No. 1 The human ------- department of Virginia Home Deco is currently planning campus hiring for fall. (A) development (B) assignment (C) management (D) resources No. 2 Mr. Abbot had ------- selling his property and had to lower the price. (A) money (B) pain (C) minor (D) trouble No. 3 Finding qualified members for this project could be ------- difficult. (A) extreme (B) extremer (C) extremely (D) extremity No. 4 We have to be careful about making a future plan because neither possibility can be ------- out. (A) leaned (B) ruled (C) lied (D) rolled No. 5 The rumor about the company has spread rapidly ------- thousands of employees. (A) among (B) along (C) aside (D) astride No. 6 When you receive your monthly bill, you'll see that the amount you must pay is the ------- of several charges including adjustment cost. (A) whole (B) full (C) sum (D) final No. 7 A special team was sent to ------- a pitch for the new artificial-intelligence robot. (A) own (B) make (C) throw (D) touch No. 8 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. 9 Mr. Downy, a famous billionaire, ------- his secret of becoming rich in his recent book. (A) relaxed (B) prevailed (C) unveiled (D) released No. 10 The landlords benefited substantially from the continuous rent ------- in 1980s, when many people came to the area in search of work. (A) grow (B) grew (C) growth (D) grown