16. ____ circumstances compelled him to close his business. Now he had to find other ways for a living.
[A] Opposite [B] Adverse
[C] Opposed [D] Favorable
17. He works as a ____ for this community, delivering letters and newspapers everyday.
[A] messenger [B] passerby
[C] preacher [D] burglar
18. Our new director is much younger than his ____, who is already 50 years old.
[A] successor [B] precedent
[C] predecessor [D]& nbsp;offspring
19. She is so ____ --she won’t let anyone help her when she is in such a dilemma.
[A] willful [B] abnormal
[C] obstinate [D] ardent
20, The woman is in a sorry ____, unemployed and with no one to support her.
[A] surrounding [B] environment
[C] plight [D] embarrassment
23. Britain’s Channel Four television sent him to New York to do a ____ interview for its "The Word" programme.
[A] lively [B] live
[C] living [D] alive
24. In one of the most high-tech countries in the world, the process applied by an animator is surprisingly ____.
[A] physical [B] manual
[C] mental [D] sensual
25. It might be ____ noting that while words last a long time, sensitivities do change.
[A] deserved [B] worthwhile
[C] worth [D] worthy
26. My shoes have been worn out. I’ll have to buy____.
[A] some new pair [B] a new one
[C] some new ones [D] a new pair
27. If ____ letter arrives for me, can you send it to this address?
[A] no [B] some
[C] any [D] some more
28. Taxes and death may come to____, but they never come with impartiality.
[A] all men [B] all of man
[C] all men [D] all of men
29. Miss Green contributed fifty dollars, but she wished she could contribute____.
[A] one other fifty dollars [B] the same amount also
[C] more fifty dollars [D] another fifty
30. Our monitor is always ready to do good to____.
[A] the other [B] the others
[C] other [D] others
