1. Each participant signed up for the weekend workshop on word processing ------- an itinerary last Thursday listing both the Saturday and Sunday schedules.

will be sent
would send
was sent
was sending

2. Crown Flowers has ------- arranged the most beautiful bouquets in the city since the 1950s.

lightly
briefly
enormously
consistently

3. Giving away your credit card pin number to others is never -------.

recommended
subjected
restored
opened

4. Considering his loyalty, commitment and creativity, I'm ------- that Mr. Sanders will make an ideal employee.

obvious
confident
noticeable
intelligent

5. ------ Ms. Banks from marketing gave a talk on digital advertising, the administrative assistant recorded the lecture.

Yet
While
Rather than
As though

6. The invoice for the Tokyo order must be evaluated very ------- before it is sent to the client.

care
careful
carefully
more carefully

7. As the head manager on the team, Ms. Bradshaw has the highest ------- over corporate-wide decisions.

permission
conclusion
allowance
authority

8. Bastion's ice cream sandwiches are -------packaged and delivered in a heat-proof container.

reservedly
individually
positively
approximately

9. Reiker International has ------- Mr. Burton a position at the Kenya branch for next year.

hired
asked
offered
relocated

10. ------- a heightened demand for alternative energy sources, Janet has chosen to pursue training in solar energy.

Rather
Due to
More so
Instead of

11. The International Committee on Recycling, otherwise ------- as ICR, circulates a biannual newsletter.

knew
knows
known
knowing

12. The latest ------- in online storage have made it easy for people to keep their personal and professional files on the Internet.

advances
belongings
commitments
inspections

13. ------- he started consulting for our firm, Mr. Kazaki has dramatically increased our company revenue.

Since
When
Before
Whereas

14. A company representative explained to the press yesterday that Jasperson Motors has raised assembly line ------- while decreasing labor costs.

produces
to produce
productively
productivity

15. Paid members of the Elite Country Club may now receive ------- beverages in the lounge from 6 p.m to 10 p.m. every evening.

definite
traveling
spacious
complimentary

16. City planners ------- designing the park even before it was approved by government officials.

will begin
has begun
had begun
is beginning

17. The reputed software development specialist Shelly Hansen ------- with Security Experts Incorporated's IT expert to build a state-of-the-art online home security system.

recalled
provided
employed
collaborated

18. A temporary CFO will lead Intel Media until a permanent replacement is found to take over for Frank Matson, who resigned ------- after five years with the company.

probably
especially
unexpectedly
absolutely

19. Nextel Research Laboratory staff must obtain a security code from management to access the digital archives because some ------- information is stored there.