Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The company is holding a competition which encourages its employees to think of the best ways to increase its _______________.
A. produce
B. product
C. productivity
D. producer

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
This cheque ____________ be signed only by the manager of your company. 
A. can 
B. had to           
C. may         
D. must

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
If you have an old car in your garage (or backyard) and you don't have a cluehow to get rid of it, one way is to donate your car to a(n) _________________.
A. charity              
B. contribution                    
C. donation                    
D. offering

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
John asked Julie to marry him but she ___________ him down. 
A. turned                    
B. looked                 
C. pushed          
D. broke

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The ______________ child (between 2 to 11 years of age) spends around 1,197 minutes per week watching television. 
A. American medium                     
B. medium American                        
C. American average
D. average American

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I do think that following __________ is a waste of money and time. It changes almost every day.  
A. fashionable               
B. fashionableness                   
C. fashion                    
D. fashioned

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
That is _____________ lecture we have ever listened to. 
A. very inspiring
B. more inspiring  
C. the most inspiring
D. a most inspiring

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
''When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?'' ''I ________________ it already.''
A. send       
B. had sent           
C. have sent              
D. was to sent

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
If he __________ cleverer, he __________ so foolishly yesterday.
A. were - would not behave
B. had been - would not behave
C. were - would not have behaved
D. would be - would not have behaved

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Don’t look so __________. Of course, it was a __________ decision but we had no other choices.
A. surprised - surprised                 
B. surprising - surprising
C. surprised - surprising               
D. surprising - surprised