26. Despite his ____________ as a trouble-maker, he was promoted to department manger.

A. repetition       B. repression        C. reputation        D. representation

27. It was obvious that she and her husband were ____________ and she wished she’d never married him.

A. insolvable       B. insensible        C. inseparable        D. incompatible

28. The new law allows you to _____________ payment if you think a bill is incorrect.

A. withhold       B. withdraw        C. wither          D. withstand

29. It was a real ___________ when Susan came back from her vacation and told us she had married a local waiter.

A. comfort        B. shock           C. attack           D. impact

30. To celebrate the National Day, there was a ___________ fireworks display.

A. specific        B. spectacular        C. speculative        D. specialistic