TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication Incomplete Sentences Test 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The new employee handbook ______ to all staff members by the end of next week.
- will be distributed (Correct answer)
- distributes
- has been distributing
- distribute among
Correct answer: will be distributed
'Will be distributed' is the correct future passive form. The handbook (subject) receives the action, requiring passive voice, and 'by the end of next week' signals a future time frame. The other options are either active voice, wrong tense, or grammatically incorrect.
Question 2: The annual budget review has been ______ until further notice by the finance department.
- postponing
- postponement
- postponed (Correct answer)
- to postpone
Correct answer: postponed
'Postponed' is the past participle needed to complete the present perfect passive 'has been postponed.' 'Postponing' would require a different auxiliary (is/was), 'postponement' is a noun, and 'to postpone' cannot follow 'has been.'
Question 3: The client requested that the revised proposal ______ before the deadline.
- submits
- submit
- be submitted (Correct answer)
- submitting
Correct answer: be submitted
After 'requested that,' the subjunctive or passive subjunctive is required. Because the proposal receives the action of submission rather than performing it, 'be submitted' (passive subjunctive) is correct. 'Submits' is indicative, 'submit' would only work in active subjunctive where the subject acts, and 'submitting' is a gerund.
Question 4: ______ completing the orientation program, new hires will be assigned to their respective departments.
- Upon (Correct answer)
- During
- While
- Since
Correct answer: Upon
'Upon' followed by a gerund expresses the meaning 'immediately after,' which fits the sequence of finishing orientation and then receiving a department assignment. 'During' implies simultaneity. 'While' requires a full clause with a subject. 'Since' refers to a starting point in time, not a completed action.
Question 5: The company's recent growth can largely be attributed ______ its investment in employee training.
- at
- for
- to (Correct answer)
- with
Correct answer: to
'Attributed to' is a fixed collocation used to assign credit or causation. None of the other prepositions — at, for, or with — collocate correctly with 'attributed' in standard English usage.
Question 6: The conference call is scheduled to begin ______ at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
- promptness
- prompt
- promptly (Correct answer)
- prompted
Correct answer: promptly
'Promptly' is an adverb that correctly modifies the verb 'begin,' meaning 'exactly on time.' 'Prompt' is an adjective and cannot modify a verb directly. 'Promptness' is a noun. 'Prompted' is a past-tense verb or adjective that does not fit grammatically in this position.
TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication Incomplete Sentences Test 1
The new employee handbook ______ to all staff members by the end of next week.