run ....... A4 paper once again.

(a)    Run in to (b) run up for (c) run out of (d) run up to

run in

make a brief visit I ran in to see my sister at her office before I left for the weekend.

run-in

n [C] an argument or disagreement, especially with someone in an officia run up

pull something up on a rope We ran up the flag early this morning before the parade started.

 l position
run-in with
▬ Michael got drunk and had a run-in with the police.

run up

pull something up on a rope We ran up the flag early this morning before the parade started.

run up

perform quickly; cause an increase; accumulate quickly

Q9 Managers prefer to select people who have been ....... to many different types of office environments.

(a)    devoted (b) exposed (c) opened (d) experienced

Q10 A troubleshooter was brought into the office from another firm to get rid of some very ....... procedures.

(a) outdated (b) completed (c) finished (d) ended

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