101. The administration team requires employees to make use of the break room for meals instead of eating ------- their desks. (A) at (B) to (C) for (D) with

102. According to the travel itinerary, Mr. Marshall’s final ------- is New York, where he will be staying at the Luxeye Hotel downtown. (A) destiny (B) destined (C) destine (D) destination

103. All office equipment must ------- at least twice a year to confirm that it is working well and that there is no damage. (A) examine (B) examined (C) be examined (D) have examined

104. Although stocks in Overling performed ------- the last few months, they are expected to go up considerably when the company releases its new television. (A) lowly (B) darkly (C) poorly (D) sharply

105. All vice presidents of Simpora are responsible to the president of the company, Charles Mather, and report ------- to him. (A) direct (B) directly (C) directive (D) direction

106. The director’s assistant took ------- notes during the meeting, but she was unable to get everything after being called away. (A) a lot (B) some (C) much (D) many of

107. The mayor of Parkland ------- Maria Rivera for governor, and his recommendation helped her standing in the polls go up several points. (A) followed (B) managed (C) endorsed (D) displayed

108. The research director seeks some ------- evidence that the new laptop will be well received, so he wants to run some beta tests. (A) concludes (B) conclusive (C) concluded (D) conclusion

109. The movie Castle Guardian did well at the box office ------- receiving bad reviews from several major critics, both online and in newspapers. (A) in spite of (B) along with (C) provided that (D) on the contrary

110. The CEO is interested in purchasing a small Internet company, Netford, but wants to find as much ------- information about it as possible. (A) urgent (B) relevant (C) plausible (D) respectful

111. Grace Haskill ------- to run her own company someday, and is trying to learn as much as she can at work to achieve that goal. (A) aspires (B) exceeds (C) requires (D) succeeds

112. Doctors used to recommend switching to a ------- mattress than your current one to fix back pain, but recent research suggests soft beds may be better. (A) hard (B) hardly (C) harder (D) hardest

113. ------- the correct battery for your boat or recreation vehicle can be difficult, so customers should consult a salesperson for assistance. (A) Selected (B) Selective (C) Selecting (D) Selection

114. Some bosses find ------- employees difficult, especially in the beginning, but they gradually learn to encourage workers to achieve more. (A) motivate (B) motivating (C) motivation (D) motivational

115. Alice Crendle was able to fix the car -------, and therefore saved money by not calling a mechanic. (A) her (B) she (C) hers (D) herself

116. Magicom’s most profitable product is its high-end laptop computer, each of ------- brings in over three times what it costs to make. (A) both (B) them (C) which (D) whose

117. Laskar plastic containers must be ------- sealed to keep food fresh because if there is even a small leak, the things inside will go stale. (A) tightly (B) usually (C) primarily (D) separately

118. An employee’s ------- is reflected in the evaluation, as taking a positive approach to assignments is valued by managers. (A) attitude (B) workload (C) attendance (D) performance

119. The next board of director’s meeting for Blingar will be held at the Quintillion Hotel in Plainview, where the ------- have met before. (A) participation (B) participating (C) participants (D) participate

120. ------- donating money to numerous charities, Frank Wilms volunteers to help govern several non-profit organizations in the city. (A) As soon as (B) Even though (C) Regardless of (D) In addition to