6. An economic boost to a stalled economy can be made by moves ＿＿＿＿＿ the part of the government.

(A) in

(B) on

(C) to

(D) at

7. ＿＿＿＿＿ its products or prices, a business should provide satisfactory services to its customers.

(A) However

(B) Nevertheless

(C) Owing to

(D) Regardless of

8. I wasn’t informed before I arrived that the swimming pool would be closed for ＿＿＿＿＿ until the final day of my stay.

(A) maintain

(B) maintaining

(C) maintainable

(D) maintenance

9. “Everything will turn out all right,” the boss said to us, though without too much ＿＿＿＿＿.

(A) conviction

(B) conceit

(C) congestion

(D) conscience

10. In ＿＿＿＿＿ to the foreman’s wishes, the workers withdrew their demand for an immediate increase in wages.

(A) reference

(B) inference

(C) deference

(D) transference