SENTENCE COMPLETION

1. The spellings of many Old English words have been ____ in the living language, although their pronunciations have changed.

A. preserved B. shortened C. preempted D. revised E. improved

2. Many paintings of the American southwest convey a feeling of isolation and loneliness that mirrors the ______ landscape they depict.

A. lust B. sprawling C. desolate D. gaudy E. monumental

3. Old age, even in cultures where it Is ______, is often viewed with______.

A. venerated...ambivalence B. rare...surprise C. ignored...condescension D. feared...dismay E. honored...respect

4. The movie’s plot was ______: once you knew what befell the hero, you could ______ the fate of the villain.

A. convincing…misinterpret B. misleading…anticipate C. predictable…foresee D. ironic…endorse E. spellbinding…ignore

5. Although the editors were reputed to be very ______, the uneven quality of the material may put into the anthology suggests they were too ______.

A. amateurish…professional B. lax…harsh C. selective…inclusive D. judgmental…discriminating E. sensitive…insightful

6. Favoring economy of expression in writing, the professor urged students toward a ______ rather than an ______ prose style.

A. spare…ornate B. terse…opinionated C. personal…academic D. baroque…embellished E. repetitive…intricate

7. Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias, were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century, when ______ was valued much more highly than it is today.

A. scent B. beauty C. elegance D. color E. variety

8. Dreams are ______ in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.

A. uninformative B. startling C. harmless D. unregulated E. uncontrollable

9. Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphians in 1793, and so ______ Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in ______ in the Western Hemisphere.

A. terrorized...contention B. ravaged...secret C. disabled...quarantine D. corrupted...quiescence E. decimated...abeyance

10. The border between the two properties, never ______ by legal means, had long been the subject of ______ between the antagonistic neighbors.

A. determined…concord B. undermined…hostility C. verified…consonance D. quantified…diversion E. established…disputation

11. Freedom of expression is not necessarily a _____ force: communities that encourage it often feel less threatened by social unrest than do those in which dissent is______.

A. revolutionary…promoted B. positive…prohibited C. successful…protested D. divisive…restricted E. militant…fostered

12. ______ as Mario’s misdeed was, his grandmother, always blind to his faults, pretended to be unaware of it.

A. accidental B. apt C. random D. flagrant E. covert

13. The most frustrating periods of any diet are the inevitable ______, when weight loss _______ if not stops.

A. moods…accelerates B. feasts…halts C. holidays…contracts

D. plateaus…slows E. meals…ceases

14. It is ironic that the ______ insights of the great thinkers are voiced so often that they have become mere ______

A. original…clichés B. banal…beliefs C. dubious…habits D. philosophical…questions E. abstract…ideas

15. If it is true that morality cannot exist without religion, then does not the erosion of religion herald the ______ of morality?

A. regulation B. basis C. belief D. collapse E. value

16. The disjunction between educational objectives that stress independence and individuality and those that emphasize obedience to rules and cooperation with others reflects a ______ that arises from the values on which these objectives are based. A. conflict B. redundancy C. gain D. predictability E. wisdom

17. The poet W.H. Auden believed that the greatest poets of his age were almost necessarily irresponsible, that the possession of great gifts ______ the ______ to abuse them.

A. negates…temptation B. controls…resolution C. engenders…propensity D. tempers…proclivity E. obviates…inclination

A. conclusive…reality B. tenable…misconception C. mythical…possibility D. erroneous…delusion E. hypothetical…digression

19. With its large circulation, Essence magazine has enjoyed ______ only recently challenged by new publications aggressively seeking female African American readers.

A. an aggregation B. an inclination C. a prognosis D. a retrenchment E. a preeminence

20. The director complained that the sitcom’s theme song was downright ______, having no more pep and vigor than a ______.

A. tedious…jingle B. inchoate…lullaby C. lugubrious…dirge D. facetious…ballad E. sprightly…eulogy

22. the last straw, so far as the lawmakers were concerned: the legislature refused to function until martial law was ______

A. reaffirmed B. reiterated C. inaugurated D. rescinded E. prolonged

23. We had not realized how much people ______ the library’s old borrowing policy until we received complaints once it had been ______.

A. enjoyed…continued B. disliked…administered C. respected..imitated D. ignored…lauded E. appreciated…superseded

24. Irony can, after a fashion, become a mode of escape: to laugh at the terrors of life is in some sense to ______ them.

A. overstate B. revitalize C. corroborate D. evade E. license

25. Latoya’s ______ is shown by her ability to be ______: she can see her own faults more clearly than anyone else can.

A. perceptiveness…self-centered B. objectivity…restrictive C. cynicism…self-destructive

D. open-mindedness…complacent E. insightfulness…self-critical

26. Paradoxically, the senator was both a ______ and ______: she publicly defended the rights and wisdom of the people, but she often spoke with a disdainful air of superiority.

