1. It is puzzling to observe that Jones’s novel has recently been criticized for its ________ structure, since commentators have traditionally argued that its most obvious ________ is its relentlessly rigid, indeed schematic, framework. & W/ {; `- j7 E- t
(A) attention to ... preoccupation
0 t d8 u, M/ P0 B, h (B) speculation about ... characteristic
7 H; g% l, A) H. u: x& { (C) parody of ... disparity
2 x @: H. n$ L5 i4 I (D) violation of ... contradiction $ N1 m/ g5 L( l4 i5 m2 C8 n
(E) lack of ... flaw
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; `5 i/ v: r& g9 ]2. 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.
6 o( S7 Z; m7 E# m8 g; w (A) magnanimity ... reparations
( C, @6 t4 C) R2 u7 N: t (B) inventiveness ... benefits 2 a4 ~% p; Z4 y) p: _( r
(C) largesse ... perquisites 9 D4 X2 D3 y( v9 u2 I. e
(D) discernment ... prerogatives / O& |: N; u5 F+ k! ~" `
(E) altruism ... credits
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3. If duty is the natural ________ of one’s ________ the course of future events, then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not. 9 R: w+ I9 z5 t% d1 G6 ~1 n
(A) correlate ... understanding of
3 r; @' s! c! H. s( Y (B) outgrowth ... control over
3 X( c2 I5 V+ n& r (C) determinant ... involvement in 7 z8 \" B' _& j& ]. N
(D) mitigant ... preoccupation with
6 P& c( l1 Y' u2 ^) X (E) arbiter ... responsibility for 7 S. S" ]! F3 l: n$ m0 Z4 y& `
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4. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi’s "Celeste Aida", normally a tenor’s ________, with the casual enthusiasm of a folk singer performing one of his favorite ________. + A8 f0 ` z; X5 |# H8 G4 ~
(A) pitfall ... recitals
. [' G% ] l5 q; V, r/ ^9 v. F (B) glory ... chorales
7 h0 b1 K1 q* F2 k5 a9 V (C) nightmare ... ballads
B' G: T- z/ Z- m9 X( b (D) delight ... chanteys 4 U9 ~# V/ O# Z. _6 M
(E) routine ... composers 8 `# v; h6 X: q5 |6 ]
& }( |; f: K j! [2 M" ^5. Cynics believe that people who ________ compliments do so in order to be praised twice. * F1 s' ^! ~8 P/ `7 w% q8 ]/ a
(A) bask in 2 Q4 v9 o* L; H5 v& h4 L# B4 K
(B) give out
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(D) gloat over
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