Questions 1 through 3 are based on the following advertisement. 

NEW OPENING HOURS

We are happy (1) ……….. announce our new extended opening hours. C-Mart Supercenter is now open twenty-four hours to better serve you. As you probably know, we offer a full line of household products (2) …………. gardening, electronics, and automotive goods. Our newest service is an OutWest Bank located inside the store. The bank is open every day except Sundays from 9:00-5:00. In addition, our full service pharmacy will also be open twenty-four hours a day to make sure you can get the medicine you need at (3) …………time. We have two convenient locations, on Edith Road (downtown) and Academy Boulevard. Hope to see you soon!

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Questions 4 through 6 are based on the following letter. 

To: Nick Ayres, Accounting Dept.

From: Cillian Byrne, CEO

 

Dear Mr. Ayres,

I am contacting you about a problem with this month’s figures for vending machine sales. Yet again, there is a considerable (4) ………… between the amount of stock sold and the figures we (5) …………from the Accounting department. It seems that several thousand dollars worth of stock is unaccounted for. As this happened last month, as well as several months ago, we are very concerned about whether the problem is with the warehouse sales records or with the Accounting department. As this company sells several million dollars worth (6) …………..    our product each year, we are concerned about the cash that is unaccounted for. There will be a meeting in human resources on Monday at 6:00 p.m., and all managers from Accounting and the warehouse are required to attend. Hopefully we can solve this problem before it happens again.

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  Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following notice.  

Come now to Quick Mart for super savings. For the (7) ………..  seven days, we are slashing prices on hundreds of grocery items. You won’t believe the savings you will be able to make. Just take look at a few examples of some of the items that will be discounted. We are (8) ………..a 50% discount on all brands of milk and an amazing 75% off our own label cheddar cheese. In the bakery section, you an buy one item and get (9) ………..absolutely free. There will also be great bargains in the produce section and on all meat. So come and save!

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Questions 10 through 12 are based on the following article. 

Want to spruce up your home, but can’t afford to call in a professional? Then DIY!

Due to the high costs of professional work, many homeowners these days (10)……….a new route to home improvement. It’s called DIY, or “Do-It-Yourself.” This new trend saves the homeowner  a lot of money, as it cuts out the cost of having a professional come in and do the job. Of course, the homeowner is now responsible (11) …………. the quality of work, but many programs on TV these days demonstrate how to do common projects, and there (12) ………….. many DIY home improvement books available in bookstores and libraries. So the next time you consider doing a project at home, consider DIY.

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