If the director ______that the top candidate was still a consultant for Master Lines, Inc., he could have given others greater priority.
A.tell
B.telling
C.had told
D.had been told

________the machine’s continued operation, a thorough check by maintenance personnel should take place bimonthly.
A.To be ensure
B.To ensure
C.Will ensure
D.Ensured

The winners of the logo contest are _______to be at the dinner this evening, which will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the International Plaza Hotel’s Blue Room.
A.plan
B.plans
C.planning
D.planned

Participants in the seminar were ________to make hotel reservations by the date indicated on the list of hotels.
A.advisable
B.advisory
C.advising
D.advised

Before structural renovations take place, all businesses must ______the building as indicated in the official notice issued last month.
A.vacant
B.vacancy
C.vacate
D.be vacated

The announcement in the newsletter is meant to ______Mr. Meyer's remarks on the merger between the two communications firms.
A.clarified
B.be clarified
C.clarification
D.clarify

No matter what the brand, computers pur-chased at this shop will be _______free of charge for a full year from the date of purchase.
A.service
B.servicing
C.to service
D.serviced

First-class seats are ______with Internet hook-ups, global telephones and faxing capabilities for all of your airborne professional needs.
A.equip
B.equipment
C.equipped
D.equipping

The manager is ______ to announce that Morgan & Co. will be giving stock options to an interested employees.
A.please
B.pleased
C.pleasant
D.pleasing

After today’s planning session is completed, the members of each group will be _____ a report of their team’s objectives for the next three years.
A.generation
B.generate
C.generated
D.generating