1. The programmers became more productive as ( ) begam using the upgraded software.

 1. they

 2. themselves

 3. them

 4. their

2. IC solutions is a startup enterprise ( ) to gain a foothold in the word processing and database

management market

 1. simple

 2. common

 3. easy

 4. eager

3. ( ) the receipt was not submitted with the product. no refund can be given.

 1. however

 2. During

 3. Because

 4. Yet

4. New regulations stipulate that books borrowed from public libraries will be ( ) exactly fifteen

days from the date of checkout.

 1. owing

 2. due

 3. payable

 4. mature

5. Mr. Park has convinced the shareholders that the demo model will be ( ) functional by April.1

 1. complete

 2.completing

 3. completely

 4. competition

6. Sellers should have all ( ) transfer papers ready to deliver to the buyer for a proper transaction

to occur.

 1. necessary

 2. necessarily

 3. necessity

 4. necessitating

7. The Capstone Froup ( ) significant cost increases in several major cities in the next few

months due to facility upgrades.

 1. anticipate

 2. anticipates

 3. anticipation

 4. anticipating

8. Sales figures for the Oakville branch of jameson Carpeting have remained ( ) consistent for

the past twenty years.

 1. remarks

 2. remarkably

 3. remarkable

 4. remarked

9. Mr.Ruiz has received an ( ) to attend the Second Annual Film Award as a pannel judge.

 1. expression

 2. renovation

 3. invitation

 4. honor

10. Jill Takara has benefited financially from ( ) strong influence on high level political figures.

 1. she

 2. her

 3. herself

 4. hers