A. demagogue…a maverick B. conservative…an anarchist C. populist…an elitist D. moderate…a reactionary E. partisan…a snob

27. Scientists require observable data, not ______, to support a hypothesis; sound science is grounded in ______ results rather than speculation.

A. induction…diminutive B. experimentation…pragmatic C. intuition…fiscal D. bombast…theoretical E. conjecture…empirical

28. Sadly, the author never ______ the rewards of literary success during her lifetime; public recognition and appreciation of her talent were completely ______.

A. predicted…conclusive B. reaped…posthumous C. acknowledged…fulsome D. appreciated…gratuitous E. pursued…discredited

29. The mountain road was distinctly ______: it twisted back and forth along the contours of the hillside.

A. panoramic B. precipitous C. serpentine D. circumscribed E. retrograde

30. Since the island soil has been barren for so many years, the natives must now ______ much of their food.

A. deliver B. import C. produce D. develop E. utilize

31. Since the author’s unflattering references to her friends were so ______, she was surprised that her ______ were recognized.

A. laudatory...styles B. obvious...anecdotes C. oblique...allusions D. critical...eulogies E. apparent...motives

32. Although the minuet appeared simple, its ______ steps had to be studied very carefully before they could be gracefully ______ in public.

A. progressive…revealed B. intricate…executed C. rudimentary…allowed D. minute…discussed E. entertaining…stylized

33. Given the ______ state of the published evidence, we do not argue here that exposure to low-level microwave energy is either hazardous or safe.

A. inconclusive B. satisfactory C. definitive D. immaculate E. exemplary

34. Unfortunately, his damaging attacks on the ramifications of the economic policy have been ______ by his wholehearted acceptance of that policy’s underlying assumptions.

A. supplemented B. undermined C. wasted D. diverted E. redeemed

35. Any language is a conspiracy against experience in the sense that it is a collective attempt to ______ experience by reducing it into discrete parcels.

A. extrapolate B. transcribe C. complicate D. amplify E. manage

36. No computer system is immune to a virus, a particularly malicious program that is designed to ______ and electronically ______ the disks on which data are stored.

A. prepare…improve B. restore…disable C. infect…damage D. preserve…secure E. invade…repair

37. This final essay, its prevailing kindliness ______ by occasional flashes of savage irony, bespeaks the ______ character of the author.

A. illuminated…imperturbable B. marred…dichotomous C. untainted…vindictive

D. exemplified…chivalrous E. diluted…ruthless

38. The success of Notes of a Native Son ______ author James Baldwin as one of the most ______ essayists of his time.

A. buoyed…irrelevant B. established…prominent C. surrendered…prolific D. decried…cynical E. categorized…mundane

39. Even though the basic organization of the brain does not change after birth, details of its structure and function remain ______ for some time, particularly in the cerebral cortex.

A. plastic B. immutable C. essential D. unavoidable E. static

40. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily

intended to look ______; they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of the ______ of natural beauty and human glory.

A. beautiful...immutability B. cheerful...transitoriness C. colorful...abstractness D. luxuriant...simplicity E. conventional...wildness

41. Hydrogen is the ______ elements of the universe in that it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.

A. steadiest B. expendable C. lightest D. final E. fundamental

42. The techniques now available to livestock breeders will continue to be ______, but will probably be ______ by new ones under development.

A. Fruitful...reversed B. refined...upgraded C. inconvenient...reassessed D. used...supplemented E. harmless...improved

43. During the widespread fuel shortage, the price of gasoline was so ______ that suppliers were generally thought to be ______ the consumer.

A. Reactive...shielding B. stable...blackmailing C. depressed...cheating D. prohibitive...placating E. excessive...gouging

44. Famous in her time and then forgotten, the 17th century Dutch painter Judith

Leyster was ______ obscurity when, in 1993, the Worcester Art Museum organized the first retrospective exhibition of her work.

A. resigned to B. rewarded with C. rescued from D. indifferent to E. worthy of

46. People who take megadoses of vitamins and minerals should take care: though beneficial in small quantities, in large amounts these substances may have ______ effects.

A. admirable B. redundant C. intangible D. toxic E. minor

47. Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, although in ______, continued to constitute ______ political force throughout the century.

A. error... an inconsequential B. retreat… a powerful C. disarray… a disciplined D. jeopardy… an ineffective E. command… a viable

48. It is the task of the International Wildlife Preservation Commission to prevent endangered species from becoming ______ in order that future generations may ______ the great diversity of animal life.

A. tamed…recollect B. evolved…value C. extinct…enjoy D. specialized…anticipate E. widespread…appreciate

49. The commentator characterized the electorate as ______ because it was unpredictable and given to constantly shifting moods.

