8. There were perfectly ________ reasons why the chairperson should be presented with acomplete repo
9. After a long economic depression, people are extremely ________ about the future.(A) apprehensive
10. We are very interested in the source of the rumors, though knowing they areabsolutely ______.(A)
11. The corrupted officials have an ________ appetite for all the profit they can get.(A) affluent (
12. Mr. Wei Lung-hao was a famous ______ in Taiwan. His talk show tapes are stillselling well many y
13. The ________ is on the teacher to adjust the pace and content of teaching to meet withthe abilit
14. Our textile products are famous for their ______ value as well as their durability and good qual
15. The clown ________ at the children and made them laugh during the circusperformance.(A) beheld (
17. He sometimes showed a ________ indifference to her feelings, which made her veryupset.(A) blithe
18. The boss is furious this morning, but nobody knows the object of his ________.(A) cabaret (B) fr
19. Eleanor, a designer with an ________ flair, will decorate eight offices.(A) imagery (B) impeccab
20. The arborist plans to ________ heavy branches from the towering sugar pine tree.(A) transact (B)
21. The committee plans to ________ this specific information over the Internet.(A) deceive (B) diss
23. It appears that Pete is _______ to criticism because he has so much confidencein his opinions.(A
24. A boy said that the gentle _______ of the carnival ride was boring compared to rollercoasters!(A
25. George offered _______ apologies to his coach for disobeying curfew.(A) unobtrusive (B) subaqueo