11. A human's eyesight is not as ________ as that of an eagle.
A) eccentric
B) acute
C) sensible
D) sensitive
12. It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.
A) abrupt
B) absurd
C) adverse
D) addictive
13. Shoes of this kind are ________ to slip on wet ground.
A) feasible
B) appropriate
C) apt
D) fitting
14. We'll be very careful and keep what you've told us strictly ________.
A) rigorous
B) confidential
C) private
D) mysterious
15. The members of Parliament were ________ that the government had not consulted them.
A) impatient
B) tolerant
C) crude
D) indignant
16. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately _______ , and still others are supported by religious organizations.
A) ensured
B) attributed
C) authorized
D) endowed
17. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _______ in any way.
A) intervened
B) incurred
C) provoked
D) poked
18. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other _______.
A) drawbacks
B) handicaps
C) bruises
D) blunders
19.It was ____ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.
A) addicted
B) alleged
C) assaulted
D) ascribed
20.The medicine ____ his pain but did not cure his illness.
A) activated
B) alleviated
C) mediated
D) deteriorated