Rose English Fantasy

1. I wore sunglasses all the time and people thought it was an ______.
(A) affection
(B) affectation
(C) effectuation

1. Despite the fact that the amateur runner trained rigorously for six months before the race, he failed to----------it: the course was so------------that even professional runners struggled to finish.
(A) complete……..demanding
(B) win………manageable
(C) master…….short
(D) concede…….formidable
(E) underestimate…..unusual
 

1.  Although Heron is well known for the broad comedy in the movies she has directed previously, her new film is less inclined to----------: the gags are fewer and subtler.
(A)       understatement
(B)        preciosity
(C)        symbolism
(D)       buffoonery
(E)        melodrama