Progress Test 2

A number of our products have been used by celebrities – _____________, Madonna has been photographed with one of our purses.

After months of negotiations, we finally had a ___________ and the contract was signed.

Dear Mr. Jones,

This letter is in ___________ to your invoice of February 23.

I’ll need to ___________ with my lawyer before making any commitments.

“Hi. Can I __________ you?”

“Sure – have a seat!”

Don’t __________. This analysis needs to be perfect.

Due to bad weather conditions, construction on the new apartment complex is running ________  schedule.

From our ______________, a better solution is to let customers prepay for the books and ship them after they are published.

I agree with you in _____________, but that plan is simply not cost-effective enough to be practical.

I do my best work early in the morning, _____________ my partner prefers to work late into the night.

_________ again, we thank you for your continued business.

Hey Cathy. How’s your day ___________?

If our partner in China doesn’t send us the necessary information soon, we won’t be able to finish this project before the ___________.

Thank you for your consideration.

____________,

Brian Howard

___________ is a cold one today! I think my toes are frozen.

I’m ____________ that this is the best opportunity for our company to move forward.

I ___________ to inform you that your loan application has been denied.

Investing in mutual funds is less lucrative – but ____________, it’s more stable.

It’s definitely time to expand our restaurant. The dining area is too crowded, and there’s always a wait during both the lunch and dinner hours. __________, the customers are starting to complain.

I am writing to ___________ about job openings at your company. Please let me know if you have any positions available.

I’ve called this meeting in order to _________ some decisions about next year’s budget.

Let’s get this discussion ___________, everyone. I want to keep the focus on our objectives.

Here’s my phone number – feel ________ to call if you’d like to chat a little more.

_____________, the managers at this company let the employees work pretty independently.

Our company has wasted months on unsuccessful advertising campaigns – and ____________, our competitors have been developing promising new products.

Our financial records are going to be audited this year, so let’s make sure there are no __________.

Our operations in Colombia have been delayed _____________ the complicated bureaucracy there.

___________, our best-performing manufacturer has just gone bankrupt.

That will be __________ for today. Our next meeting will be on Thursday afternoon.

We are _____________ to inform you that you have received a scholarship.

The _________ opening date of the new processing plant will be in 2025.

Biotech is a fascinating ____________. How did you get into that?

Their initial ___________ to sell the building for $4 million is much too high. We’ll need to negotiate the price down.

Did you _________ that Dunkin Donuts is offering free coffee tomorrow?

There are only a few weeks left before the event, so the entire organizing team is ____________.

These new keyboards are ____________ better for your hands and wrists, but I’m not convinced there’s much of a difference.

Let me __________ you that we will give you as much help as you need to implement the new system.

Unfortunately, there was a breakdown in negotiations and we were unable to _________ the deal with the supplier.

You went to Duke University? Me ________! When did you graduate?

We reached a major ___________  in the process this week – our environmental permit was finally approved by the government.

We transport our products by train __________ by truck because it’s more energy-efficient.

Listen, it was _________ talking to you.

Wearing professional clothing to job interviews makes a good impression _______________.

You can work from home as _________ as you send me a detailed report of your working hours each week.

Thanks for your analysis, Rachel. Jim, is there anything you’d like to __________?