Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The conference is governed by its newly elected board

A. watched

B. chosen

C. ruled

D. advised

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

t took the mayor o v e r   a n hour e x p l a n a t i o n to the other members of the board why he h a d   m i s s e d the last meeting

A. he had missed

B. explanation

C. over an

D. of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

A: ―Did you have to do a lot of preparation for the meeting?

B: ―________________ with the board, I reviewed all the proposals again

A. Until I was meeting

B. Prior to meeting

C. By the time I met

D. Subsequently meeting

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The matter of late payment of bills was __________ against at the board meeting.

A. risen 

B. brought 

C. raised 

D. taken

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

“I will let you know the result by the end of this week” Tom said to Jane

A. Tom suggested giving Jane the result by the end of that week.

B. Tom promised to give Jane the result by the end of that week

C. Tom insisted on letting Jane know the result by the end of that week.

D. Tom offered to give Jane the result by the end of that week.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

The new management board is often described as the ______ force behind the company’s rapid expansions

A. driving 

B. leading 

C. rising 

D. heading