1. After 5 years of service, Susan Matthews finally asked her boss to give ----------- a pay raise.

she
her
hers
herself

2. Ms. Jennifer Hong has been a ---------- colleague of mine for seven years and it has been pleasure to work with her.

close
closely
closing
closure

3. A banquet is being held in honor of the governor ----------- political career began in 1989 in an underground student movement and spanned almost quarter a century.

who
whom
which
whose

4. The school announced that all handout materials will be supplied in class ----------- now on.

until.
and.
since.
from.

5. ------------ boarding the aircraft, passengers with small children and passengers with disabilities will be given priority.

During
Due to
When
Because

6. The information provided may be inaccurate or outdated; users of the information use it at their own ---------.

risk
cost
danger
hazard

7. Conventional wisdom has it that ---------- more and more women become a part of the nation’s managerial and executive work force, they encounter conflict between work and non-work roles.

as
both.
until.
whether.

8. I am writing --------- behalf of Mr. William to inform you of the alteration in the date of our upcoming meeting in Tokyo.

at.
on
for
to

9. When Sunlop Corporation moved its headquarters to Chicago, the director had a state-of-the-art security system ----------

installing.
install.
installed.
installs.

10. On May 6, Mr. Smith will discuss ------- approaches for the advancement of our new goods.

addition
additional
additionally
additions

11. Moving away from the city and renting an apartment in the rural area does not always help ------------ one’s living expenses.

limit.
limited.
limiting.
limitation.

12. The Progress Group facilitated the design of a set of incremental steps to --------- its objectives.

accelerate.
accumulate.
accentuate.
accomplish.

13. The market research report was full of ---------- predictions about exchange rates that later proved completely wrong.

compel.
compelled.
the compelled.
compelling.

14. Ms. Yoon was involved in the preparation of a common set of principles for -—------ productivity.

achieve.
achiever.
achieving.
achievement.

15. A career choice is ------------- one has to decide for oneself.

everything.
nothing.
something.
anything.

16. You shall be ---------- no obligation to accept any offer and may, at your discretion, discontinue membership after two years.

under.
making.
able to.
used to.

17. All cellular phones should be turned off while the concert is in ----------

playing.
performance.
progress.
practice.

18. Currently, BDH Corp. is looking at making additional changes in the management strategies that will continue to -------- its employees.

benefit.
benefiting.
beneficial.
beneficiary.

19. I feel sorry to inform you that I am unable to ---------- your request to join the Mid-Europe Convention.

admit.
assert.
accept.
appear.

20. Under the revised procedure, efforts have been —— by the government to ensure that the emerging exporters have adequate access to the credit facilities