Questions 40-44 refer to the following article, book review, and interview transcript.


In the article, the phrase “picks up” in paragraph 2, line 1, is closest in meaning to
It is the company’s policy that the director ____ must abstain from any political involvement in carrying out his responsibilities.
The finance department would like to announce the addition of Jake Pasternak to ____team of accountants.
The assistant accounting manager doesn't have ____ authority to release the documents the client is requesting.
One employee at the company prefers working during fixed hours, while ____ appreciates the flex-hour system recently installed by the manager.
Mr. Eisenhower was offered a number of positions in the company, ____ of which was exactly what he was looking for.
____a single missing file has been retrieved from the main computer yet, causing widespread panic in the office.
Famous people sometimes make good use of ____ celebrity status by launching their own product lines.
Employees working on an incentive-based contract are more efficient than ____ who
are salaried and locked into a one-year term.
The company cannot let ____ present problem with organizational restructuring affect its plans to merge with Macro Technologies.
We are waiting for Anrom to turn in its annual fiscal report before we calculate ____.