A. mercurial B. corrosive C. disingenuous D. implacable E. phlegmatic

50. Thomas Hardy’s novels are described as ______ because of their preoccupation with daily life in rural and agricultural settings.

A. bucolic B. prolific C. lugubrious D. sundry E. metaphorical

51. In part of the Arctic, the land grades into the landfast ice so ____ that you can walk off the coast and not know you are over the hidden sea.

A. permanently B. imperceptibly C. regularly D. precariously E. slightly

52. The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were ____ not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the ____ methodology into question.

A. provocative... prevailing B. predictable ... contemporary C. inconclusive ... traditional

D. intriguing ... projected E. specious ... original

53. One critic asserts that modern urban architecture causes sensory deprivation because it fails to provide visual and tactile _______.

A. latency B. stimulation C. complacence D. confusion E. extension

. Victor gained a reputation for being a ______ because he constantly bullied other children.

A. bungler B. ruffian C. stickler D. daredevil E. naysayer

55. The new vaccine is ______ preventing certain forms of pneumonia and should, therefore, be more widely ______ in order to prevent outbreaks of the disease.

A. required for…constrained B. unsuccessful in…distributed C. instrumental in…reconstituted

D. effective in…administered E. unverified for…disseminated

56. Since the foreign correspondent was accustomed to completing his assignments under ______ conditions, the commotion of the subway at rush hour presented no ______ his creativity.

A. squalid…boon for B. tranquil…obstruction to C. tumultuous…impediment to D. destructive…demonstration of E. flagrant…benefit to

57. The anthropology professor hoped that his latest book would appeal to popular as well as to ______ readers, thereby earning him ______ in both realms.

A. general…disdain B. lay…attention C. academic…anonymity D. avid…remuneration E. scholarly…acclaim

58. Edith Wharton sought in her memoir to present herself as having achieved a harmonious wholeness by having ______ the conflicting elements of her life.

A. affirmed B. highlighted C. identified D. confined E. reconciled

59. Having sufficient income of her own constituted for Alice ______ independence that made possible a degree of ______ in her emotional life as well.

A. a material…security B. a profound…conformity C. a financial… economy D. a psychological…extravagance E. an unexpected…uncertainty

60. Communities in primitive areas where natural ______ is scarce must be resourceful in order to secure adequate nutrition.

A. education B. competition C. sustenance D. agriculture E. assistance

61. John Gielgud crowns a distinguished career of playing Shakespearean roles by giving a performance that is ______.

A. mediocre B. outmoded C. superficial D. unsurpassable E. insipid

62. Studies of ______ among turtles are sometimes ______ by the fact that the subjects live so long that researchers retire before the studies can be completed.

A. extinction…enhanced B. longevity...hampered C. behavior…belied

D. mortality…bolstered E. reproduction…confirmed

63. Some skeptics consider the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence(SETI) to be _______, even foolish; others go so far as to accuse SETI scientists of outright ______ in applying skewed data.

A. misguided…remonstrance B. absurd…erudition C. plausible…lassitude D. painstaking…fabrication E. wrongheaded…chicanery

. In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as ______, even as a sign of madness.

A. adventurous B. frivolous C. willful D. impermissible E. irrational

65. Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions: indeed, we almost have a natural ______ doing so.

A. aptitude for B. repugnance to C. interest in D. ignorance of E. reaction after

66. Scientists wonder what to do with the dead satellites, jettisoned rockets, drifting paint flecks, and other ______ orbiting earth.

A. flotsam B. reconnaissance C. decimation D. raiment E. sustenance

67. Only recently created, this orchid is a ______, a plant produced by deliberately crossbreeding two different varieties of flowers.

A. misnomer B. hybrid C. vector D. curative E. precursor

68. Many private universities depend heavily on ______, the wealthy individuals who support them with gifts and bequests.

A. instructors B. administrators C. monitors D. accountants E. benefactors

69. Canadian Lynn Johnston was named Cartoonist of the Year in 1985, the first woman to be so ______.

A. inspired B. entrusted C. honored D. employed E. refined

70. Some an nomads used yak butter as a ______, one that often took the place of money in commercial transactions.

A. promotion B. commodity C. formula D. refund E. register

71. The archaeologist believed the coin she unearthed was ______ evidence, unquestionable proof that the site dated to the fourth century.

A. immaterial B. potential C. incriminating D. nominal E. indisputable

72. His conduct at the state dinner was a cavalcade of blunders, one ______ following another until the evening ended.

A. query B. gibe C. gaffe D. tryst E. tribute

73. Geoffery’s corrupt dealings earned him such disgrace that any possibility of his being reelected to the city council was completely ______.

