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1. In times of -----, the price of precious metals

such as gold generally increases dramatically.

(A) prosperity

(B) prospering

(C) prosperous

(D) prosper

2. The Judge became furious when her ----- was

questioned by the plaintiffs attorney.

(A) neutralize

(B) neutralization

(C) neutrally

(D) neutrality

3. The enclosed brochure will assist customers to

make a ----- on whether to buy or try the new

software.

(A) deciding

(B) decision

(C) decide

(D) decided

4. They were fined for holding a boxing match

without the official ----- of the state Boxing

Commission.

(A) approving

(B) approval

(C) to approve

(D) approved

5. ----- show that less competition and poor

service are usually the result of government

regulation in the telecommunications business.

(A) Study

(B) Studies

(C) Studying

(D) Studied

6. Market researchers have presented ----- that

companies with small market shares will suffer a

great deal throughout the course of the year.

(A) evidence

(B) evident

(C) evidential

(D) evidently

7. An arbitrator must listen ----- to both parties

in a dispute and not allow personal prejudice or

opinion to affect his or her decision.

(A) objection

(B) objective

(C) objects

(D) objectively

8. All the plants inside and outside the office

need to be watered -----.

(A) period

(B) periodical

(C) periodic

(D) periodically

9. In fact, within two years, it is not unusual for

a management trainee to receive multiple

promotions and increase his or her income -----.

(A) substantiation

(B) substantial

(C) substantiate

(D) substantially

10. Please fasten your seat belt ----- and bring

back the rest of your seat to its vertical position.

(A) security

(B) secure

(C) secured

(D) securely

11. Please provide all of the information as -----

as possible to enable your request to be properly

processed.

(A) clear

(B) clearer

(C) clarity

(D) clearly

12. Military spending cuts have ----- impacted

manufacturing business in the United States.

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