Here are the correct answers for each sentence:

1. **A. like**
"You never listen. Talking to you is **like** talking to the wall."

2. **C. dish**
"A **dish** is food cooked or prepared in a particular way."

3. **B. performances**
"He works as a pianist. His **performances** are always marvelous."

4. **A. situated**
"The primary school is **situated** in the middle of the village, and it is surrounded by trees and flowers."

5. **D. artist**
"Rembrandt was a famous Dutch **artist**. He had his self-portrait in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C."

6. **D. A lot of**
"The exam was not so difficult. **A lot of** students passed it with good results."