No. 1 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. 2 Leona had no ------- that her boss was planning to promote her. (A) time (B) money (C) idea (D) way No. 3 Mr. Davidson is responsible ------- hiring new employees at a restaurant. (A) in (B) at (C) for (D) from No. 4 It took the government three months to decide to increase ------- of the new banknotes. (A) circumstance (B) circle (C) circumfusion (D) circulation No. 5 Mr. Christian Lee, ------- an executive at USS Bank, became the CEO of LGS Insurance. (A) once (B) often (C) soon (D) now No. 6 The parliamentary candidate is always featured in the media for his ------- statements. (A) bold (B) light (C) small (D) dense No. 7 We would like to congratulate April Port ------- winning the Best Employee of the Year award. (A) for (B) at (C) because (D) as No. 8 Mr. Nelson ------- every opportunity to meet local politicians to benefit his business. (A) showed (B) called (C) made (D) took No. 9 Ms. Lucy Salazar received recognition for the idea of a new amusement park ------- proposed. (A) she (B) that (C) which (D) who No. 10 Kate has the most ------- software applications installed in her mobile. (A) portable (B) parallel (C) popular (D) probable