A. ensured B. approved C. belittled D. eliminated E. defended

74. The professor’s presentation was both ______ and ______: though brief, it was instructive.

A. verbose…mundane B. concise…elaborate C. comprehensive…edifying D. succinct…enlightening E. technical

75. The judge’s published opinions, though sophisticated and subtle, were undeniably ______: they left no doubt of her intentions.

A. unequivocal B. effusive C. incorrigible D. tenuous E. ineffable

76. The biologist’s description of the wolf pack was truly ______, devoid of any emotion or personal prejudice.

A. dispassionate B. insubstantial C. esoteric D. capricious E. indignant

77. The pharmaceutical company insisted that its testing of new drugs was quite ______, more rigorous than the industry standard.

A. stringent B. dispersive C. conditional D. recessive E. obtrusive

78. The strong ______ the professor was able to establish with his students made him ______ confidant for those on campus seeking advice beyond the purely academic.

A. program…an occasional B. rapport…a respected C. confidence…an unappreciated

D. community…an unusual E. ambition…a valued

79. Edmund White is a ______ author: he has written novels, essays, short stories, a travel book, and a biography.

A. demonstrative B. nebulous C. meticulous D. versatile E. metaphoric

80. A model of ______ behavior, Cunningham never ate or drank to excess. A. temperate B. laconic C. duplicitous D. aesthetic E. voluble

81. The entrepreneur had a well-deserved reputation for ______, having accurately anticipated many changes unforeseen by established business leaders.

A. prescience B. sincerity C. avarice D. complicity E. mendacity

82. In her writings about language, the poet Gloria Anzaldua celebrates the ______ of English and Spanish dialects spoken by Mexica n Americans, arguing that such ______ lends an empowering flexibility to expression.

A. multiplicity…variety B. proliferation…moderation C. ambivalence…focus D. dearth…depletion E. abridgment…imitation

83. In an effort to ______ the ______theater, the troupe members contributed thousands of dollars to keep the playhouse operating.

A. qualify…obsolete B. salvage…floundering C. exacerbate…defunct D. revitalize…prosperous E. commandeer…lucrative

84. As of intended to squelch rumors of cutbacks, the company’s annual celebration was as ______ as ever.

A. sparing B. tawdry C. belated D. lavish E. sated

85. Although easily angered by our mischievous behaviors, our mother could be immediately ______ by our expressions of remorse.

A. substantiated B. impugned C. protected D. united E. mollified

86. Although aging brings about profound physiological changes, it does not often alter an individual’s _______: an irascible thirty year old will probably still be ______at seventy.

A. disposition…cantankerous B. anatomy…churlish C. outlook…benevolent D. personality…laconic E. stature…robust

87. Although visitors initially may find touring the city by subway to be ______, they are pleased to discover that subways are an inexpensive and ______ way to get around.

A. wasteful…generous B. daunting…efficient C. extravagant…prohibitive D. convenient…solitary E. enjoyable…easy

88. Despite his ______ desire to show off, he remained at heart a very ______ person.

A. uncharacteristic…demonstrative B. inexplicable…hedonistic

C. occasional…reticent D. continual…transparent E. blatant…exhibitionistic . Although the rigors of ballet dancing are primarily ______, this art is also emotionally and spiritually.

A. illusory…taxing B. exaggerated…balanced C. physical…demanding D. appealing…indulgent E. strenuous…dubious

90. Even though Charlie was in apparently good health, the doctor prescribed for him some ______ medication due to his familial history of high blood pressure.

A. presumptive B. predictive C. preliminary D. premeditated E. preventative

91. Though earlier anatomists had touched on the idea, Paul Broca was the first to ______ fully the modern notion that specific behaviors are controlled by particular areas of the human brain.

A. articulate B. derogate C. represent D. refute E. iterate

92. Designed as a gathering place, the new student lounge was appropriately ______ with tables, chairs, and even sofas where groups could assemble comfortably.

A. indicated B. appointed C. denuded D. conflated E. venerated

93. Named in honor of the school’s founder, the Richard Brownstone Community Service Fellowship is one of the highest awards ______ Brownstone School graduated.

A. conscripted to B. redeemed for C. conferred on D. relegated to E. deprived of 95. The audience recognized the officer’s characteristic ______ when he attributed his achievements to ______ rather than bravery.

A. pedantry…chance B. gallantry…whimsy C. humility…fortune D. bravado…accident E. effrontery…discretion

96. The employer blamed the staff member’s lack of productivity on ______ rather than incompetence, claiming that the man knew how to do his job but was too lazy to apply himself.

A. infatuation B. tension C. indigence D. indolence E. ineptitude

97. In many parts of the world, people use rice as a central rather than a ______ part of their daily diets.

A. pivotal B. ritualistic C. salient D. supplementary E. solemn

98. Unlike the ______ presentations of the other students in class, Mary Catherine’s presentation demonstrated a thorough and mature grasp of the material.

