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※ 다음 글을 읽고 물음에 답하시오. [문 19. ～ 문 20.]
A business manager friend of mine found an excellent investment opportunity. My company liked the deal and gave him authority to proceed. During his negotiations the price was upped. We told the business manager to go ahead anyway, but his junior partners wanted a meeting with all of us to discuss the problem. We said on the phone, "Don't waste time, just close the deal." But no, we had to have a meeting. Weeks passed before everyone was ________________. At the meeting we all agreed to go forward, just as we had agreed in our phone conversations. In the meantime, the seller found another buyer who paid more than we would have. He closed the deal with the buyer, and within one year the value of the property had doubled.

밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은?

employed

available

sensible

regretful

빈칸에 들어갈 말은 “available”(시간이 되는)이다.
“Weeks passed before everyone was ___”는 모두가 모일 수 있게 되기까지 몇 주가 걸렸다는 뜻이다. 바로 뒤에 “At the meeting”으로 회의가 이어지므로 참석 가능 여부를 나타내는 말이 맞다.
“employed”: ‘고용된’이라는 뜻으로, 회의 일정과 무관하다.
“sensible”: ‘분별 있는’이라는 뜻으로, 회의가 열리기까지의 시간 경과와 맞지 않는다.
“regretful”: ‘후회하는’이라는 뜻으로, 회의에서 진행에 합의한 흐름과 맞지 않는다.