PART 6 PRE TOEIC: TENSE-SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT-PASSIVE VOICE

Orashi Air Launches New Route

Nigeria’s Orashi Air is one of West Africa’s fastest – growing airlines. (1) ___ the last decade. It has made a name for itself by offering world – class service, not to mention a wealth of dining and entertainment options, on its frequent flights to Ghana, Chad, and Cameroon. (2) ____ .

Orashi will begin by establishing a direct flight from Abuja to Paris. More and more West Africans have been booking flights to the French capital in recent years, and this (3) ____  heavily influenced the decision regarding where to start. (4)___ this route, there are plans to initiate flight services to London in the near future.

To facilitate the expansion, Orashi Air is set to purchase two new AeroJet 540-XW planes, which are more fuel efficient and have the capacity to seat 100 additional passengers.

From: Richard Garfield, Vice President

To: all marketing employees

Subject: presentation

Date: October 13

You are all aware that the company’ sales have dropped this year as a result of the ongoing global slump. Those of you who are (5)____  with the characteristics of an economic downturn know that consumers curb their spending to cope with job losses or stagnant income. (6)  ____ .

After some consideration, senior management has devised several (7)  ____  . These will be implemented to offset decreased demand for our product. We will be scheduling a presentation that will give you a (8)____ overview of our plans, which mainly involve renewing our focus on advertising. The date, time, and location of the presentation will be determined by tomorrow afternoon.