No. 1 The database is going to be down ------- maintenance purpose at midnight. (A) against (B) under (C) for (D) with No. 2 More than a hundred welfare recipients were ------- to get their checks yesterday. (A) understated (B) unable (C) unstable (D) unwanted No. 3 Please let Ms. Potts know when it is ------- for you to meet with her. (A) conventional (B) convertible (C) convenient (D) converged No. 4 ------- the meeting finished pretty late, Nancy was waiting for me to ask me some questions. (A) Nevertheless (B) Still (C) However (D) Although No. 5 The English conversation club has become active since it brought some new members ------- board. (A) on (B) over (C) for (D) across No. 6 Mr. Higgins is very popular among the hotel staff because he often gives a ------- large tip. (A) commercially (B) partially (C) considerably (D) possibly No. 7 If we ------- that the charge to your account was made in error, we will make the proper adjustment within 24 hours. (A) will find (B) find (C) found (D) had found No. 8 It is wrongly accused that the U.S. top universities have a ------- to accept more racial minorities. (A) tendency (B) tenderness (C) temper (D) tension No. 9 The tragic tsunami had left hundreds of people -------. (A) homeless (B) out (C) empty (D) vacant No. 10 These scholarships help students facing financial hardship ------- to universities abroad. (A) go (B) to go (C) going (D) have gone