(16 – 25) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage: (2.0 pts.) When they are new, ballet shoes are interchangeable (16)____________ the dancer (17)_________________them in and decides which shoe goes best on which foot. In fact, ballet shoes are (18)_____________ when they are old and professional dancers are (19)_____________to breaking their shoes down by any means, even hitting them with a hammer, until they reach a comfortable (20)______________of pliancy. There are soft ballet shoes and point shoes. Soft shoes are (21)__________________ worn by male dancers. Made (22)____________ leather and lined with canvas, the under sole is much smaller than the sole of the foot. In this (23)____________, the dancer’s toes and part of his heel stand on the soft upper leather. In point shoes, the toe is (24)______________ with an extra layer of canvas, hardened with paste, to provide a little flat area for the dancer to (25)______________ on. 16. A. until B. before C. still D. rarely 17. A. smoothes B. wears C. bends D. forms 18. A. smart B. intelligent C. best D. beautiful 19. A. accustomed B. familiar C. known D. adjusted 20. A. grade B. scale C. degree D. extent 21. A. significant B. vital B. appreciable D. essentially 22. A. of B. in C. for D. away 23. A. respect B. means C. fashion D. way 24. A. reinforced B. cleaned C. put D. tied 25. A. move B. balance C. run D. play