1. The Pitts can’t afford a new RV; they are still paying off their old vanin monthly ____.

A) administration B) installments 

C) compensations D) complements

2. The writer uses the word “slum” as a ____ for the sufferings of mankind.

A) mechanics  B) masterpiece 

C) manuscript  D) metaphor

3. It is no ____ to say that he is as stubborn as a mule. He never listens to others.

A) hesitation  B) innovation  

C) exaggeration D) conviction