Part V

1. _____ he came to our company last September, Mr. Liu has been a valuable employee.

(A) Unless (B) Since (C) Accordingly (D) Meanwhile

2. I want to apologize for any inconvenience ______ by the delay of our meeting.

(A) cause (B) caused (C) causes (D) causing

3. If we don¡¯t reach a _______ about our future expansion plans at this meeting, we will certainly fall behind our competitors.

(A) dispute (B) consensus (C) retention (D) sympathy