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（D）Although...formidable

（E）Because...dwindling

5.A________glancepays________attentiontodetails.

（A）furtive...meticulous

（B）cursory...little

（C）cryptic...close

（D）keen...scanty

（E）fleeting...vigilant

6.A________personisonewhowill________somethingontheslightestofevidence.

（A）restive...forget

（B）garrulous...criticize

（C）maudlin...censure

（D）phlegmatic...condemn

（E）credulous...believe

7.ANewWorldlizard,thebasilisk,occasionallydoessomethingthatseemsto________physics:

itrunsacrossthesurfaceofwaterfordistancesofuptothirtyfeet.

（A）defy

（B）quantify

（C）assess

（D）exemplify

（E）corroborate

8.Aborntelleroftales,Olsenusedherimpressive________skillstoadvantageinherstory“IStandHereIroning.“

（A）domestic

（B）metaphysical

（C）narrative

（D）diagnostic

（E）argumentative

9.Acodeofethicsgoverningthebehaviorofphysiciansduringepidemicsdidnotexistuntil1846whenitwas________bytheAmericanMedicalAssociation.

（A）rescinded

（B）promulgated

（C）presupposed

（D）depreciated

（E）implied

10.Adiligentscholar,shedevotedherself________tothecompletionofthebook.

（A）assiduously

（B）ingenuously

（C）theoretically

（D）voluminously

（E）sporadically

11.Ahypothesismustnotonlyaccountforwhatwealreadyknow,butitmustalsobe________bycontinuedobservation.

（A）refuted

（B）interrupted

（C）verified

（D）discredited

（E）outmoded

12.Ajournalistratherthanascholar,Mr.Coseseemsneverthelesstobe________mostoftheseriousstudiesrelevanttohistopic.

（A）overawedby

（B）ignorantof

（C）associatedwith

（D）weariedby

（E）familiarwith

13.Aleadingphilosopherofourtime,LudwigWittgenstein,laiddowna________towhichgoodhistorians________:

“Ofthatofwhichnothingisknownnothingcanbesaid.“

（A）burden...protest

（B）law...amend

（C）rule...adhere

（D）maxim...succumb

（E）weapon...surrender

14.Amajoroutbreakoffoodpoisoningin1993underlinedtheserious________inthethen-currentsystemoffoodinspection.

（A）expectations

（B）innovations

（C）objectivity

（D）deficiencies

（E）uniformity

15.Amanincapableof________action,heneverhadanopinionaboutsomethingthathehadnotworkedupbeforehand,fashioningitwithlengthycare.

（A）premeditated

（B）coherent

（C）spontaneous

（D）calculated

（E）self-conscious

16.Asenseoffairness________thatthepunishmentshouldfitthecrime;

yet,inactualpractice,judicialdecisions________greatlyforthesametypeofcriminaloffense.

（A）assumes...coincide

（B）relegates...deviate

（C）accumulates...simplify

（D）promise

（E）dictates...vary

17.Asubwaymodernizationprogramintendedto________ahostofproblemsrangingfromdangeroustrackstoovercrowdedstairwellshasfailedtomeetitsscheduleforrepairs.

（A）augment

（B）initiate

（C）deplore

（D）disclose

（E）eliminate

18.Abandoningthemoralprinciplesofhisyouth,theagingemperorTiberiusleda________,wantonlife.

（A）celibate

（B）rudimentary

（C）debauched

（D）circumspect

（E）peripatetic

19.AccordingtoLionelTrilling,theparadoxofliberalismwasthatinitsquestforfreedomitmustmovetowardgreaterorganization,stricterlegislation,andincreasing________.

（A）anarchy

（B）self-realization

（C）stagnation

（D）control

（E）levity

20.Accordingtoanotedartcritic,onewouldhavetobecompletelyimmunetothesensuouspleasuresofpaintingtobe________LucienFreud’smesmerizingart.

（A）drawnto

（B）overcomeby

（C）enamoredof

（D）unaffectedby

（E）consistentabout

21.AccordingtopoetJohnBerryman,thereweresomanywaysto________apoemthatitwasquiteamazinggoodonesevergotwritten.

（A）dedicate

（B）begin

（C）ruin

（D）recite

（E）categorize

22.AccordingtotheSenator,itwasnot________forapoliticianinsearchofvotesto________amotheronthebeautyofherplainchild;

itwasmerelysoundpoliticalcommonsense.

（A）kindness...ridicule

（B）folly...intimidate

（C）pliment

（D）sensitivity...evaluate

（E）wisdom...reprimand

23.Achaeologistsareinvolvedin________MayantemplesinCentralAmerica,uncoveringtheoldruinsinordertolearnmoreaboutthecivilizationtheyrepresent.

（A）demolishing

（B）incapacitating

（C）excavating

（D）worshiping

（E）adapting

24.Actorsfadeoutofviewwithdepressingfrequency;

thetheaterisa________professionatbest.

