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C.significant
D.small
E.deceptive
2.Carmen’saffectionforhersister,thoughnot_______,wasplainlytoogreattopermitapainlessdeparture.
A.unsteady
B.ambivalent
C.careless
D.unbounded
E.noticeable
3.Readersmayinitiallybeirkedbythebook’sapparent(i)_______but,onceimmersedintheauthor’sprose,theymaycometoregardthework’s(ii)_______asanasset.
Blank(i)
Blank(ii)
A.flippancy
D.subtlety
B.aimlessness
E.discursions
C.tendentiousness
F.exhaustiveness
4.Thenationalbankhasbeenuncommonlypowerfulincomparisontoitscounterpartsinothernations.Itretainsthispotencypartlybecauseitscontrolofthenation’sbankingsystemis(i)________governmentalinterference,andthusitsactionsremainlargely(ii)_________.
Blank(i)
A.unencumberedby
D.compulsory
B.repletewith
E.discretionary
C.hinderedby
F.bureaucratic
5.AlthoughmoviecriticPaulineKaelhadadistasteforsycophancy,shealsohadaneedfor(i)_________,asaconsequenceofthesecompetingfeeling,shesentvery(ii)________signalstofriendsandcolleagues.
A.solitude
D.direct
B.obeisance
E.subtle
C.clarity
F.mixed
6.Biologistshavelittle(i)______drawingthelinkbetweenthesuccessofhumanityandhuman(ii)______.Indeed,manybiologistsclaimthatthisattribute,theabilityto(iii)______,or,toputitmoresharply,tomakeindividualssubordinatetheirself-interesttotheneedsofthegroup,liesattherootofhumanachievement.
Blank(iii)
A.consensusregarding
D.resilience
G.reflect
B.compunctionabout
E.sociability
H.communicate
C.justificationfor
F.uniqueness
I.cooperate
7.Coagulationfactorsareusefulproteinswhosesimplenames—manyareknownonlybyRomannumerals—______theirimportanceandthespecificityoftheirrolesinthethinningandclottingofblood.
A.nullify
B.obviate
C.mitigate
D.belie
E.mask
F.accentuate
8.Forallthe______thenewCEOhasreceivedfromthepressrecently,herstaffhaveadecidedlylessrosyviewofher.
A.encomiums
B.tributes
C.evaluations
D.critiques
E.attention
F.publicity
9.WhenstudyingtheancientGreekastronomers,Copernicusrealizedthatdespitetheintrinsicbeautyofmanyoftheirarguments,theancientsoftenmadeclaimsthat______logic.
A.refuted
B.questioned
C.influenced
D.swayed
E.defied
F.disregarded
10.Itishardly______thecommitteecallsfor:
rudimentarycompetencewouldbeanimprovementonthecurrentchaos.
A.accountability
B.disarray
C.unruliness
D.faultlessness
E.loyalty
F.perfection
Section2
1.Historyteachesusthatscienceisnot_________enterprise,indeed,itisquitetheopposite,amotleyassortmentoftoolsdesignedtosafeguardresearchersagainsttheirownbiases.
A.anopportunistic
B.ananomalous
C.ahaphazard
D.acollective
E.amonolithic
2.Themuseum’scompellingnewarchitecturalexhibitionlooksatelevenprojectsaroundtheworldthathavehadmajor(i)__________impactsdespitemodestbudgets.Itispartof(ii)_________inthemuseum’sarchitectureanddesigndepartment,whichinthepasthaschampionedarchitecture’sartisticvalueoveritsreal-worldconsequences.
A.social
D.anemphasisontheory
B.aesthetic
E.ashiftinphilosophy
C.critical
F.arejectionofpragmatism
3.Recentscholarshiphasquestionedthe(i)________oftropicalforestsaroundtheworld.Archaeologistshaveshown,forexample,thatthelargestcontiguoustractofwhatwasthoughttobevirginrainforestinthesouthernAmazonhadbeentransformedintoaculturalparklandbeforeEuropeancontact,andmanyoftheforestislandsinWestAfrica’ssavannaforesttransitionzoneare(ii)________aswell.
A.diversity
D.isolated
B.naturalness
E.endangered
C.sustainability
F.anthropogenic
4.Theslowpaceofjobcreationwaswithoutprecedentfortheperiodofrecoveryfromarecession,buttheconditionsthatconspiredtocausetherecessionwerealso(i)_______.Thestockmarketdeclinedsharply,andrampantbusinessinvestmentslumped.Thenanensuingspateofscandals(ii)__________publictrustinthewaycompanieswererun.Andyet,despitethesepowerful(iii)________togrowth,therecessionprovedsurprisinglymild.
