No. 1 As a civil servant, Mr. Guputa has enjoyed working for the ------- of the public and maintained a spirit of dedication. (A) benefit (B) revenue (C) account (D) credit No. 2 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. 3 Mr. Christian Lee, ------- an executive at USS Bank, became the CEO of LGS Insurance. (A) once (B) often (C) soon (D) now No. 4 The government is under international pressure to ------- regulations in the country. (A) loosen (B) leap (C) lease (D) lose No. 5 If I knew it ----- rain, I would have brought an umbrella. (A) was going to (B) were (C) had (D) will No. 6 More than a hundred welfare recipients were ------- to get their checks yesterday. (A) understated (B) unable (C) unstable (D) unwanted No. 7 Three ----- ten people voted against the bill. (A) by (B) of (C) out of (D) about No. 8 Nitro Spinning Company has used this machine, which needs to be ------- operated after an earthquake occurs, for more than 50 years. (A) manual (B) manually (C) manualize (D) manualized No. 9 There has been a ------- decline in share prices this year because of wars and conflicts all over the world. (A) short (B) sharp (C) shiny (D) shy No. 10 The serial ------- on the computer don't match the ones on the document. (A) spoons (B) bowls (C) boxes (D) numbers