No. 1 Nathan ------- to attend the conference because of the urgent business trip to Hong Kong. (A) forced (B) failed (C) prompted (D) postponed No. 2 Mr. Lee has served as the president of this company ------- fifteen years and contributed to the community a lot. (A) since (B) until (C) during (D) for No. 3 Mr. Porter is in an important meeting and cannot be -------. (A) disturbed (B) distraught (C) disoriented (D) disbanded No. 4 The new staff who joined our team is very friendly and down-to- -------. (A) earth (B) floor (C) ground (D) town No. 5 Ms. Hyde is an ------- analyst and also teaches at a university in London. (A) economy (B) economic (C) economical (D) economist No. 6 After the earthquake, there is an argument that nuclear power ------- replaced by less dangerous forms of energy in near future. (A) would (B) will (C) should be (D) is No. 7 The janitor worked overtime for three days ------- during the annual conference. (A) over (B) now (C) forward (D) straight No. 8 Despite the analysts' forecast, Yano Technologies ------- a profit of $350 million during the last fiscal year. (A) rebounded (B) realized (C) refunded (D) referred No. 9 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. 10 A doctor told Carmen to take a leave of ------- because she was under too much stress at work. (A) absence (B) incense (C) offense (D) pretense