101. The waiter watched her manager speaking to a customer, ------ that the client wasn’t complaining about service. (A) hope (B) hopes (C) hoping (D) hoped

102. ------ Mr. Malloy received a draft of an annual report, his job was to correct mistakes before showing it to the corporate director. (A) During (B) When (C) Although (D) Unless

103. A new ------- in the race occurred yesterday when lead cyclist Andre Martin dropped out after experiencing persistent knee problems. (A) develop (B) developing (C) developer (D) development

104. Mr. Farmer began to post comedic videos online, not knowing that within six months they would make him famous ------- to land jobs in clubs. (A) far (B) enough (C) a lot of (D) quite

105. Money-saving expert Jay Monroe intended ------- the success of his online blog with friends at Treehouse Café, but he found that it was fully booked. (A) celebration (B) celebrated (C) celebrate (D) to celebrate

106. After Ms. Nestor learned that two of her colleagues were meeting her for lunch, she changed her pizza order from two slices to a ------- pie. (A) most (B) almost (C) whole (D) all

107. The general manager of The Pillar Restaurant became concerned after noticing a ------- in sales and money collected. (A) complexity (B) discrepancy (C) portability (D) disability

108. Due to the poor condition of the roads, the organizer decided to ------- his picnic to a later date. (A) revisit (B) postpone (C) regret (D) account

109. The new XL Time smart watch was so popular that the manager of Excite Electronics ------- each customer purchase to two devices. (A) to limit (B) limited (C) limitation (D) limit

110. One of the union’s ------- was that wages be raised, as many members were struggling to make ends meet. (A) demands (B) demand (C) demanding (D) demanded

111. Both the accounts manager and the sales associate came from Rogers College, and both of ------- had taken the same business classes. (A) he (B) him (C) them (D) their

112. Vino’s Italian Restaurant has a dishwashing machine, but there are plenty of sponges and soap products on hand ------- it breaks. (A) unless (B) before (C) as well as (D) in case

113. The employees of Barton and Sons overwhelmingly chose Ms. Leland as employee of the year, indicating that she was ------- of the award. (A) worth (B) worthiness (C) worthwhile (D) worthiest

114. The Jones’s wedding caterer was glad to see the end of the line for food because there was ------- any grilled chicken left. (A) hardly (B) fairly (C) carefully (D) simply

115. ------- several unnamed sources, actor Claire Wanes has agreed to play a role in an upcoming superhero movie. (A) In addition to (B) According to (C) In order to (D) Not to mention