More and more of our customers ________ cash and thus avoid the high cost of interest on unpaid balances.

(A) prefer that they pay

(B) prefer

(C) prefer pay

(D) prefer to pay

If you don't know the answer, how can you quickly find out the correct one? Easy! Just search in Google for the phrase and see what results you get. The best way of doing this is to connect all the words by hyphens.

Example: customers-prefer-that-they-pay-cash

So, let's check the results:

(A) prefer that they pay     (B) prefer   (c) prefer pay     (D) prefer to pay

So, we can easily see, that the correct anser must be (B), because here we get the most examples: Many customers prefer cash. / ...because their customers prefer cash ... / Most of their customers prefer cash... / Do your customers prefer cash or credit?

Be careful: Anybody can put anything on the Web. Nobody checks whether it's right or wrong. Use your common sense and double check, if necessary.

This arrangement has worked well _____ a number of our customers.

(A) to

(B) with

(C) for

(D) toward

_____ you probably know, a routine credit investigation is the usual procedure before new accounts are opened.

(A) Because

(B) Since

(C) As

(D) While

We find that the information you supplied _____ support of your credit application is incomplete.

(A) to

(B) with

(C) on

(D) in

We have found that you usually require _____ time to pay than our 25-day terms allow.

(A) more

(B) additional

(C) extra

(D) too much

We have been trying to reach you _____ phone since Tuesday, but you have not been available.

(A) on

(B) by

(C) with

(D) through

We are holding you _____ the exact terms of your delivery contract.

(A) by

(B) on

(C) to

(D) in

We have to complain _____ late delivery of the filing cabinets ordered on September 5.

(A) about

(B) at

(C) of

(D) on

You promised delivery within 30 days, and it was _____ this understanding that we placed the order.

(A) for

(B) on

(C) under

(D) over

Excessive freight charges incurred from noncompliance will be debited _____ you.

(A) over

(B) on to

(C) back to

(D) toward

The lorries have been completed _____ the dynamos that need to be fitted.

(A) if not

(B) besides

(C) excepted

(D) except for

If any loss results ______ this late delivery we will be taking legal action.

(A) as from

(B) in

(C) because of

(D) with

We did not receive the goods until this morning ______ you had guaranteed delivery within a week.

(A) though

(B) despite

(C) while

(D) even

_____ unexpected changes in the weather, strawberries will ripen a month earlier than expected.

(A) Because

(B) As

(C) Resulting to

(D) Due to

We must ask you to complete the order immediately, _____ we shall be obliged to cancel it and obtain the stationery elsewhere.

(A) as a result

(B) on the other hand

(C) because

(D) otherwise

We have tried to _____ by phone, but could not get anyone in your factory who knew anything about this matter.

(A) contact with you

(B) contact at you

(C) contact you

(D) contact to you

In your response of January 15, you _____ within 30 days.

(A) guaranteed for delivery

(B) guaranteed delivery

(C) guaranteed delivering

(D) guaranteed will deliver

I am writing to you to complain ____ the shipment of blankets we received yesterday.

(A) on

(B) for

(C) with

(D) about

The boxes in which the cookies were packed were damaged, and looked as if they had been broken open ____ transit.

(A) on

(B) in

(C) at

(D) from

Thirty-three garments were crushed or stained. As a result, they cannot be sold ____ new articles in our shops.

(A) as

(B) for

(C) of

(D) by

As the sale was ____ a c.i.f. basis, we suggest you contact the forwarding company with regard to compensation.

(A) under

(B) in

(C) with

(D) on

The damage was clearly caused by rough handling. Please call this to the attention of those ____ charge of loading trucks.

(A) at

(B) with

(C) in

(D) on

Apart from the packing material, we are very pleased ____ your new line of woolen blankets.

(A) for

(B) with

(C) by

(D) to

We have resorted _____ the defective goods in our central warehouse.

(A) to stack

(B) to stacking

(C) stacking

(D) at stacking

We now have more than 400 unlabelled cans _____ storage.

(A) on

(B) for

(C) within

(D) in

After examining the blankets supplied to our order No.23789, we must express surprise and disappointment _____ their quality.

(A) at

(B) to

(C) of

(D) for

The truck broke _____ three days after your service department had installed a rebuilt engine.

(A) up

(B) in

(C) out

(D) down

The chairs are quite unsuited to the needs of our customers and we have no choice _____ to ask you to take them back.

(A) not

(B) as

(C) but

(D) [none]

The shirts do not match the samples you sent us. Some of them are of such shoddy workmanship that we _____ there must have been some mistakes in making up the order.

(A) must feel

(B) cannot feal

(C) cannot help feeling

(D) can help feeling

More multiple choice tests from China.