Questions 1-3 refer to the following report.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Board of Directors and Stockholders

Prime Services, Inc.

We have audited the financial statements (listed in Appendix A) of Prime Services, Inc. for the period last year. The financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on (1) ………financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we (2) ……….and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prime Services, Inc. for the period mentioned above and (3) ……… with generally accepted accounting principles.

Sheridan & Spencer

Manchester. UK

March 15

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following advertisement. 

We are looking for a corporate trainer. Applicants should hold a master’s degree in business or communications studies. Also, five years of experience is required. The Business Training Program (4) ….…….the most popular of all the programs we have offered over the (5) ………… two years. The qualified candidate (8) ……….training programs related to marketing strategies and management starting next month. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Barry at 555-7800.

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Questions 7-9 refer to the following announcement. 

Thank you for your cooperation during the current water shortage. Despite your help, the city’s water reserves are diminishing rapidly. Lake Tanzawa, the city’s main source of water, is now at an all-time low. The city has reduced water pressure to help (7) ……… resources, but we need your continued assistance, too. We suggest that you help in the following ways.

• Put a plastic bottle (filled with water and capped) into the toilet tank to reduce water consumption.
• Do not wash your car.
• Turn off the faucet (8) ……..you can (while washing your dishes, for example)
• Reduce the number of times you take a bath or shower.

If the shortage continues, it will become necessary for the city to obtain its water supply from lakes other than Lake Tanzawa. This new water will not have undergone (9) ……….testing and may, in fact, contain impurities. If the water coming from your faucet is cloudy or brown, it may be impure. Please use it for purposes other than drinking.

Questions 7

Question 8

Question 9

Questions 10 – 12 refer to the following letter

EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES

115 5th St. Springtown. OR 97471

March 15

Mr. John Lucas

Springtown High School

Springtown, OR 97478

Dear Mr. Lucas,

We are pleased to offer you a fee of $175 for your assistance in recruiting high school business students to act as (10) ……. during our school-to-work job fair this summer.

We have appreciated your assistance in the past, and look forward to (11) ………..with you again this year.

The sib fair will begin on the evening of June 28 and will continue through Jury 2. Through past fairs have been hold in the conference halls here at our site, the size of this year’s fair requires the use of a larger facility. Students will need to report to the Springtown Convention Center on the morning of June 29.

Andrew Bowen will be contacting you with more information, and any questions you may have should (12) …….. to him.

Again, thank you very much

Sincerely,

Vincent Jones

Director, EPS

Questions 10

Question 11

Question 12