A. astute B. sophomoric C. incredulous D. cloying E. scintillating

99. The professor’s ______ lecture on American history served more to confuse the students than to clarify the difficult material.

A. perspicacious B. exhaustive C. cogent D. scintillating E. disjointed

100. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater ______ their efforts to build a progressive party than the____of the progressives already elected to the legislature.

A. support for… advocacy B. threat to… promise C. benefit from… success D. obstacle to…resistance n E. praise for… reputation change, distinguish from…to…, replace, reconcile…with…

101. No longer considered ______, the belief that all of Puerto Rico’s indigenous Taino people perished centuries ago appears to be a ______ now that modern Taino descendants have come forward.

A. conclusive…reality B. tenable…misconception C. mythical…possibility D. erroneous…delusion E. hypothetical…digression

103. No longer narrowly preoccupied with their own national pasts, historians are increasingly ______ in that they often take a transnational perspective.

A. conciliatory B. bombastic C. mendacious D. cosmopolitan E. jocular

104. The garden that had remained ______ for months was now pleasantly enlivened by the budding shoots of its perennial flowers.

A. redolent B. dormant C. exuberant D. compliant E. trenchant

105. After several months of training, the ______ young spaniel was finally ______ enough to be walked safely without a leash.

A. eager…unruly B. placid…defiant C. clever…helpful D. boisterous…docile E. vigilant…convinced

106. After David left him waiting for the third consecutive time, Kirk realized that the same behavior he had initially valued as spontaneous and carefree was, in fact, simply ______.

A. capricious B. incontrovertible C. extraneous D. captivating E. inscrutable

107. At the family reunion Hiroko found her cousin charming and gentle, the ______ of his formerly rude and overbearing self.

A. remnant B. antithesis C. consequence D. extremity E. mainstay

108. The geologist speculated that eons ago, before the area was______, the present-day island was actually a hilltop in a vast forest.

A. inundated B. situated C. rejuvenated D. supplanted E. excavated

EXERCISE II

1、The disjunction between educational objectives that stress independence and

individuality and those that emphasize obedience to rules and cooperation with others reflects a ------ that arises from the values on which these objectives are based. A conflict

B redundancy C gain

D predictability E wisdom

2、Scholars' sense of the uniqueness of the central concept of \"the state\" at the time when political science became an academic field quite naturally led to striving for a correspondingly ---- mode of study. A thorough B distinctive C dependable D scientific E dynamic

3、Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 philadelphians in 1793, and so----Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in----in the Western Hemisphere. A terrorized.. contention B ravaged.. secret

C disabled.. quarantine D corrupted.. quiescence E decimated.. abeyance

4、The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown

were----not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the----methodology into question. A provocative.. prevailing B predictable.. contemporary C inconclusive.. traditional D intriguing.. projected E specious.. original

5、There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is----other forms. A segregated from B parallel to C dependent on D overshadowed by E mimicked by

6、The spellings of many Old English words have been----in the living language, although their pronunciations have changed. A preserved B shortened C preempted D revised E improved

7、The natural balance between prey and predator has been increasingly----, most frequently by human intervention. A celebrated B predicted C observed D disturbed E questioned

8、Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look----;they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of

the ----of natural beauty and human glory. A beautiful.. immutability B cheerful.. transitoriness C colorful.. abstractness D luxuriant.. simplicity E conventional.. wildness

9、The new biological psychiatry does not deny the contributing role of psychological factors in mental illnesses , but posits that these factors may act as a catalyst on existing physiological conditions and-----such illnesses. A disguise B impede C constrain D precipitate E consummate

10、Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural----doing so. A aptitude for B repugnance to C interest in D ignorance of E reaction after

11、Kagan maintains that an infant's reactions to its first stressful experiences are part of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or ----signs of adolescent anxiety. A prophetic B normal

C monotonous D virtual E typical

12、He was regarded by his followers, as something of -------,not only because of his insistence on strict discipline, but also because of his ------- adherence to formal details. A a martinet.. rigid

B an authority.. sporadic C a tyrant.. reluctant

D a fraud.. conscientious E an acolyte.. maniacal

13、As long as nations cannot themselves accumulate enough physical power to dominate all others, they must depend on----. A allies

B resources C freedom D education

E self-determination

14、During periods of social and cultural stability, many art academies are so firmly controlled by----that all real creative work must be done by the----. A dogmatists.. disenfranchised B managers.. reactionaries C reformers.. dissatisfied D imposters.. academicians E specialists.. elite

15、Edith Wharton sought in her memoir [音标，来自法语词]to present herself as having achieved a harmonious wholeness by having -------the conflicting elements of her life. A affirmed B highlighted C reconciled D confined E identified

16、Once a duckling has identified a parent, the instinctive bond becomes a powerful ------- for additional learning since, by ------- the parent, the duckling can acquire further information that is not genetically transmitted.

