chapter 8
You are going to have to ________ the changes. except, accept
accept
If he _______ the position, he will have to move to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. accept, accepts
accepts
A firewall will help guard ________ unauthorized access to our intranet. against, from
against
Relief funds were divided _______ all flood victims. among, between
among
The police chief likes to park _____________ the station. near to, near
near
Employees reached their decision independent ______ the influence of union organizers. from, of
of
Discussion during today's meeting will center __________ how to increase our market share. on, around
on
She moved _____ the next step in the process. onto, on to
on to
To reach our offices, turn left ______ Market Street. onto, on to
onto
Her political views are ____________ mine. opposite from, opposite
opposite
Employees are not allowed to send _____ e-mail messages during work hours. personal, personnel
personal
All _____ matters are now handled by our Human Resources Department. personal, personnel
personnel
AAA has a _____ record of providing excellent customer service. proved, proven
proven
Many small business owners think that the federal budget ___________ included more tax breaks. should of, should have
should have
If you have _____ to spare on Saturday, please drop by to help us. some time, sometime
some time
Our new office building is convenient ______ many restaurants and cafes. to, with
with
The light background on the Web page contrasts _______ the font color. to, with
with
Our supervisor _______ published our performance reviews online if he had his choice. would have, would of
would have
Jack Welch's work ethic is similar _______ mine. to, with
to
Julia is addicted ________ updating her staus on Facebook. to, with
to
We will make the salary increase retroactive ___________ January 1. to, from
to
Women were first given the right ______ vote in the Pitcairn Islands in 1838. to, too
to
Your success on the job will correspond ______ your ability to adapt to change. to, with
to
Samsung plans ____________ phones with flexible screens. on developing, to develop
to develop
In 1920 women in the United States were finally given the right to vote ______. to, too
too
It is _____ soon to tell whether touch computing will completely replace keyboards. to, too
too
Our union said that management's offer was "too little and ______ late." too, to
too
_______ many people have lost money in the stock market. to, too
too
Have you become acquainted ______ the new intern yet? with, to
with
I differ _______ you about how to improve our country's educational system. to, with
with
It was a pleasure talking ______ you yesterday during the interview. to, with
with
I am very sensitive ______ your feelings. to, with
to
____ we mentioned yesterday, Friday will be a half day. As, Like
As
__________ Zoe Stone and Jason Scogna, whom have you invited? Beside, Besides
Besides
_________ Marriott and Omni, which hotel provides the most in-room amenities? Between, Among
Between
_____ save money, many people are taking staycations, which means they are staying home instead of traveling. To, Too
Too
Honda's new advertising campaign featuring Ferris Bueller looks ________ it will be quite successful. as if, like
as if
It looks __________ RIM's new CEO, Thorsten Heins, will have many challenges ahead of him. like, as if
as if
The new systems analyst will move into the office __________ mine. beside, besides
beside
You _________ gotten that promotion if you had worked a little harder. could of, could have
could have
All sites _________ ours offer real-time technical support. accept, except
except
Christina has a great appreciation _____ contemporary art. for, in
for
How does common stock differ _______ preferred stock? from, with
from
I am going to try to get the price quote _________ Richard. from, off of
from
Last year we tried to order supplies ______ them too. from, off of
from
The film version of Fever Pitch is much different _______ Nick Hornby's book. from, than
from
To make sure your message gets through, you must use contact information _______ their website. off of, from
from
We infer ______ your statement that you will be running for city supervisor. from, about
from
Jonathan said that he hopes to _____ college within two years. graduate from, graduate
graduate from
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways, never ____________ high school. graduated, graduated from
graduated from
Everyone in the office except _______ uses an iPad. her, she
her
You can always rely on coworkers like Arthur and ______ when you need extra help to meet a deadline. she, her
her
You should make an appointment with Dr. Rosen or ________. her, she
her
Our manager, together with Tanya and ______ , helped to close the sale. he, him
him
Customers were upset after standing _____ line for an hour. in, on
in
Liz has an interest _____ increasing recycling in the workplace. in, for
in
Employees are required to turn expense reports _________ their supervisors within one week. into, in to
in to
Has anyone been _________ see me this morning? into, in to
in to
New _____ standards should make it easier to distribute our products internationally. industry-wide, industrywide
industrywide
He ran ________ an old college buddy at the airport. into, in to
into
James Johnson, former CEO of Fannie Mae, has turned __________ an important political leader. into, into
into
She hopes to go ______ the civil engineering field. into, in to
into
Your interior design plans look just _______ mine. as, like
like
Everyone except him and _____ received the announcement too late to respond. I, me
me
Just between you and ______, the difference between a job and a career is the difference between 40 and 60 hours a week. me, I
me
Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox, spoke to reporters and _____ about what it is like to be the first African-American woman to head a major U.S. corporation. I, me
me
She _____________ her new boss this morning. met up with, met with
met with
Liliana will take her vacation _____ in July. some time, sometimes
sometimes
We are _____ to earn a bonus at the end of the year. suppose, supposed
supposed
Suggestions from everyone but _____ have been received. them, they
them