Nobody likes her because she likes to boast about her family in a proud and _____ way.

• flashy

• pretentious

• conspicuous

• self-conscious

The _____ ruler did not give his people in his country the right to read books

or attend school. He had burnt all the books in the country.

• unfair

• violent

• oppressive

• aggressive

His behaviour is so _____ which I find very strange.

• unique

• ebullient

• sarcastic

• eccentric

He became very _____ in his thinking after he got involved with that bad company.

• shallow

• extreme

• resentful

• malicious

As a child, she was always very obedient and never _____. However,

when she became a teenager, she rebelled against her parents all the time.

• defiant

• ruthless

• childish

• offensive

He was not selected as a member of the debate team as his classmates found him

very demanding and _____.

• obliging

• grotesque

• challenging

• overbearing

With a positive attitude, Jane is likely to succeed in all her future _____.

Whatever she undergoes will flourish.

• trials

• projects

• exercises

• endeavours

Miss Liu _____ her lessons with her creative ideas and is often very humourous.

• enlivens

• engages

• impresses

• stimulates

Wen Ping is a/ an _____ student who displays enthusiasm in all she does.

• popular

• sociable

• outgoing

• passionate

Peter often complains about people in a harsh way and is very _____ of everyone

around him.

• mean

• critical

• tactless

• calculative