No. 1 Maria has tried to find ------- interest with local communities since she took over her parents' company. (A) common (B) communicative (C) controversial (D) controllable No. 2 Josh is worried that his wife often works to the ------- of exhaustion. (A) pointing (B) points (C) point (D) pointed No. 3 The meeting will commence as soon as the president -------. (A) arrive (B) arrives (C) arriving (D) arrival No. 4 The flight was redirected to Portland ------- a storm that shut down San Francisco's airport. (A) since (B) for (C) due to (D) because No. 5 These scholarships help students facing financial hardship ------- to universities abroad. (A) go (B) to go (C) going (D) have gone No. 6 Northwest Department is planning a special one-day event only for its most ------- customers this fall. (A) value (B) valuable (C) valuation (D) validated No. 7 Mr. Inglis, a former astronaut, ------- at a private university once a week. (A) lecturing (B) lecture (C) lectures (D) lecturer No. 8 The hostel has ------- of food available for guests in the kitchen on each floor. (A) package (B) plenty (C) refrigerator (D) rest No. 9 With the election over, the new congress man could now ------- his attention toward solving pollution problems. (A) change (B) alter (C) transform (D) turn No. 10 The chief editor Alex Anderson changed the front page headline at the last ------- because a suspect was arrested. (A) month (B) week (C) hour (D) minute