No. 1 We would like to congratulate April Port ------- winning the Best Employee of the Year award. (A) for (B) at (C) because (D) as No. 2 Mr. Lee has served as the president of this company ------- fifteen years and contributed to the community a lot. (A) since (B) until (C) during (D) for No. 3 The company ------- the announcement of their new product due to a minor trouble. (A) postpone (B) postponed (C) postponing (D) postpones No. 4 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. 5 The bankruptcy of a big life insurance company caused ------- in the stock market. (A) uncertainty (B) uncertain (C) certainty (D) certain No. 6 ------- personal consumption is one of the important factors to support the Chinese economy. (A) Slow (B) Shy (C) Strong (D) Sacred No. 7 A ------- decision regarding the acquisition is going to be made at the next board meeting. (A) critical (B) conceptual (C) criminal (D) chronological No. 8 A meeting is scheduled this afternoon because the manager has an ------- announcement to make. (A) imported (B) important (C) import (D) importance No. 9 Students can ------- the university's online education program starting August 9th. (A) admit (B) administrate (C) enroll (D) apply No. 10 It required a lot of ------- to open new shops in those major cities at the same time. (A) orders (B) effort (C) purposes (D) hesitation