No. 1 After the unexpected death of the CEO, the board of directors ------- a meeting at 10 p.m. (A) calling (B) was called (C) called (D) has called No. 2 It required a lot of ------- to open new shops in those major cities at the same time. (A) orders (B) effort (C) purposes (D) hesitation No. 3 Every ATM is required to handle all transactions quickly and -------. (A) efficiently (B) early (C) rational (D) effective No. 4 The manager emphasized that we had to focus on understanding changing customer -------. (A) needing (B) needed (C) needy (D) needs No. 5 Dr. Green, who gave a speech today, is a ------- regarded professor of psychology in the United States. (A) luckily (B) gracefully (C) largely (D) highly No. 6 The parliamentary candidate is always featured in the media for his ------- statements. (A) bold (B) light (C) small (D) dense No. 7 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 No. 8 Lucy was so busy today ------- she had no time to have lunch. (A) because (B) that (C) which (D) however No. 9 Northwest Department is planning a special one-day event only for its most ------- customers this fall. (A) value (B) valuable (C) valuation (D) validated No. 10 The package arrived the day before -------, which was much earlier than Mary expected. (A) yesterday (B) today (C) tomorrow (D) now