A impulse.. surpassing B referent.. recognizing C force.. acknowledging D inspiration.. emulating E channel.. mimicking

17、He felt it would be -------, in view of the intense------- that would likely follow, to make the sacrifice required in order to gain such little advantage. A charitable.. growth B welcomed.. prejudice C futile.. encouragement D academic.. acclaim E unrealistic.. turmoil

18、In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as----, even as a sign of madness. A adventurous B frivolous C willful

D impermissible E irrational

19、Despite assorted effusions to the contrary, there is no necessary link between

scientific skill and humanism, and, quite possibly, there may be something of a----between them.

A generality B fusion C congruity D dichotomy . E reciprocity

20、The techniques now available to livestock breeders will continue to be ------, but will probably be ----- by new ones under development. A fruitful.. reversed B refined.. upgraded

C inconvenient.. reassessed D used.. supplemented E harmless.. improved

21、The eradication of pollution is not merely a matter of ___, though the majestic beauty of nature is indeed an important consideration. A economics B legislation C cleanliness D aesthetics E restoration

22、Comparatively few rock musicians are willing to laugh at themselves, although a hint of----can boost sales of video clips very nicely. A self-deprecation B congeniality C cynicism

D embarrassment E self-doubt

23、Melodramas, which presented stark oppositions between innocence and criminality, virtue and corruption, good and evil, were popular precisely because they offered the audience a world ----of----. A bereft.. theatricality B composed.. adversity C full.. circumstantiality D deprived.. polarity E devoid.. neutrality

24、Famous among job seekers for its----, the company, quite apart from generous salaries, bestowed on its executives annual bonuses and such----as low-interest home mortgages and company cars. A magnanimity.. reparations B inventiveness.. benefits C largesse.. perquisites

D discernment.. prerogatives E altruism.. credits

25、The Muses are----deities: they avenge themselves without mercy on those who weary of their charms. A rueful

B ingenuous C solicitous D vindictive E dispassionate

26、Speakers and listeners arc often at odds: language that is easy for the receiver to understand is often difficult to -----,and that which is easily formulated can be hard to ------ A estimate.. confirm B transmit. Defend

C produce.. comprehend D suppress.. ignore E remember.. forget

27、Unenlightened authoritarian manage rarely recognize a crucial reason for the low

levels of serious conflict among members of democratically run work groups: a modicum of tolerance for dissent often prevents—— A demur B schism C cooperation D compliance

E shortsightedness

28、Nineteenth-century scholars, by examining earlier geometric Greek art, found that classical Greek art was not a magical----or a brilliant----blending Egyptian and Assyrian art, but was independently evolved by Greeks in Greece. A stratagem.. appropriation B exemplar.. synthesis C conversion.. annexation

D paradigm.. construct E apparition.. amalgam

29、Longdale and Stern discovered that mitochondria and chloroplasts----a long,

identifiable sequence of DNA; such a coincidence could be----only by the transfer of DNA between the two systems.

A manufacture.. accomplished B reveal.. repeated C exhibit.. determined D share.. explained

E maintain.. contradicted

30、Social tensions among adult factions can be----by politics, but adolescents and children have no such----for resolving their conflict with the exclusive world of adults. A intensified.. attitude B complicated.. relief C frustrated.. justification D adjusted.. mechanism E revealed.. opportunity

31、The proponents of recombinant DNA research have decided to----federal regulation of their work; they hope that by making this compromise they can forestall proposed state and local controls that might be even stiffer. A protest B institute C deny

D encourage E disregard

32、Laws do not ensure social order since laws can always be----, which makes

them----unless the authorities have the will and the power to detect and punish wrongdoing. A contested.. provisional B circumvented.. antiquated C repealed.. vulnerable D violated.. ineffective E modified.. unstable

33、In a----society that worships efficiency, it is difficult for a sensitive and idealistic person to make the kinds of----decisions that alone spell success as it is defined by such a society. A bureaucratic.. edifying B pragmatic.. hardheaded C rational.. well-intentioned D competitive.. evenhanded E modern.. dysfunctional

34、The self-important cant of musicologists on record jackets often suggests that true appreciation of the music is an----process closed to the uninitiated listener, however enthusiastic. A unreliable B arcane C arrogant D elementary

E intuitive

35、The valedictory address, as it has developed in American colleges and universities over the years, has become a very strict form, a literary ------- that permits very little-------. A text.. clarity B work.. tradition C genre.. deviation

