Practice --> Part 6: Text Completion


Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blanks:

To: Residents of Prairie Green Apartments
From: Joan Sakamoto, property manager
Date: April 8
Subject: Painting of buildings

On April 16 our building services contractors will begin repainting Prairie Green's apartment buildings. Most of their work will take place Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Please remove all objects from your windows and balconies (1)............... April 16 and avoid touching the buildings' outside walls while the painting is being done.
You should (2)............... be cautious when leaving and entering your apartment during this time as the painters' ladders might block access to doorways and steps.
We apologize for this temporary inconvenience, but we trust that you will be (3)............... with the results!


1.
A. since
B. until
C. after
D. before
Explain:
  A. “since” indicates the point in the past when an action began. The memo is not about the past.
  B. “until” does not fit logically with remove all objects.
  C. Objects should be removed from windows and balconies to avoid interfering with the repainting. It would not make sense to remove them after the painting has been done.
  D. The memo says the repainting of the apartment buildings will begin on April 16. The preposition “before” should be used here to make it clear when objects should be removed.


2.
A. nearly
B. also
C. soon
D. once
Explain:
  A. The adverb “nearly” is not used with be cautious.
  B. “also” should be used here to introduce a second point in the memo.
  C. “soon” would be unnecessary because during this time makes it clear when people should be cautious.
  D. “once” cannot be used before be cautious and a person would not be advised to be cautious once.


3.
A. pleased
B. pleasing
C. pleasantly
D. pleasant
Explain:
  A. The adjective “pleased” should be used to modify you, meaning the residents. It describes the way the manager hopes the residents will feel.
  B. “pleasing” would be used to describe the results, not the feelings of the residents.
  C. The adverb “pleasantly” cannot be used to modify the pronoun you.
  D. “pleasant” would not be used to describe the feelings of the residents.
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