No. 1 ------- Kate didn't listen to what I said carefully, as she made the same mistake again. (A) Roughly (B) Practically (C) Apparently (D) Eventually No. 2 If I knew it ----- rain, I would have brought an umbrella. (A) was going to (B) were (C) had (D) will No. 3 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. 4 Bill's idea of opening a new shop was not approved because the majority voted ------- it. (A) against (B) astride (C) amongst (D) around No. 5 Some consumers are ------- of handing over their personal information to companies for privacy reasons. (A) worried (B) wary (C) sacred (D) scary No. 6 The real-estate developer seems to be only interested in properties in ------- locations in Tokyo. (A) prime (B) prior (C) privileged (D) paid No. 7 ------- the economy improves, more people become interested in buying stocks. (A) So (B) As (C) But (D) For No. 8 The popular new gaming console, which was released in June, has been ------- out for more than a month. (A) sell (B) selling (C) to sell (D) sold No. 9 The new strategy of the firm is to give its employees ------- incentives to work hard. (A) best (B) much (C) more (D) most No. 10 Open Gov. is an initiative to increase ------- of public administration and has been successfully operated for the past 20 years. (A) transparent (B) transparency (C) transparentize (D) transparentizing