6. ______ the high production cost, we don’t feel that our price is at all excessive.

A. Considering                                                B. Considered

C. Consider                                                    D. To consider

7. We ______ that with joint efforts business between us will be developed to our mutual benefit.

A. are convince                                              B. convinced

C. are convinced                                             D. are convincing

8. I would appreciate ______ us an up-to-date price list for your building materials.

A. you to send                                                B. your sending

C. your send                                                  D. you sending

9. They are not only ______ the goods of other makers but they are distinctly superior.

A. as low priced as                                         B. as low-priced as

C. as low priced like                                        D. as low-priced like

10. The quality of the goods must be in strict accordance ______ the samples.

A. to                                                              B. at

C. with                                                          D. in

11. Neither the supervisor nor his team ______ with the level of service.

A. is satisfactory                                             B. is satisfied

C. are satisfactory                                           D. are satisfy

12. ______ , I discovered several mistakes.

A. Having checked the figures                          B. To check the figures

C. Checked the figures                                    D. The figures being checked

13. Miami is larger than ______ in Florida.

A. any city                                                     B. any other city

C. any cities                                                   D. other any city

14. This is probably ______ request I’ve ever received.

A. the more unusual                                        B. an unusual

C. the most unusual                                        D. most unusual

15. Our two CPAs both asked for ______ in June.

A. leaves of absence                                        B. leave of absences

C. leaves of absences                                      D. leave of absence