No. 1 Please let Ms. Potts know when it is ------- for you to meet with her. (A) conventional (B) convertible (C) convenient (D) converged No. 2 The system was modified in order to ------- suspicious or malicious transactions 24 hours a day. (A) sort out (B) figure out (C) point out (D) look out No. 3 As many medical professionals predicted, the infection spread ------- the country by the end of summer. (A) through (B) throughout (C) on (D) out No. 4 While the sales team's ------- has improved, overall profit of the company has been decreased for the past two years. (A) motivate (B) motivates (C) motivational (D) motivation No. 5 Nathan ------- to attend the conference because of the urgent business trip to Hong Kong. (A) forced (B) failed (C) prompted (D) postponed No. 6 XYZ Automobile's new engine design ----- CO2 by 30 percent. (A) costs (B) cuts (C) slams (D) declines No. 7 A group of ------- played an important role on the experiment. (A) professional (B) professionals (C) professionally (D) professor 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 ------- her sister who has never been out of Japan, Anna has been to a lot of foreign countries on business. (A) Although (B) Despite (C) Unlike (D) Opposite No. 10 Three ----- ten people voted against the bill. (A) by (B) of (C) out of (D) about