Directions (Q1-10): In the following passage, You have brief passage. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Apple’s market share …1… in part because some …2… were holding off their iPad purchases …3… the third quarter expecting Apple to release a new, smaller tablet – the iPad Mini, which went …4… sale last week. Although Apple only …5… its plans to launch the ipad Mini last month, the media had …6… talking about it for a while, including a Wall Street Journal article in July. For the fourth quarter …7… December, IDC …8… Apple to have a “very good quarter” thanks to the …9… iPad Mini which has a 7.9 inch screen, as well as the latest version of the …10… 9.7-inch iPad.