TOEIC Reading Part 5: Incomplete Sentences - Exercise 8

1. The event organizers will need to ______ the catering order at least two weeks before the annual company banquet.

    confirm

    confirmatory

    confirmed

    confirmation

2. The laboratory technicians handled the fragile samples extremely ______ to avoid contamination during the testing process.

    caring

    careful

    carefully

    carefulness

3. There has been a noticeable ______ in customer complaints since the company introduced its new quality control procedures.

    reducible

    reduce

    reduced

    reduction

4. All expense reports ______ by the department supervisor before they can be processed by the accounting team.

    must be approved

    must to approve

    must approving

    must approve

5. ______ the product received excellent reviews from critics, initial sales figures were lower than the company had anticipated.

    In spite of

    Even though

    Despite

    Due to

6. The maintenance crew worked overnight to ______ the damaged equipment before the factory reopened on Monday morning.

    repeat

    replace

    repair

    report

7. The company has decided to ______ its operations into three new international markets over the next fiscal year.

    export

    expect

    expose

    expand

8. Job applicants are encouraged to ______ a copy of their resume when attending the career fair next weekend.

    bring

    deliver

    fetch

    carry

9. The marketing department is currently ______ a campaign to promote the company's new line of environmentally friendly products.

    making

    running

    playing

    doing

10. Employees who wish to ______ a complaint about workplace conditions should contact the Human Resources department.

    form

    found

    file

    fill

11. Before making a major purchase decision, consumers are advised to ______ professional advice from a qualified financial consultant.

    search

    look

    find

    seek

12. The IT team managed to ______ the cause of the network failure after investigating the system for several hours.

    figure on

    figure out

    figure in

    figure up