117. The management team required little ------- before deciding to promote Ms. Yang.
(D) deliberately
(C) deliberated
(B) deliberate
(A) deliberation
118. The human resources office is adopting a more ------- policy that would give employees additional vacation days.
(D) regional
(C) severe
(B) collaborative
(A) generous
119. Mr. Greaves will speak to our suppliers about -------handling of the transportation situation.
(B) their
(C) them
(D) these
(A) they
120. This is only a preliminary list of job candidates, so interviewers should ------- the possibility of last-minute additions.
(A) wait
(C) expect
(D) figure
(B) decide
121. Market conditions were ------- enough last year for us to make several new acquisitions.
(C) favorably
(B) favorite
(A) favor
(D) favorable
122. Web advertising is smart in the sense that it can be highly specific and target a market -------- great accuracy.
(A) near
(D) with
(C) between
(B) during
123. The library director requests that staff obtain ------- in instructional technology to better support the library’s educational programs.
(D) certifier
(B) certified
(C) certifiable
(A) certification
124. ------- existing products, which are designed for people with technical expertise, this new program should appeal to a wider audience.
(A) Before
(C) Unlike
(D) While
(B) Instead of
126. This partnership ------- a great opportunity for us at Stolant Tech to broaden our inventory of available software.
(D) intend
(A) corresponds
(C) appreciates
(B) represents
127. We will need to delay the start of the advertising campaign because the relevant contracts have only been ------- completed.
(C) partial
(D) partially
(A) part
(B) parted
128. ------- much of the accounting staff will be on vacation next week, the ones remaining in the office will be very busy.
(A) Until
(B) Except for
(C) Because
(D) Due to
129. ------- sending multiple e-mails to share ideas and reach a decision, the team leader called a one-hour meeting to discuss the issue.
(A) As a result
(B) In order to
(C) The same as
(D) Rather than
130. Applicants for the position of flight attendant at Joyous Airlines need to ------- a calm sense of authority at all times.
(C) involve
(A) estimate
(D) project
(B) appear
125. Some functions of our Web team are to identify problems with applications and then -------- fixes.
(B) prioritize
(C) prioritized
(D) prioritization
(A) priority
