Direction : I this part of the test

161. The officials responsible for (A)running this office (B)represented the United States in (C)the Supreme Court and provided legal (D)advices to the President.

162. Ben survived the (A)first round of (B)layoffs (C)despite having been employed for (D)lesser than a year.

163. (A)From the (B)past three years, Bob Smith (C)has been the (D)head of the international department.

164. (A)Each of the managers (B)receive a(C)copy of the (D)company's policies and procedures.

165. If you (A)would have studied the problem more (B)carefully, you would (C)have found the

solution (D)more quickly.

166. (A)Although a new computer, Model CX-2, (B)seemed like a good investment (C)for their company, they decided not to buy (D)them.

167. To protect herself (A)against robbery, Ellen had (B)a company (C)installed a new burglary (D)alarm.

168. I wonder (A)how she manage (B)to get along(C)on(D)so cheap a salary.

169. (A)With the advent of satellite transmission of photographs of the (B)earth's atmosphere, forecasting the weather has become a (C)relative exact (D)science.

170. There (A)were intense competition (B)between the (C)rival companies (D)to get the contract.

171. There is (A)some disagreement between (B)my parents and I about which job I should (C)take.

172. The index of (A)leading economic indicators, which (B)are intended to forecast economic activity about six months (C)into the future, dropped (D)5 percent last month.

173. In his role as (A)facilitator of all operations, he invariably (B)coordinating the running (C)of the building's (D)various systems.

174. (A)In spite of the fact that he was late for the meeting, the boss (B)having (C)nothing but praise (D)for his last few months' performance.

175. He studied economics when (A)their study was not common, and he (B)later (C)went on to distinguish himself (D)in the field.

176. Neither Sam Atkins (A)nor Henry Miller, sales representatives for the company, presented (B)their summaries of sales (C)before the deadline (D)for doing so.

177. Neither of the two candidates (A)who had (B)applied for admission (C)to the Industrial Engineering Department (D)were eligible for scholarships.

178. One (A)out of (B)every eight balloons (C)in the world (D)are launched in Albuquerque, New Mexico

179. (A)There are a range of (B)effects pushing and pulling the climate (C)in opposite (D)directions; no one fully understands these interactions.

180. (A)Whether or not Sam’s understanding of social conflicts (B)are in any way scientific (C)remains(D)a vexing question.