1. Job failure means being fired from a job, being asked to resign, or leaving ________ to protect yourself because you had very strong evidence that one of the first two was ________.
" j/ P, Z& C0 G6 _4 e2 s. Q& `# W4 E (A) voluntarily ... impending 1 e8 y; @7 a0 _ ^6 e) [! m4 n. s
(B) abruptly ... significant ' O H4 k d# @; m) o
(C) knowingly ... operative ) Y, t3 X' K# y0 S+ f( O) M
(D) understandably ... pertinent
5 ^; e$ t+ e3 R. C- J (E) eventually ... intentional ' I/ k% [7 d5 C2 `5 S! ~! e& U
% f& `, T/ a# n2. An institution concerned about its reputation is at the mercy of the actions of its members; because the misdeeds of individuals are often used to ________ the institutions of which they are a part. 9 @: T/ P7 E$ a8 N
(A) reform 4 b2 z( u k, z+ E2 k
(B) coerce 0 R, \6 F3 w5 d- \# p
(C) honor ; c1 }& _+ ~! A3 d& j- Q1 ]" {
(D) discredit 4 K$ d# d3 D4 p
(E) intimidate d0 Q& f8 }. L# l
5 S+ L! ]$ \8 X1 O J3. The president’s secretary and his chief aide adored him, and both wrote obsessively ________ personal memoirs about him; unfortunately, however, ________ does not make for true intimacy. 7 V$ P8 e% B6 n
(A) fatuous ... frankness
) z6 _# @$ ^1 D, z; n (B) devoted ... idolatry 7 b' e' b) g0 Q% b# B! y
(C) garrulous ... confidentiality
M) x& S S4 E, T( }3 T' a (D) candid ... discretion
8 v5 A6 U5 a& o( V$ u+ k (E) rancorous ... criticism
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4. People frequently denigrate books about recent catastrophes as morally ________ attempts to profit, from misfortune, but in my view our desire for such books, together with the venerable tradition to which they belong, ________ them. 2 W! t4 q$ S& ` V6 ?$ w7 E
(A) inopportune ... encourages 4 p' m/ u6 d* K; A, {7 K
(B) fortuitous ... fosters
& g. y$ v: n5 A (C) treacherous ... safeguards ) v/ Z) T& B u R0 J
(D) despicable ... legitimizes
8 }/ p. F U( U4 j4 x (E) corrupt ... generates 3 p# i+ A* y8 m3 g* i
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5. That many of the important laws of science were discovered during experiments designed to ________ other phenomena suggests that experimental results are the ________ of inevitable natural forces rather than of planning. 0 d: d' O% p+ S8 D! v
(A) analyze ... foundations 3 n5 ^) M6 i. ^9 @
(B) disprove ... predecessors + a4 g/ k0 R& Q3 ~# U/ e- Y, Z9 O4 N
(C) alter ... adjuncts 1 _8 \6 `. G# s& d2 X
(D) illuminate ... consequence
6 D: V2 c( l, i" s. C (E) verify ... essence
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9 A" z3 g" I' D3 k! e. f& k6. The painting was larger than it appeared to be, for, hanging in a darkened recess of the chapel, it was ________ by the perspective. - q! x# `8 w$ ~3 v* Y b
(A) improved
8 {9 s6 L, G) h6 A" k5 m: ?5 @# o (B) aggrandized ! X& `" B2 w* v9 O; F# U# [
(C) embellished , q/ q. X" Q. P4 e4 }; Q' c
(D) jeopardized 9 m* |: ^) A8 a" g; P/ m
(E) diminished $ J4 @/ Z2 e0 k- I' e) k6 W
/ w( m! y$ K D) C& ^! N& R3 f2 P7. Ever prey to vagrant impulses that impelled him to ________ his talents on a host of unworthy projects, his very ________ nonetheless enhanced his reputation, for the sheer energy of his extravagance dazzled observers.
3 H& X4 J5 h) q# q (A) undermine ... enthusiasm
6 Q" d: v' Z0 \% f) F- h' M# r, n (B) isolate ... selectiveness 1 Q% Q1 W! I1 b: I4 f
(C) display ... affability
! Y' |% i# P$ X! p4 a7 _ (D) squander ... dissipation |
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