HONING ONE’S LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Select the best answer to complete each sentence, with the letter A, B, C or D.

 

1)   Many states struggle to … internet sales and the related tax liabilities.

• a) poke around
• b) flatten
• c) gain hold on
• d) peer into

2)   Our computer service firm will help you accelerate the time from … to

• a) oblivion
• b) insight
• c) discontent
• d) pleasure

3)   The era of putting up with these nightmarish projects that can … budgets by almost 200% has run out.

• a) trim
• b) cut        
• c) overrun
• d) slash

4)   Witness the fact that the average … of a CIO today is a mere three years.

• a) duration
• b) length
• c) time frame
• d) tenure

5)   There are several developments … are tormenting IT leaders today.

• a) who
• b) which
• c) what
• d) whose

6)   … of many new developments, trends and yes pressures, this year will demand drastic decisions.

• a) Despite
• b) As a result
• c) As regards
• d) Owing

7)   Lean delivers what companies really need today: shorter …, improved quality, reduced cost, improved productivity and better customer service.

• a) jigs
• b) lead times
• c) scope
• d) magnitude

8)   This document is to highlight how our products can … migration to Microsoft Sharepoint.

• a) loom
• b) mould
• c) ease
• d) shape

9)   HR should take the lead in defining new practices to support the changing workplace landscape and … innovation and integrated employee networks.

• a) foster
• b) impede
• c) hamper
• d) hinder

10)   Managing mobility and BYOD means … how to navigate, change operating systems, change platforms and change hardware.

• a) grasping
• b) to grasp
• c) to flag
• d) flagging

11)   Our brochure … how industry consolidation and new server architectures are driving a new class of applications.

• a) enhances
• b) outlines
• c) muses
• d) harries

12)   Discover service virtualization and how it … into the big picture of software quality.

• a) shackles
• b) pools
• c) matches
• d) fits

13)   IBM has developed a …, comprehensive approach to corporate citizenship that aligns with IBM’s values.

• a) ludicrous
• b) thoughtful
• c) callous
• d) lethal

14)   … how you can derive a positive ROI through the ability to minimize cost and time.

• a) Forget
• b) Dismiss
• c) Discard
• d) Ponder

15)   While the promises of reduced costs and greater flexibility are driving companies to the cloud, these benefits can be … by management and processes which are often manual and disconnected from existing systems.

• a) negated
• b) denied
• c) obtained
• d) paid off

16)   Within the … of CSR we focus on societal issues, including the environment, community economic development, health, literacy and

• a) frame
• b) competence
• c) boundary
• d) framework

17)   IT Departments will embrace the … to being a services-based

• a) shift
• b) means
• c) way
• d) possibility

18)   Are you fully prepared to … DNS attacks?

• a) cope
• b) dowse
• c) withstand
• d) lapse

19)   The testing of service-oriented architectures and other distributed systems, for more than a decade, … a wealth of expertise.

• a) provides
• b) is providing
• c) have been providing
• d) has provided

20)   Open hybrid clouds means … new factors of proprietary lock-in and new silos and … proprietary hardware and software.

• a) to avoid … to break from
• b) avoiding and breaking from
• c) to opt for … to prefer
• d) opting for … preferring

 

 

KEY

1) C         6) B             11) D             16) D

2) B         7) B             12) B             17) A

3) C         8) C             13) D             18) C

4) D         9) A             14) A             19) C

5) B         10) B           15) D             20) B