Practice --> Part 6: Text Completion


Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blanks:

Ms. Una Vali
Director of Community Relations Technology Systems, Inc.
Littleton, NY 11708

Dear Ms.Vali,

The New York State Department of Commerce is pleased to inform you that your organization's grant application has been accepted. Technology Systems, Inc., has been awarded $2 million to establish three technology instruction centers to provide computer facilities and classes to communities in the state. The centers will (1)............... more than 20,000 residents.
As agreed, each center will have its own full-time (2)..............., receiving a salary still to be determined.
Congratulations on your (3)............... application.
Sincerely,

Robert Morales


1.
A. conduct
B. determine
C. house
D. serve
Explain:
  A. The centers will conduct classes, but “conduct” cannot be used with the object residents.
  B. “determin”e means to decide something. It cannot be used with residents here.
  C. The centers will not house, which means provide accommodation for, residents.
  D. The verb “serve” should be used here to say that the technology Instruction centers will be useful to residents.


2.
A. direct
B. director
C. direction
D. directed
Explain:
  A. “Direct” is a verb or adjective. A noun is needed here.
  B. A noun referring to a person is needed with the adjective full-time. A director is the person in charge of en educational institution.
  C. The word “direction” is a noun, but it does not refer to a person.
  D. “Directed” is the past participle of the verb.


3.
A. revised
B. successful
C. conditional
D. pending
Explain:
  A. The letter does not say the application had been submitted once and then revised, so this choice is not correct.
  B. Ms. Vail applied for a grant and the letter announces that her organization has been a warded the grant, so her application has been successful.
  C. A conditional application would be one that has not actually been made.
  D. “pending” is incorrect because it means the application has hot yet been considered.
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