（A）romantic

（B）demanding

（C）chancy

（D）disinterested

（E）degenerate

25.Advancesinhealthcarehavelengthenedlifespans,loweredinfantmortalityrates,and,thus,________theoverpopulationproblem.

（A）eliminated

（B）aggravated

（C）minimized

（D）distorted

（E）discouraged

26.Afraidthatthe________natureoftheplaysbeingpresentedwouldcorruptthemoralsoftheiraudiences,thePuritansclosedthetheatersin1642.

（A）mediocre

（B）fantastic

（C）profound

（D）lewd

（E）witty

27.Afterreadingnumbersofbiographiesrecountingdysfunctionsanddisasters,failedmarriagesandfailedcareers,JoyceCarolOates________awordto________thegenre:

pathography,thestoryofdiseasedlives.

（A）invented......curtail

（B）reiterated...criticize

（C）hypothesized...indict

（D）dismissed...obscure

（E）coined...describe

28.Afterthelonelyrigorsofwriting,Mr.Doyleenjoysthe________aspectsoffilmmaking.

（A）impersonal

（B）transitory

（D）social

（E）profitable

29.AimedatcurbingEuropeanattemptstoseizeterritoryintheAmericas,theMonroeDoctrinewasawarningto________foreignpowers.

（A）magnanimous

（B）credulous

（C）reticent

（D）predatory

（E）allied

30.Allcriticshaveagreedthattheopera’sscoreis________,but,curiously,notwocriticshayeagreedwhichpassagestopraiseandwhichtodamn.

（A）intolerable

（B）melodious

（C）unsurpassed

（D）conventional

（E）uneven

31.AlthoughBarbaraTuchmanneverearnedagraduatedegree,shenonetheless________ascholarlycareerasahistoriannotedforhervividstyleand________erudition.

（A）interrupted...deficient

（B）relinquished...immense

（C）abandoned...capricious

（D）pursued...prodigious

（E）followed...scanty

32.AlthoughBritain’sfilmmakersoftenproducefinefilms,theyarestudiously________andrarelyaimatamassmarket.

（A）commercial

（B）viable

（C）derivative

（D）elitist

（E）collaborative

33.AlthoughHenrywasnotingeneralasentimentalman,occasionallyhewouldfeelatouchof________fortheolddaysandwouldcontemplatemakingabriefexcursiontoBostontorevisithischildhoodfriends.

（A）exasperation

（B）chagrin

（C）nostalgia

（D）lethargy

（E）anxiety

34.AlthoughIhavealwaysbeenconfusedbyour________system,I________travelingonthesubwaysoccasionally.

（A）mercantile...remember

（B）monetary...deplore

（C）social...ponder

（D）transit...relish

（E）revolutionary...prefer

35.AlthoughJosephineTeyisarguablyasgoodamysterywriterasAgathaChristie,sheisclearlyfarless________thanChristie,havingwrittenonlysixbooksincomparisontoChristie¡

ä

ssixty.

（A）coherent

（B）prolific

（C）equivocal

（D）pretentious

（E）gripping

36.AlthoughRomanoriginalcontributionstogovernment,jurisprudence,andengineeringarecommonlyacknowledged,theartisticlegacyoftheRomanworldcontinuestobejudgedwidelyas________themagnificentGreektraditionsthatprecededit.

（A）animprovementon

（B）anechoof

（C）aresolutionof

（D）aprecursorof

（E）aconsummationof

37.Althoughafewofhercontemporaries________herbook,mosteitherignoreditormockedit.

（A）dismissed

（B）disregarded

（C）deprecated

（D）misconstrued

（E）appreciated

38.Althoughgregariousbynature,Lisabecamequietand________aftershewasunexpectedlylaidofffromwork.

（A）autonomous

（B）susceptible

（C）assertive

（D）withdrawn

（E）composed

39.Althoughhegenerallyobservedtheadage“Lookbeforeyouleap,”inthisinstancehewas________actinginanunconsideredfashion.

（A）charyof

（B）imperviousto

（C）precipitatein

（D）hesitantabout

（E）conventionalin

40.Althoughhehadspentmanyhoursatthecomputertryingtosolvetheproblem,hewasthefirsttoadmitthatthefinalsolutionwas________andnotthe________ofhislabor.

（A）trivial...cause

（B）incomplete...intent

（C）adequate...concern

（D）schematic...fault

（E）fortuitous...result

41.Althoughhehadthenumerousfilmstohiscreditandareputationfortechnical________,themoviemakerlackedoriginality;

allhisfilmsweresadly________oftheworkofothers.

（A）skill...independent

（B）ability...unconscious

（C）expertise...derivative

（D）competence...contradictory

（E）blunders...enamored

42.Althoughheis________abouttheproblemsthatstillconfrontblacksinballet,