D oration.. grandiloquence E achievement.. rigidity

36、Psychology has slowly evolved into an----scientific discipline that now functions autonomously with the same privileges and responsibilities as other sciences. A independent B unusual C outmoded D uncontrolled E inactive

37、Remelting old metal cans rather than making primary aluminum from bauxite ore shipped from overseas saves producers millions of dollars in----and production costs. A distribution B salvage C storage

D procurement E research

38、Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias, were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century, when----was valued much more highly than it is today. A scent B beauty C elegance D color E variety

39、In an age without radio or recordings, an age----by print, fiction gained its greatest ascendancy. A decimated B denigrated C dominated D emphasized E resurrected

40、Professional photographers generally regard inadvertent surrealism in a photograph as a curse rather than a blessing; magazine photographers, in particular, consider themselves ------ to the extent that they can --------its presence in their photographs. A skillful.. enhance

B inadequate.. eliminate C original.. demonstrate D fortunate.. minimize E conventional.. highlight

41、Among the many----of the project, expense cannot be numbered; the goals of the project's promoters can be achieved with impressive----.

A highlights.. efficiency B features.. savings

C disadvantages.. innovation D claims.. speed E defects.. economy

42、The ------- with which the French aristocracy greeted the middle-class Rousseau was all the more ------- because he showed so little respect for them. A deference.. remarkable B suspicion.. uncanny C reserve.. unexpected D anger.. ironic

E appreciation.. deserved

43、Because many of the minerals found on the ocean floor are still ------- on land, where mining is relatively inexpensive, mining the ocean floor has yet to become a ------- enterprise.

A scarce. . common B accessible.. marginal C unidentified.. subsidized D conserved . . public E plentiful.. profitable

44、Any language is a conspiracy against experience in the sense that it is a collective attempt to----experience by reducing it into discrete parcels. A extrapolate B transcribe C complicate D amplify E manage

45、It is to the novelist's credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any----or playful supernatural tricks. A elucidation B discrimination C artlessness D authenticity E whimsy

46、Although ancient tools were----preserved, enough have survived to allow us to demonstrate an occasionally interrupted but generally----progress through prehistory. A partially.. noticeable B superficially.. necessary C unwittingly.. documented D rarely.. continual

E needlessly.. incessant

47、The labor union and the company's management, despite their long history of unfailingly acerbic disagreement on nearly every issue, have nevertheless reached an unexpectedly -------, albeit still tentative, agreement on next year's contract. A swift B onerous

C hesitant D reluctant E conclusive

48、Current data suggest that, although----states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically. A simultaneous B serious C exceptional D partial

E transitional

49、The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were----- their few and simple desires. A simultaneous with B commensurate with C substantiated by D circumscribed by E ruined by

50、At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that----was very near the surface. A seriousness B confidence C laughter D poise

E determination

51、The children's ---- natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents. A mercurial B blithe

C phlegmatic D introverted E artless

52、The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era is viewed by most art historians as a ____ , because, instead of an increasingly ______ pictorial art, we find degeneration. A milestone.. debased B consolidation.. diverse C calamity.. aberrant

D regression.. sophisticated E continuation.. improved

53、From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion-that of the ------ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit. A promotion B exploration C surviving D conservation E enclosure

、Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960's portrayed him as----thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censoring ideas he did not like. A an adventurous B a doctrinaire C an eclectic D a judicious E a cynical

55、Paradoxically, England's colonization of North America was ----- by its success: the increasing prosperity of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country. A demonstrated B determined C altered

D undermined E distinguished

56、Rather than enhancing a country's security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to increase that country's----. A boldness B influence

C responsibility D moderation E vulnerability

57、It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be----. A predictable B unexpected C admirable D explicit E confusing

58、It is difficult to distinguish between the things that charismatic figures do ------- and those that are carefully contrived for effect. A formally B publicly C prolifically

D spontaneously E willfully

59、Although scientists claim that the seemingly----language of their reports is more

precise than the figurative language of fiction, the language of science, like all language, is inherently----.

A ornamental.. subtle

B unidimensional.. unintelligible C symbolic.. complex D literal.. allusive

E subjective.. metaphorical

60、Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen's novels has oscillated between ------- and

condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed her works more highly than did most of

her literary --------

A dismissal.. admirers

B adoration.. contemporaries C disapproval.. readers D indifference.. followers E approbation.. precursors

61、Recent research indicates that a system of particles which has apparently decayed to randomness from -------state can be returned to that state; thus the system exhibits a kind of memory of its ------- condition. A an equilibrium.. lesser B an ordered.. earlier C an unusual.. settled D a chaotic.. last E a higher.. present

62、Social scientists have established fairly clear-cut----that describe the appropriate

behavior of children and adults, but there seems to be----about what constitutes appropriate behavior for adolescents. A functions.. rigidity

B estimates.. indirectness C norms.. confusion D regulations.. certainty

E studies.. misapprehension

63、Whereas the art critic Vasari saw the painting entitled the Mona Lisa as an original and wonderful----feat, the reproduction of a natural object, the aesthetes saw it as----that required deciphering.

