Choose the best word to complete the sentence. 1) Shy people are anxious because they are ______ concerned with their own appearance and actions. A. impressively B. excessively C. aggressively D. expressively 2) The reason why my mother wears a long face today is that she has been cheated and has bought the ______ dishes. A. superior B. senior C. inferior D. inferred 3) I had to ______ the temptation to laugh at her childish remarks. A. overtake B. overlook C. overcome D. overdo 4) If anything happened to the kids I’d never ______ myself. A. threaten B. convince C. dismiss D. forgive 5) I was not able to ______ all I set out to do. A. attain B. plan C. accomplish D. establish 6) He has a very strange ______ on life. A. angle B. perspectives C. outlook D. interview 7) I can ____ you that it’s impossible to convince him. A. ensure B. assure C. insure D. secure 8) Teachers should be more ______ to the needs of their students. A. defining B. sensitive C. enduring D. understood 9) The doctor’s discovery will have a(n) ______ influence on mankind. A. detrimental B. thoughtful C. passive D. profound 10) Throughout the speech, he should ______ the seriousness of the situation. A. overweight B. accent C. circulate D. statement