The figure of speech employed in the sentence “… our American village is not in very good shape” is ______.
A. euphemism
B. hyperbole
C. understatement
D. antithesis
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The author of “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?” urges university students to be aggressive and ______ goals set by teachers, authorities and social expectations.
A. accept
B. defy
C. support
D. forget
We always use a dog in the _____ to describe a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want.
A. manger
B. trough
C. sink
D. manager
In Joy Luck Club, “I looked out over the audience… Auntie Lindo’s stiff-lipped smile…”. the "stiff-lipped smile” shows Auntie Lindo’s ______.
A. awkwardness
B. annoyance
C. resentment
D. indifference
In the sentence “She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese girl”, _____ is employed.
A. oxymoron
B. contrast
C. alliteration
D. euphemism