1. Although ________, almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong ________ publicity and controversy. 2 q1 N% ?1 o- G7 G2 M1 V; T4 \
(A) conventional ... interest in
" s% }" @* {& W* h P3 Y8 x. h: v8 D (B) monotonous ... reliance on ( q9 p% |7 s- c5 X
(C) shy ... aversion toward ; s% A2 B& n i& c+ l1 u- f1 |/ o
(D) retiring ... penchant for ! G0 I7 S7 ~; ]$ Z# O: E: E' Y
(E) evasive ... impatience with
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2. Our new tools of systems analysis, powerful though they may be, lead to ________ theories, especially, and predictably, in economics and political science, where productive approaches have long been highly ________. 7 H& V4 W7 V. D( ?/ q4 `7 T$ N
(A) pragmatic ... speculative " C, U6 l6 g3 D' f/ O
(B) inelegant ... efficacious 5 E, V6 I. p# v. Z4 z; F
(C) explanatory ... intuitional
, [- j2 b4 H5 W' _ (D) wrongheaded ... convergent
) V0 I# t" @+ {& b (E) simplistic ... elusive
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. r4 h$ r- b$ M/ }* V3. Although his attempts to appear psychotic were so ________ as to be almost ________, there is evidence that Ezra Pound was able to avoid standing trial for treason merely by faking symptoms of mental illness.
" }! C8 {% l0 Y0 t8 k H (A) spontaneous ... amusing " U$ p9 C& E( O# c3 w9 q, a6 z; Q9 e
(B) contrived ... believable ) c% l, p* x6 I. J
(C) clumsy ... ludicrous 6 R3 \- M- K' M: [
(D) stylized ... distressing - r, a9 f* a" N! q x
(E) sporadic ... premeditated + ~2 f$ g! w3 x# U& v- ?
2 i y7 X |( {# y" J, Y4. Changes of fashion and public taste are often ________ and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most ________ gauges of the state of the public’s collective consciousness.
Z- J2 ?& N, T# B7 u2 o* T3 H! U (A) transparent ... useful
/ W' a# z) L6 F, F% i (B) ephemeral ... sensitive
+ z+ V: W2 a# W! p, b; D" _. A& X (C) faddish ... underutilized
, B/ B9 Y! p' }2 Q6 |4 H) g5 r" g1 s (D) arbitrary ... problematic
- K/ Y4 `3 P6 Y8 b (E) permanent ... reliable ; M, P9 ?; A, z6 n
) a2 ]# k. [1 D4 V5. In spite of the ________ nature of Scotland’s terrain, its main roads are surprisingly free from severe ________.
0 k9 r7 F9 g% b# N( s$ L" }0 T: @ (A) rocky ... weather 0 }8 ~ V. I j( w( l0 p
(B) mountainous ... grades
. N- U) h; E' U. `' H$ _, o: E (C) uncharted ... flooding
5 {9 a6 T0 F1 n( u7 S9 W+ o" t (D) unpredictable ... damage - v7 B$ J5 `' Q! h2 D
(E) landlocked ... slipperiness : d- O9 I7 A5 i7 Z; I/ n
4 k: L0 l6 g( P" O$ z2 {! J6. Comparatively few rock musicians are willing to laugh at themselves, although a hint of ________ can boost sales of video clips very nicely. ) u q1 S$ f/ Y/ z) }# C
(A) self-deprecation " z! ?# r2 B+ o# ^/ ?; y
(B) congeniality # q0 ~# {, o2 S
(C) cynicism
3 _) w6 q: K/ v (D) embarrassment ) l7 H5 Y! H ^2 i
(E) self-doubt - W8 U% Y2 D# }, R0 v( H
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7. While not completely nonplussed by the unusually caustic responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonetheless visibly ________ by their lively criticism.
3 d9 G4 M; w8 `: N2 i# K# u (A) humiliated 8 S0 d5 m2 {4 ?) s$ I
(B) discomfited / E& P3 {( n5 N) M5 e+ P+ p
(C) deluded
* q9 k% |1 k% m! j @( R8 R; | (D) disgraced
4 A' c! n: x6 r (E) tantalized |
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