A.are                                   B.were

  C.is                                    D.was

8.We don't have enough employees in our department;______ we are behind on our production schedule.

  A.but                                   B.thus

  C.and                                  D.or

9.______ delegates stayed in the Hotel Dupar during the convention.

  A.Us                                   B.He

  C.We                                   D.Them

10.It is difficult to reconcile this new business venture ______ their recent bankrupting.

  A.of                                    B.to

  C.in                                     D.with

11.Our objectives are to make our stock profitable,to operate efficiently,and ______ good employee relations.

  A.to develop                                 B.developed

  C.developing                               D.to developing