101. Mr. Gantt ------- the developer Ore Industries two days before yesterday's meeting to check on the progress of the blueprints. (A) phones (B) phoned (C) will phone (D) has phoned

102. The finance manager assigned a report to be completed by one of the new staff ------- manages. (A) her (B) hers (C) herself (D) she

103. ParTech’s executives were surprised at the sharp ------- in laptop revenue despite the company being in a typically high sales season. (A) return (B) decline (C) focus (D) extension

104. Ms. Crowley found it ------- to sit throughout the entire ballet performance, as it lasted for almost three hours. (A) challenge (B) challenged (C) challenging (D) to challenge

105. Officials from The Oregon Transit Authority are still uncertain as to ------- luggage was left unattended on the train platform. (A) those (B) their (C) whose (D) whenever

106. Haywire Shoes’ factory workers must now follow stricter safety guidelines, and the previous ones are no longer -------. (A) resilient (B) steady (C) applicable (D) eligible

107. All of the festivities for Shortville’s annual arts fair will be held ------- the perimeter of the downtown area. (A) above (B) under (C) within (D) close

108. The building that houses Violette Hotel was ------- a massive mansion owned at one time by a local wealthy family. (A) formerly (B) rarely (C) selectively (D) permanently

109. ------- past tests as a reference, the researcher took an educated guess about which chemical would work best in Squeaky Brite’s latest cleaning product. (A) Use (B) Using (C) Have used (D) Used

110. A customer service specialist at ShopStar Rewards allowed for a one-time late payment fee -------, since Ms. Schmidt was a new cardholder. (A) shortage (B) waiver (C) movement (D) position

111. The software programmers are currently ------- schedule and thus worry about meeting the deadline for the mobile application for food delivery. (A) on (B) up (C) around (D) behind

112. Given Mr. Barry’s stellar ------- of late, rumors have been circulating of him being promoted in the near future. (A) performed (B) performer (C) performance (D) performs

113. Janice Shin is still a novice photographer, so she will always ------- a paying job when an opportunity becomes available. (A) accepting (B) acceptably (C) acceptable (D) accept

114. Fairfax Aquarium plans to start offering a discounted admission rate this month for ------- children under the age of 12. (A) any (B) much (C) each (D) less

115. A monument depicting several well-known political figures from the area was ------- last week to citizens in the plaza near Narisburg Town Hall. (A) undecided (B) unresponsive (C) unveiled (D) underwent

116. ------- airline representatives could not get a seat for Ms. Crowley on Friday’s flight, they assured her she would be contacted if a passenger made a cancellation. (A) Some (B) Although (C) Until (D) Even

117. The executive reiterated that weekly staff meetings are ------- and must be attended regardless of the need to complete other tasks. (A) widespread (B) predictable (C) opposite (D) mandatory

118. The latest sedan model from Borio Motors is ------- with numerous luxurious details, such as plush heated leather seats and built-in satellite radio. (A) equipping (B) equipment (C) equipped (D) equips

119. Mr. Chen’s order of paints for interior use should arrive on time at the address he supplied ------- the delivery truck encounters no delays on the road. (A) except for (B) given (C) provided that (D) in case

120. The brief power outage during the real estate broker’s lecture for prospective homeowners proved to be only a minor -------, as participants gave positive feedback overall. (A) argument (B) necessity (C) efficiency (D) disruption