116. Mr. Nigam was ____ retirement when his boss asked him to be the head of security at the new facility

• A. under
• B. ahead of
• C. nearby
• D. close to 

117. Main Street Restaurant offers a menu of ____ prepared lunch and dinner meals

• A. thought
• B. thoughtfulness
• C. thoughts
• D. thoughtfully 

118. ____ our public relations manager, Ms. Ghazarian has just been appointed vice president of media relations

• A. Sincerely
• B. Immediately
• C. Solely
• D. Formerly 

119. Videos of Korean pop music have become very popular ____ adolescents worldwide

• A. including
• B. whereas
• C. among 
• D. within

120. Milante Shoes ____ altered the firm's marketing strategy after a recent economic shift

• A. quick
• B. quickest
• C. quickly 
• D. quicken