A collaborative.. an aberration B historical.. a symbol C technical.. a hieroglyph D mechanical.. an imitation E visual.. an illusion

、The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her----search for her daughter. A extended B agitated

C comprehensive D motiveless E heartless.

65、Industrialists seized economic power only after industry had----agriculture as the preeminent form of production; previously such power had----land ownership. A sabotaged.. threatened B overtaken.. produced C toppled.. culminated in

D joined.. relied on

E supplanted.. resided in

66、Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776) is still worth reading, more to appreciate the current----of Smith's valid contributions to economics than to see those contributions as the ----of present-day economics. A disregard.. outgrowths B reaffirmation.. concerns C relevance.. precursors D acceptance.. byproducts E importance.. vestiges

67、Created to serve as perfectly as possible their workaday----, the wooden storage boxes made in America's Shaker communities are now----for their beauty. A environment.. accepted B owners.. employed C function.. valued D reality.. transformed E image.. seen

68、Salazar's presence in the group was so _____ the others that they lost most of their earlier ______; failure, for them, became all but unthinkable. A reassuring to .. trepidation B unnoticed by.. curiosity C unusual to.. harmony D endearing to.. confidence E unexpected by.. exhilaration

69、The idealized paintings of nature produced in the eighteenth century are evidence that the medieval -------natural settings had been ----- and that the outdoors now could be enjoyed without trepidation. A fear of.. exorcised

B concerns about.. regained C affection for.. surmounted D disinterest in.. alleviated E enthusiasm for.. confronted

70、Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by----, the leaders of the movement have recently----most of their previous statements supporting totalitarianism. A intimidation.. issued

B participation.. moderated C proclamation.. codified

D demonstration.. deliberated E coercion.. repudiated

71、Often the difficulties of growing up in the public eye cause child prodigies to ------ the world of achievement before reaching adulthood: happily, they sometimes later return to competition and succeed brilliantly. A ridicule B conquer C retire from

D antagonize E examine

72、Although Johnson's and Smith's initial fascination with the fortunes of those jockeying for power in the law firm----after a few months, the two paid sufficient attention to determine who their lunch partners should be. A revived B emerged C intensified D flagged E persisted

73、Scientists' pristine reputation as devotees of the disinterested pursuit of truth has been----by recent evidence that some scientists have deliberately ----experimental results to further their own careers. A reinforced.. published B validated.. suppressed C exterminated.. replicated D compromised.. fabricated E resuscitated.. challenged

74、Before about 1960, virtually all accounts of evolution assumed most adaptation to be a product of selection at the level of populations; recent studies of evolution, however, have found no----this----view of selection. A departures from... controversial B basis for.. pervasive

C bias toward.. unchallenged D precursors of.. innovative E criticisms of.. renowned

75、Future generations will probably consider current speculations about humanity's place in the universe to be ------- omissions and errors; even rigorous scientific views change, sometimes overnight. A immune from B marred by

C uncorrupted by D correct despite E abridged by

76、Walpole's art collection was huge and fascinating, and his novel The Castle of Otranto was never out of print; none of this mattered to the Victorians, who----him as, at best, ----. A dismissed.. insignificant B judged.. worthwhile C revered.. talented D reviled.. meager E taunted.. dangerous

77、No computer system is immune to a virus, a particularly malicious program that is designed to ------- and electronically -------- the disks on which data are stored. A prepare.. improve B restore.. disable C infect.. damage

D preserve.. secure E invade.. repair

78、As for the alleged value of expert opinion, one need only----government records to see----evidence of the failure of such opinions in many fields. A inspect.. questionable B retain.. circumstantial C distribute.. possible D consult.. strong

E evaluate.. problematic

79、This final essay, its prevailing kindliness----by occasional flashes of savage irony, bespeaks the----character of the author. A illuminated.. imperturbable B marred.. dichotomous C untainted.. vindictive D exemplified.. chivalrous E diluted.. ruthless

80、Despite the----of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize \"pop culture\" as a key for----the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society. A antipathy.. entangling B discernment.. evaluating C pedantry.. reinstating D skepticism.. deciphering E enthusiasm.. symbolizing

81、Johnson never----to ignore the standards of decent conduct mandated by company policy if----compliance with instructions from his superiors enabled him to do so, whatever the effects on his subordinates. A deigned.. tacit

B attempted.. halfhearted C intended.. direct D scrupled.. literal E wished.. feigned