【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】Retrospection (looking backward; the act of surveying the past) is the opposite of anticipation (looking forward).
Word Parts Clue: Retro-means backward; spect - means look. Retrospection means looking backward.
Think of "an old man lost in retrospection./

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】Topical (local, temporary) is the opposite of general.
Remember that words may be used in several different ways. Here topical does not mean arranged according to topics (as in a topical index).
Think of "a topical anesthetic," one applied locally, not generally.