No. 1 A meeting is scheduled this afternoon because the manager has an ------- announcement to make. (A) imported (B) important (C) import (D) importance No. 2 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. 3 Ms. Moore conducted a hiring interview ------- her boss because she had an urgent meeting with a client. (A) in spite of (B) instead of (C) in terms of (D) in case of No. 4 Kate has the most ------- software applications installed in her mobile. (A) portable (B) parallel (C) popular (D) probable No. 5 The labor union went on ------- in front of the headquarters in Toronto to demand better wages. (A) trial (B) demonstration (C) hand (D) strike No. 6 Most of the students who ------- a degree in computer science in this college want to work in Silicon Valley. (A) earn (B) earns (C) yield (D) yields No. 7 The flight was redirected to Portland ------- a storm that shut down San Francisco's airport. (A) since (B) for (C) due to (D) because No. 8 Membership to the networking club is open to anyone ------- he or she studied economics or not. (A) whether (B) if (C) either (D) since No. 9 The janitor worked overtime for three days ------- during the annual conference. (A) over (B) now (C) forward (D) straight No. 10 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