What is the tone of the whole passage?

Some English words have the same pronunciation__________they are spelled differently, for example, dear and deer.

Although Mark had been cooking for many years, he still doesn’t know how to prepare French foods in the traditional manner.

Now that the scandal is in the ______, the Minister will have to resign.

This book is an __________of a series lectures given last year.

Culture shock is a feeling of confusion and anxiety that someone experiences ___________with a very different culture, especially a different country.

Câu 23: Experts often forecast an upswing in an economy after a protracted slowdown.

When people are angry, they seldom act in a rationalway.