No. 1 Thomas took some time off from work to think ------- about his life after his mother's death. (A) alike (B) ahead (C) hard (D) hardly No. 2 Before the conference, the presenters met to ------- about how to proceed. (A) refer (B) plan (C) talk (D) discuss No. 3 Membership to the networking club is open to anyone ------- he or she studied economics or not. (A) whether (B) if (C) either (D) since No. 4 When I called Nancy, she told me she was on ------- way home. (A) her (B) herself (C) a (D) another No. 5 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 No. 6 We will ------- samples of the new product at the trade convention. (A) give in (B) hand out (C) put over (D) fill out No. 7 Analysts had predicted ------- that the Japanese market would shrink this year. (A) now (B) so (C) earlier (D) ago No. 8 In Finland, 92% of companies offer ------- schedules so that both men and women can be involved in childcare. (A) responsible (B) flexible (C) affordable (D) portable No. 9 While the sales team's ------- has improved, overall profit of the company has been decreased for the past two years. (A) motivate (B) motivates (C) motivational (D) motivation No. 10 This operation may take some time ------- the processing time of the system. (A) depends (B) depending (C) depend (D) depended