The passage below has gaps numbered 16 – 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap
When a mother is afraid that her child would die when it has only a pimple or a slight headache, we speak of anxiety. But if she is afraid when the child has a serious illness, we call her reaction ….16…. [A. hysteria B. xenophobia C. fear D. foolish]. If someone is afraid whenever he stands on a height or when he has to discuss ….17…. [A. workshop B. a seminar C. a topic D. an exercise] he knows well, we call his reaction ….18…. [A. incompetence B. anxiety C. anger D. immaturity]; if someone is afraid when he loses his way high up the mountain during a heavy thunderstorm, we would seek of ….19…. [A trepidation B. ignorance C. depression D. apprehension]. Thus far, we have a simple and near distinction between the two, namely, one is a reaction that is proportionate to the danger one has to face whereas the other is ….20…. [A. an unrelated B. a dissimilar C. an equal D. an unparalleled] reaction to danger or even a reaction to ….21…. [A. imaginary B. unrealistic C. ominous D. unusual] danger. This distinction has one ….22…. [A. direction B. flavor C. flaw D. meaning], however, which is that the decision ….23…. [A as to B. as from C. as in D. as of] whether the reaction is proportionate depends on the average knowledge existing in the particular ….24…. [A. medium B. culture C. feature D. institution]. But, even if that knowledge proclaims a certain attitude to be unfounded, a neurotic will find no difficulty in giving his action a ….25…. [A. rational B. reactional C. proactive D. radical] foundation.

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.

For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.