A.heartening
D.weakened
G.counterforces
B.atypical
E.illuminated
H.stimulants
C.ambiguous
F.consolidated
I.concomitants
5.ThosewhotookClark’sold-manneredcomplianceforobsequiousness(i)______him:
hisapparent(ii)______veiledafervent(iii)______oftheauthoritythatothersexercisedoverhim,onethatheoccasionallyexpressedbydiscreetlysabotagingtheirmostimportantprojects.
A.misconstrued
D.cynicism
G.veneration
B.condemned
E.acquiescence
H.justification
C.respected
F.intractability
I.detestation
6.The(i)______qualityofmuchcontemporarydrawingmaybeattributabletotheuseofphotographyasadrawingshortcut.Photography(ii)______modernarts,butwhenitisusedasatracingtoolinorderto(iii)______thedifficultiesofachievingcorrectproportion,theresultingartoftenfeelsstaticandlifeless.
A.inert
D.frequentenervated
G.augment
B.jubilant
E.wonderfullyenriched
H.foreground
C.sensuous
F.inevitablycircumscribed
I.circumvent
7.Thelaboratorymazehasgrowneverless_______sinceitwasfirstinventedinsteadofhopingtolosearodentinalabyrinth,today’sscientistsdesignmazestoelicitafewsimple,easilymeasuredbehaviors.
A.intricate
B.extensive
C.effective
D.convoluted
E.useful
F.prevalent
8.JackieWullschlager’sbiographyofHansChristianAndersen______theinsipidsweetnesswithwhichAndersencoatedhislifeandrevealsavulnerablegingerbreadmanwithabitteralmondwherehisheartshouldbe.
A.conjuresup
B.imagines
C.stripsaway
D.overlooks
E.removes
F.ignores
9.Farfrom_________innovations,asthepatentsystemwasdesignedtodo,thepatentingofconceptssuchasgenesequencesgivesindividualsandcorporationsalegalchokeholdoverideasthatshouldbeusefultoall.
A.spurring
B.recognizing
C.codifying
D.acknowledging
E.fostering
F.cataloging
10.DorisKearnsGoodwin’selegant,incisivestudyofLincoln________thosewhoseknowledgeofLincolnisanamalgamofhighschoolhistoryandpopularmythologyaswellasthosewhoareexperts.
A.gratify
B.entice
C.inspire
D.confuse
E.perplex
F.please
Section3
1.Theprovincehaslongclaimedtobejustanotherdevelopingregion,evenasitseconomy________thoseofotherregionsandthreatenstoeclipsetherestofthecountrycombined.
A.parallels
B.bolsters
C.corroborates
D.outstrips
E.engages
2.Manyreaderstodayconsiderthemoralsentimentsexpressedintheancientwriters’worktobequitevapid,andintheseventeenthcenturytheyweresimilarlyregardedas______.
A.jejune
B.didactic
C.dogmatic
D.tendentious
E.arcane
3.So,perhapsthelessonisthatratherthanwantingtheirmonarchyto(i)______itsmodernizedScandinaviancounterparts,theBritishpubliccherishesitmostwhenitismost(ii)______.
A.commend
D.egalitarian
B.discount
E.anachronistic
C.emulate
F.regal
4.The(i)________ofmolecularoxygenonEarth-sizedplanetsaroundotherstarsintheuniversewouldnotbe(ii)_______signoflife:
molecularoxygencanbeasignatureofphotosynthesis(abioticprocess)ormerelyoftherapidescapeofwaterfromtheupperreachesofaplanetaryatmosphere(anabioticprocess).
A.dearth
D.acontroversial
B.presumption
E.anunambiguous
C.detection
F.apossible
5.Therearetwoopposingtheoriesaboutmountainformationandclimateoverthepast40millionyears:
eitherthesurgeofmountainbuilding(i)________theglobalcooling,orviceversa.Thefirstofthesetwotheoriesassertsthatwidespreadmountainbuildingcooledtheearthasresultof(ii)________mountainsandclimate.Forexample,mountainglacierstendtobe(iii)________:
onceestablished,theyincreasethereflectivityofthesurface,thusloweringtemperaturesandallowingmoreicetoform.
A.superseded
D.disparitybetween
G.unpredictable
B.halted
E.feedbackbetween
H.static
C.caused
F.complexityof
I.self-perpetuating
6.Gravitationalwaves----ripplesinthegeometryofspace-time----areanalogoustoelectromagneticwaves.Thechallengeintryingtoobservethesewavesdirectlyisthattheyareextremelyweak.Tomakewaveslargeenoughtobe(i)________,themost(ii)________eventsintheuniversearerequired:
supernovaexplosions,theformationofblackholes,orthecollisionofstars.Evenso,theeffectsare(iii)________.Thegeometrychangessolittlethatadistanceofseveralkilomet