Linguaskill English Usage Practice — All Questions

We need to ___ a meeting to discuss the quarterly budget. Which word fits best?

• a.do
• b.arrange✓
• c.make
• d.put

The natural collocation is 'arrange a meeting'. 'Make a meeting' and 'do a meeting' are not standard, and 'put a meeting' is incomplete without a particle like 'off'.

Sales have grown steadily and the company is now highly ___. Which word fits best?

• a.profit
• b.profited
• c.profiting
• d.profitable✓

After 'highly' an adjective describing the company is needed, and 'profitable' means earning good profit. The others are a noun or verb forms that do not fit this slot.

The two firms decided to ___ forces and bid for the contract together. Which word fits best?

• a.join✓
• b.connect
• c.attach
• d.combine

The fixed expression is 'join forces', meaning to work together. 'Combine', 'connect', and 'attach' do not form this idiom with 'forces'.

Please find the invoice ___ to this email. Which word fits best?

• a.included
• b.added
• c.attached✓
• d.connected

In business correspondence, files sent with an email are 'attached'. 'Attached to this email' is the standard collocation; the other verbs are not used this way for email files.

The new software should ___ the ordering process and save staff time. Which word fits best?

• a.complicate
• b.streamline✓
• c.delay
• d.interrupt

'Streamline' means to make a process simpler and more efficient, which matches saving time. The other options describe making a process slower or more difficult.