The retail chain has ..... a bid to buy its main competitor.

1. made
2. done
3. given
4. put

The retiring CEO is ..... to stay on for a year during the transition period.

1. regularly
2. fully
3. willing
4. enjoyed

The scenic route along the coast is longer, but the view is ..... the extra time spent.

1. through
2. worth
3. unless
4. for

The store will have to move when the lease on the property ..... next year.

1. retains
2. completes
3. validates
4. expires

The supplier is fortunate in having an exclusive ..... with several major airlines.

1. bargain
2. pledge
3. warrant
4. deal

The survey ..... the public's strong preference for maintaining existing parking restrictions.

1. revealed
2. engaged
3. yielded
4. portrayed

The swimming pool is being ..... and cleaned tomorrow morning.

1. emptying
2. emptied
3. to empty
4. empty

The tour will start at 9 am, when a bus will arrive to ..... you up at the hotel.

1. put
2. take
3. pick
4. bring

The tourist office's campaign aims to make visitors ..... of the area's natural beauty.

1. aware
2. acquainted
3. alert
4. familiar

The training course is ..... to start next Monday in the main conference room.

1. chosen
2. appointed
3. scheduled
4. engaged

The transit authority has received nothing ..... praise for its introduction of green buses.

1. still
2. yet
3. that
4. but

The two corporations are maintaining their interest in a joint .....

1. achievement
2. venture
3. overtaking
4. exposure

The two parties signed an agreement ..... that they would collaborate closely.

1. citing
2. quoting
3. telling
4. stating

The website was temporarily offline ..... maintenance work was carried out.

1. for
2. during
3. that
4. while

There have been ..... complaints about the food in the canteen since the new caterers took over.

1. several
2. any
3. none
4. much

There was ..... doubt that the audience appreciated the concert.

1. none
2. small
3. any
4. little

There were ..... many applicants for the job that interviews took place all week.

1. very
2. so
3. too
4. as

Thieves broke into the ..... and stole the consignment of new smartphones.

1. manufacture
2. shipping
3. wholesale
4. warehouse

This is an old part of the city ..... a special enterprise zone will be set up.

1. where
2. whose
3. which
4. that

This news story is in the public ....., and should be published.immediately.

1. interest
2. interesting
3. interestedly
4. interested