1. The process of applying for a passport was so _____ that Charles ultimately decided not to take a vacation.
(A) quixotic
(B) Pollyannaish
(C) quisling
(D) barracking
(E) Kafkaesque

A. quixotic 不切實際的，異想天開的

This is a vast, exciting and some say quixotic project.這是一個宏大而激動人心的、甚至有人認為是異想天開的專案。

B. When you put a positive spin on everything, even things that call for sadness or discouragement, you're being pollyannaish. 

*補充：The Pollyanna principle is the tendency for people to remember pleasant items more accurately than unpleasant ones. Research indicates that at the subconscious level, the mind tends to focus on the optimistic; while at the conscious level, it tends to focus on the negative.

C. quisling 內奸；賣國賊

D.  barracking 喝倒彩的聲音

E. Kafkaesque

extremely unpleasant, frightening, and confusing, and similar to situations described in the novels of Franz Kafka:

pollyannaish 不切實際的樂觀