1. Created to serve as perfectly as possible their workaday----, the wooden storage boxes made in America's Shaker communities are now----for
/ J" L. o/ K0 i$ k' Ztheir beauty.
- ?& [7 R4 V \4 L& J" y; p(A) environment.. accepted; z/ e# @1 s2 }* s% D. i
(B) owners.. employed: V, h- b: f6 F: U, X7 j6 G9 Z6 P
(C) function.. valued4 J6 f) M# t3 _) }. T* V
(D) reality.. transformed$ Q+ v! t6 s" ~# i- [* x
(E) image.. seen
- j* s& A0 p, m- ~& `) M2. In order to----her theory that the reactions are ----, the scientist conducted many experiments, all of which showed that the heat of the first reaction is more than twice that of the second.
) i& R {5 i: b$ z(A) support.. different
* M/ j: @8 P0 F' j/ ^# K6 k(B) comprehend.. constant, M# u" m, A( E0 L. {, v
(C) evaluate.. concentrated
" F/ c9 J/ g) y, c% m t0 l(D) capture.. valuable
2 z2 C1 I2 J9 G8 a$ G2 B(E) demonstrate.. problematic
% s" K# o8 i: \' @7 F3. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to----accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.) s$ S3 S1 O! z7 ~' u, E2 c. @- z
(A) insular
3 L* X: r) G/ _* d9 [, s3 K9 g7 @' M(B) investigative
3 ^+ Y# z; m$ \0 P1 G2 r(C) synoptic, u( |! I+ O# z3 @/ I) C
(D) subjective
$ x' I8 ^7 x# g# _. T# x' j8 d5 _9 K(E) sensational
" q( U; p' j, z, J5 N1 d8 ^4. William James lacked the usual----death; writing to his dying father, he spoke without----about the old man's impending death.
0 y2 {, Q( H; H2 C9 b% T& B(A) longing for.. regret ) S1 t% Y# x S" _; a5 j
(B) awe of.. inhibition
& { P+ Q) H) @4 L7 \& A& B D(C) curiosity about.. rancor! l$ b+ z8 X* i# G2 `( V5 `
(D) apprehension of.. eloquence" m: F- w: X0 n9 ~2 s% V
(E) anticipation of.. commiseration5 L6 Z0 u0 N( |) Q& b
5. Current data suggest that, although----states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically.9 F8 r% T& b3 Z4 L+ G
(A) simultaneous
4 M6 X# G; V. v$ l) `8 h(B) serious- ^9 s' a3 c4 ~
(C) exceptional9 p, i: q( t! Y* `# i1 @
(D) partial0 }; z) g3 n: u( u% Q
(E) transitional2 r: x$ ^$ S2 Z; H0 d' X
6. 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.2 Z c0 u+ V. L4 Y4 R% S5 Y
(A) magnanimity.. reparations9 B0 P% H; j" ^
(B) inventiveness.. benefits2 A3 \- O+ E5 J! L+ V2 n2 h. \- m0 Q
(C) largesse.. perquisites1 d: o. I; i& X# H
(D) discernment.. prerogatives) A0 D4 U+ B& N1 v# o
(E) altruism.. credits
) F% o/ ?2 E3 @0 Y7. There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is----other forms.
9 M, L$ [) ]: n9 L(A) segregated from
& t* x9 n8 }, P6 E(B) parallel to2 N7 Q& }, l! I+ w% H" X) a
(C) dependent on ; v/ c) [" ]) d5 s
(D) overshadowed by! r# x$ U: F1 l: V5 C, D% n
(E) mimicked by
6 N! Y) X# l8 W8. The sale of Alaska was not so much an American coup as a matter of----for an imperial Russia that was short of cash and unable to----its own continental coastline.3 T3 |5 @( q" x$ c1 S% w
(A) negligence.. fortify # ^# e0 R- k# Z% H' i4 T
(B) custom.. maintain
0 e: D5 H# U* Q; W(C) convenience.. stabilize
/ z* P* l& O( o8 U2 K" f(D) expediency.. defend, h8 j0 c2 l. [5 v* H) ^% b+ j. ]" _
(E) exigency.. reinforce" z2 z( G, F) N
9. While not completely nonplussed by the usually caustic responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonetheless visibly----by their lively criticism.
# y5 u- I, d- ]; v- x0 w1 i+ G(A) humiliated
# f. a' K9 U, U! m(B) discomfited
( Y2 F' q* C7 O" x1 a. T$ e$ [. @(C) deluded
5 ]' C1 x& c9 Y4 ^+ b: U(D) disgraced
! }( v8 A# T" q$ k: u(E) tantalized
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: ^/ s# K5 w2 i10. In eighth-century Japan, people who---- wasteland were rewarded with official ranks as part of an effort to overcome the shortage of----fields.2 b# ]# f/ q% Q7 O6 m t
(A) conserved.. forested
/ p' `5 I0 A5 B6 k(B) reclaimed.. arable
! \" J& d" {+ l! Q! r(C) cultivated.. domestic. h% j+ b- ~% l1 j4 Q
(D) irrigated.. accessible
; B" n9 E& T& F* a: u0 t(E) located.. desirable |