No. 1 A ------- decision regarding the acquisition is going to be made at the next board meeting. (A) critical (B) conceptual (C) criminal (D) chronological No. 2 Most of the students who work here as interns ------- comprehensive technical backgrounds. (A) needs (B) have (C) gives (D) do No. 3 XYZ Automobile's new engine design ----- CO2 by 30 percent. (A) costs (B) cuts (C) slams (D) declines No. 4 The fog was so ------- that many drivers drove more slowly and carefully. (A) wide (B) thick (C) cold (D) deep No. 5 Mr. Norton was offered ------- for all expenses including flight tickets after he came back from the business trip. (A) investment (B) settlement (C) reimbursement (D) expenditure No. 6 The business trip was cancelled because the government ------- travel warnings yesterday for that country. (A) issues (B) issue (C) issued (D) has issued No. 7 The package arrived the day before -------, which was much earlier than Mary expected. (A) yesterday (B) today (C) tomorrow (D) now No. 8 The latest annual report will be released ------- a few days. (A) of (B) in (C) to (D) from No. 9 Josh is worried that his wife often works to the ------- of exhaustion. (A) pointing (B) points (C) point (D) pointed No. 10 Few economic experts ------- that the value of the company was going to increase by 180% over the course of the year. (A) predicted (B) profited (C) gave (D) told