12. I can't believe how much the company's profits_____ last year.
(A) have increased
(B) increasing
(C) increased
(D) increase

8. The orchestra's performance was_____, leaving the audience in awe of their musical prowess. (A) ephemeral (B) prodigious (C) unremarkable (D) mediocre

9. As the new virus can be transmitted in the form of small liquid particles when people cough, sneeze, or speak, it is very difficult to_____ the spread of the disease in crowded places. (A) refrain (B) contain (C) sustain (D) maintain

10. To_____conversations about mental health and improve the psychological wellbeing of students, National Taiwan University passed a proposal for mental health leave last fall. (A) decasualize (B) desensitize (C) destigmatize (D) decriminalize

11. The weather was terrible, so Sarah decided to _____ her plans and stay indoors. (A) cancel (B) cancelled (C) cancelling (D) cancels

13. If he _____ the train, he would have missed the important meeting. (A) missed (B) would have missed (C) had missed (D) would miss

14. The director presented the annual report, _____ emphasized the center's achievements over the past year. (A) who (B) whom (C) which (D) that

15. It's high time we _____for the event； we don't want to be late. (A) leave (B) left (C) have left (D) leaving

16. By next year, she _____ for this company for ten years. (A) will be working (B) would have worked (C) will have been working (D) would have been working

17. I'm looking forward to _____ you at the conference next week. (A) met (B) meet (C) meeting (D) be meeting

18. Which of the following is correct? (A) So far the manager has interviewed fifty applicants, one of whom has a doctorate degree. (B) Teenagers spend an average of four hours a day on their smartphones, the majority of whom are spent on social media. (C) Over a thousand people, most of which were female, participated in the marathon. (D) On the shelf are over twenty mugs, all of which is designed by the most famous artist in town.