101. Mr. Davis plans to spend more time with his family after his ------ from the company.
(B) cancellation
(D) ceremony
(C) expiration
(A) retirement
102. Mr. Larsen showed the staff some photos that ------ took for the company website.
(B) him
(D) himself
(C) he
(A) his
103. The building’s lobby will be closed next week ------ its space can be renovated.
(B) other than
(C) such as
(D) so that
(A) not only
104. The city’s annual music festival is expected to ------ visitors from across the region.
(A) expand
(D) practice
(C) attract
(B) outsource
106. Sales of Jumaría brand coffee drinks have risen ------ during the past year.
(B) sharply
(D) sharpened
(C) sharpness
(A) sharper
105. Please be sure to arrive at 8:40 A.M. next Monday to begin ------ orientation.
(C) yours
(D) yourself
(B) your
(A) you
107. Although the company is unlikely to construct any new research labs, it does plan to renovate its ------ facilities.
(A) exists
(C) existed
(B) existence
(D) existing
108. The product reviews confirm that the AX-5 laptop starts up ------ than most competing laptops.
(A) quickest
(B) more quickly
(C) quickly
(D) quicken
109. The client was offered a 10% off coupon as ------ for the inconvenience caused by the delivery delay.
(C) compensation
(A) courier
(B) mortgage
(D) revenue
110. Ms. Danforth ------ her expertise to our Research and Development section over the last ten years.
(A) has contributed
(C) will contribute
(B) is contributing
(D) to have contributed
111. All staff working in the data center must show their employee ID cards to security personnel ------ entering the building.
(B) from
(A) upon
(D) along
(C) across
112. The newly-introduced Guitar Playing Basics course is ------ for beginners of all ages and musical interests.
(B) willing
(D) ideal
(A) fragile
(C) capable
113. To save energy, Bentravia Snacks Ltd. has simplified its process of ------ dry food ingredients together.
(B) mixable
(D) to mix
(C) mixing
(A) mixes
114. Visitors are not permitted to enter the manufacturing area ------ they are part of a guided factory tour.
(B) among
(C) unless
(D) without
(A) whether
115. Orascad, Inc.’s lightbulbs have a round shape and are sold in ------ sizes.
(D) various
(B) varies
(A) vary
(C) variously
116. ------ Mr. Li was pleased about the offer to transfer to the company’s Boston office at first, he ultimately decided against relocating.
(A) Despite
(C) Only if
(D) Regardless
(B) Even though
