No. 1 Mr. Wise made sure he ------- the job contract thoroughly before signing it. (A) reads (B) read (C) reading (D) will read No. 2 SANA's new shampoo had been on the market for not ------- three months when the company suddenly stopped all of its production. (A) only (B) many (C) quite (D) still No. 3 Heather is currently working on two projects - one is almost finished, and ------- is in the planning phase. (A) other (B) another (C) the other (D) the another No. 4 The governor has concerns ------- with the rapid aging of the local society. (A) associates (B) associated (C) associate (D) associating No. 5 ------- personal consumption is one of the important factors to support the Chinese economy. (A) Slow (B) Shy (C) Strong (D) Sacred No. 6 The database is going to be down ------- maintenance purpose at midnight. (A) against (B) under (C) for (D) with No. 7 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. 8 A new city library will be built ------- the street from Hyde Park. (A) across (B) beyond (C) under (D) around No. 9 Stacy was asked to hold a meeting for new recruits in order to let ------- know about the company's basic rules. (A) him (B) themselves (C) them (D) her No. 10 TR Motors recently discontinued production of the sports car, which was a top-selling product of ------- in the 1990s. (A) theirs (B) them (C) their (D) they