No. 1 The company purchased a new photocopier because the previous model was -------. (A) outnumbered (B) outdated (C) outgoing (D) outward No. 2 The company ------- the announcement of their new product due to a minor trouble. (A) postpone (B) postponed (C) postponing (D) postpones No. 3 Meagan had to work through the weekend in order to ------- the Monday deadline. (A) made (B) makes (C) make (D) making No. 4 Mr. Christian Lee, ------- an executive at USS Bank, became the CEO of LGS Insurance. (A) once (B) often (C) soon (D) now No. 5 The new shopping mall will be located somewhere ------- this highway. (A) into (B) among (C) along (D) alone No. 6 Jeff was surprised to ------- that one of his colleagues had been fired while he was on leave. (A) find (B) think (C) told (D) saw No. 7 Thomas took some time off from work to think ------- about his life after his mother's death. (A) alike (B) ahead (C) hard (D) hardly No. 8 The change of World Future Inc.'s CEO was part of the company's reorganization plan, which ------- last month by the board of directors. (A) approved (B) had approved (C) would approve (D) was approved No. 9 A group of ------- played an important role on the experiment. (A) professional (B) professionals (C) professionally (D) professor No. 10 The business trip was cancelled because the government ------- travel warnings yesterday for that country. (A) issues (B) issue (C) issued (D) has issued