101. The planning meeting was quite difficult to -------, as most of the executives were on vacation during the proposed dates. (A) schedule (B) name (C) imply (D) conclude

102. ------- did not seem like the programmer would be able to finish the project by himself, but surprisingly, he met the deadline. (A) Nor (B) It (C) Rather (D) If

103. Ms. Roland was outperformed by the new salesperson, who is ------- a good commission on automotive sales this month. (A) maker (B) made (C) making (D) to make

104. If more precise sample measurements had been taken, the prototype design would not ------- so uneven and awkward. (A) be looked (B) had looked (C) looks (D) have looked

105. It is essential that educational counselors at the facility display patience for a ------- array of student personalities and backgrounds. (A) permanent (B) certified (C) diverse (D) compensated

106. The head of the non-profit organization, Ms. Leeds, is closely working ------- a number of local businesses with similar goals and ideals. (A) alongside (B) around (C) against (D) apart from

107. ------- little damage had been done to the patient’s hip area, the doctor urged him to remain in treatment for an additional three days. (A) Still (B) Considering (C) Never (D) Though

108. The professional development center has provided wonderful ------- for adults wanting to improve their job-related skills for over 50 years. (A) objectives (B) opportunities (C) observations (D) commitments

109. Regardless of the numerous disagreements between the two supervisors, they still had to encourage ------- between their teams. (A) cooperating (B) cooperation (C) cooperative (D) cooperates

110. Greensburg National Park has recently announced strict ------- on the use of motorized vehicles on its grounds. (A) eliminations (B) regulations (C) inspections (D) intentions

111. Exceptions will not be made ------- corrective actions against employees who violate the company’s Internet use policy. (A) thanks to (B) as long as (C) with respect to (D) as such

112. Those -------in coming to the workshop on creative writing should express their desire to attend by e-mailing their full name to Mr. Robert Gendricks. (A) interesting (B) interestingly (C) interested (D) interests

113. Mr. Daniels was shocked to find an office ------- there used to be hundreds of architectural engineers now nearly empty. (A) what (B) which (C) why (D) where

114. ------- the world trade show for Southeast Asian cuisine was in the direction of the hotel from the airport. (A) Fortune (B) Fortunately (C) Fortunes (D) Fortunate

115. The application developer has products and services so ------- popular that their potential for vast distribution is undeniable. (A) minutely (B) disputably (C) immensely (D) vividly

116. The accountants had already been given much of the necessary information, and the audit was therefore finished ------- quickly. (A) quite (B) almost (C) even (D) such

117. Employees were under a great deal of stress because the equities team had ------- considerably more projects last quarter than it could handle. (A) played out (B) given in (C) turned up (D) taken on

118. Ms. Burke was well-known for her diligence and attention to detail, and ------- were her colleagues in the marketing department. (A) should (B) so (C) some (D) seldom

119. Very few organizations ------- Barton Development Services have the distribution channels necessary to remain competitive in this tough economic environment. (A) despite (B) by means of (C) owing to (D) aside from

120. Following the ------- audit of the department’s entire reporting flow and documentation processes last week, head managers were pleased to receive a favorable score. (A) rigorous (B) rigorously (C) rigor (D) rigorousness