No. 1 Professor Hanna Park was by ------- until the arrival of Dr. Eric Snow at 9:30 a.m. (A) she (B) her (C) herself (D) hers No. 2 Mr. Omaha evaluates a company over the long ------- before he decides to buy its stock. (A) curve (B) term (C) hour (D) profit No. 3 Susan in IT support team is responsible for keeping all the applications up-to- -------. (A) date (B) now (C) when (D) you No. 4 The apparel company has finally ------- its accessories in collaboration with a famous jewelry designer. (A) divided (B) debuted (C) duplicated (D) disciplined No. 5 Ms. Reilly got a job offer, so she quit her current position to take the new -------. (A) it (B) one (C) that (D) some No. 6 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 No. 7 Ms. Hyde is an ------- analyst and also teaches at a university in London. (A) economy (B) economic (C) economical (D) economist No. 8 In some countries in South America, tourists are advised to avoid ------- cash because of the high risk of being robbed. (A) carry (B) being carried (C) to carry (D) carrying No. 9 LA Community College ------- offer basic reading programs for children. (A) frequent (B) frequently (C) frequentist (D) frequence No. 10 We are very ------- to announce the appointment of Carrie Moore to the position of Chief Operation Officer. (A) please (B) pleased (C) pleasant (D) pleasing