1.bitter 2. intends 3. humorous ;　 humor　 4. nationality 5. national 6. Germany; German 　7. actual 8. actually9. rapid10. circuses　 11.operation 12. direction 13. Unfortunately 14. silence\fused24. Fortunate 25.minister

25.He is the m________ in the Embassy of China in London.

24. Thousands of people applied for(请求,申请) the job but only a few were f_________ enough to get it.

23. They asked me so many questions that I got c_________.

22. It is a t_______ that the young look after the old in their family.

21.We a__________ your efforts(努力) for the development of the company.

20. In which ________ are you going, north or south?

19. There believed to be monstrous fishes in this lake. But nobody has a______ seen them. 　　　　　　

18. She a_______ herself by reading cartoon stories.

17. Richard is American, John is British - they have different ____________.