1.
The new technology------- the consumption of natural resources by a tremendous amount.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
Inspired by ------- father's presidential nomination acceptance speech when she was a child, Irene decided to become a politician.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
3.
OBI store will be the first local store to move in ------- the much larger Target Shopping Center.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
It is difficult to find a worker who can work evening and weekend -------.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
James Martin ------- his theory based on his thorough 15-year research.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
Although the ------- sounded very complicated, the engineer had no problem using the equipment for the first time.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
The company was able to recover ------- from the past three months' losses because its new product dominated the market.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
If your vehicle has to be -------, please call our service department and we will provide the service you need immediately.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
Because its rival company has ------- developed its new technology successfully, it's nearly impossible for Geller Inc. to gain a larger market share.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
Because the board members all agreed to fire the CEO, Mr. Chen had to either resign himself------- wait until he gets fired.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
The insurance losses were deemed ------- because the company had done so well otherwise throughout the rest of the year.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
Since the company had so many unsold products from last year, they had to sell ------- at a hugely discounted rate.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
In a free market economy, the price of goods is determined by supply and -------, which can sometimes get out of control and become the cause of an economic recession.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
The ------- pace of sales didn't last for a long time because the stock market suddenly crashed.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
I figured that Jaina, my boss, ------- that I was the one who messed up the project because Jim blames all his mistakes on me.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
It was a huge mistake for Carter to open a DVD store right ------- from the city's largest movie theater.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
The envelope that we are going to send you ------- all the necessary documents that you'll need to fill out.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
The Korean economy has been ------- affected by the number of exported goods because Korea is an export-driven country.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
The analyst ------- on the feasibility of the new government funding policy with passion.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
The ------- area is protected by high fences and military personnel 24 hours a day.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
The two largest manufacturing corporations in this country have now become the largest ------- in their industry worldwide.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
When Paul ------- announced that the company is going to become a corporation, the entire family got mad at him for making such an important decision alone.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
------- our company has tried hard to recover from last month's loss, we were not able to reach the same number of sales as last month's.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
24.
When the two software companies gave a presentation, the partner company had to choose one or-------.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
Although the company made a ------- large profit, it was still not enough to even pay off their debts.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.