1. It has been argued that politics as ___, whatever its transcendental claims, has always been the systematic organization of common hatreds.* _. |$ }# y8 ?- J
(A) a theory
E4 @* i/ e' r/ t(B) an ideal8 [, e8 {. \0 X, R- f0 g3 B( h7 D
(C) a practice
" @. S4 u4 a; i/ A- R(D) a contest, |( a; U5 \. M
(E) an enigma
% f1 ^! k% ]. `. i! U. e5 m6 x$ _2. Eric was frustrated because, although he was adept at making lies sound ___, when telling the truth, he___ the power to make himself believed.
+ L# Z4 K R% l! i(A) plausible. . lacked/ [6 \/ E5 l) a( i! D. Y4 Z U
(B) convincing. held6 @9 X: {" {) G5 B# k
(C) honest.. found
! D. | @% Y0 A(D) true.. acquired9 `# N# t! _: o( x
(E) logical.. claimed& j; M1 P l! H# d- R
3. The Chinese, who began systematic astronomical and weather observations shortly after the ancient Egyptians, were assiduous record-keepers ,and because of this ,can claim humanity's longest continuous___ of natural events.& L0 L' `6 Q& m/ X
(A) defiance
: o. \- r$ u; @( j" M1 b(B) documentation
) C" D4 u/ k; w+ }3 e+ l(C) maintenance5 x+ L6 @% I) V, ?- h4 A& C
(D) theory7 ^- E7 h; }) I( i# K+ w
(E) domination9 x1 h' P6 q( L! B
4. The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era is viewed by most art historians ___because, instead of an increasingly___ pictorial art , we find degeneration.
( z0 ~; v. v& l/ f9 z(A) milestone. .debased; `8 V# ? S# b% K7 K' }- Q
(B) consolidation. .diverse& s+ s7 j K5 x# [: K
(C) calamity.. aberrant3 W9 R4 p# d* O3 o( q% c
(D) regression.. sophisticated" c+ F4 O5 U* _7 Y& s) a1 }: ^
(E) continuation. .improved* b3 u% \/ }3 M
5. A perennial goal in zoology is to infer function from___ , relating the ___of an organism to its physical form and cellular organization.
3 G, }( b; [3 C& T(A) age.. ancestry2 {% U" b% d0 B" u/ L
(B) classification..appearance& Z6 h7 l: _3 ^$ ~( p& m6 y
(C) size..movement
% @1 B7 _! ^- I( q; K% F(D) structure..behavior/ j, {" Z# y" i; l% L( G, v
(E) location..habitat3 G2 C" M0 F9 N* M; \! ^/ Z
6. The breathing spell provided by the ___arms shipments should give all the combatants a chance to reevaluate their positions.; B2 Z4 q l. k+ j6 N) c, \; Y
(A) plethora of1 |% J4 G6 q7 f0 \
(B) moratorium on
; H% C( u7 G( H(C) reciprocation of0 g6 U; d% g( t7 p. f
(D) concentration on q' j0 c' F8 [% ?" o6 J# g1 F& O
(E) development of
) U$ q; A6 ? S) P9 ^. k7. Charlotte Salomon's biography is a reminder that the currents of private life, however diverted, dislodged, or twisted by ___public events, retain their hold on the___ recording them.
# K1 D% K! F& v3 ]1 I(A) transitory.. culture
( O+ L4 D, @4 z6 J3 {: C(B) dramatic.. majority
" X+ Z2 l+ R5 n4 C; I$ U5 n( [0 H(C) overpowering. .individual
/ L# }8 [8 [3 d M6 o q(D) conventional.. audience
2 u& T; j- U6 g3 F; D! N(E) relentless. .institution
0 q, w* _3 }% t. e- w/ u) V, b, _8. 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 ___ .0 Y0 \( w3 S% f# O9 m+ v8 K6 T
(A) text.. clarity
" z& n6 k7 d) \! e m(B) work.. tradition/ r+ R2 b! S2 y+ f
(C) genre.. deviation5 z" Q7 n/ R9 b
(D) oration.. grandiloquence
# K! r! P5 L+ q(E) achievement.. rigidity2 i, M4 a1 ?* d* D
9. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi's "Celeste Aida "normally a tenor's___ , with the casual enthusiasm of a fold singer performing one of his favorite___ .
5 ~' ^5 s: o; F9 o. T; T(A) pitfall.. recitals
- \3 ^) k- O) _" S3 q/ l(B) glory. .chorales- D; S: }1 ]* ] a3 b
(C) nightmare.. ballads2 p: z5 Y/ F& N1 u/ B7 Q; {
(D) delight.. chanteys
, Z& j2 F+ s+ H' k- g: c(E) routine.. composers 0 H9 z' g& ?8 \1 D
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10. Although___ , almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong___ publicity and controversy.5 [9 U+ t4 w- h: P) q. T
(A) conventional. .interest in
# A, Q) M1 ]+ W( a$ ]1 e(B) monotonous.. reliance on1 x3 h6 U; ^2 h" ~
(C) shy.. aversion toward
# J/ D: m$ P. A( k(D) retiring. .penchant for, ?4 X+ t- g/ T& W5 l
(E) evasive.. impatience with, [4 `5 p7 \6 T
11. In sharp contrast to the intense___ of the young republic, with its utopian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress , recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved___ .# [! N! @! ?7 G4 X/ v5 L- E
(A) idealism.. cynicism
6 E2 ^4 v0 v2 E7 B L(B) individualism. escapism
% r" k6 _! v, i/ e(C) sectarianism.. recklessness
1 Y" O; {4 T/ Y' s' F(D) assertiveness. .ambition* t6 s, p" `1 Z4 R& P) h
(E) righteousness.. egalitarianism
, M S2 ?' ]) \( U( K, I' M+ r12. Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ___the incipient___ among geologists about the validity of the theory of continental drift.; V U% X4 H$ Q- t" ^4 }' R) p
(A) obviating.. consensus
3 A3 U6 f: X8 z(B) forestalling.. rift. s. P; l+ b3 N% i# e% ~
(C) escalating.. debates) i% N m: f, a% @7 R
(D) engendering.. speculation
_6 f0 \+ G; E$ U( F+ p/ G' l(E) resolving.. rumors
- r# M9 c7 x0 |$ [: i- Y9 T8 C4 ~13. The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, ___between rulers and citizens based on those laws and procedures that are___ to the maintenance of community.
3 U d) d- M/ |3 E) V(A) a compromise. .inimical
% K8 ]7 j8 L+ F9 x7 \(B) an interdependence. .subsidiary; j: P1 T' N% W' F$ ~! n
(C) a counterpoint.. incidental
2 `! c; {9 Q) s+ e, ^& J( p9 X(D) an equivalence. .prerequisite
( {6 F. N: I2 V4 K(E) a reciprocity.. conducive# R6 d; i2 k6 [( A; T. `
14. For someone as ___ as she, who preferred to speak only when absolutely necessary , his relentless chatter was completely___ .
9 ^% i/ [' C' R+ P# f5 j5 ^(A) ingenuous.. ignorant" r8 w2 i1 A& B$ d1 A
(B) curt.. enchanting
! U6 c! b% ?3 _$ h(C) cheerful.. idle& L: w1 s& g# b
(D) laconic.. maddening
: `3 w! N) r. e7 c(E) forward. .pointless
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15. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit the old, a way in which each generation can ___its immediate predecessor and distinguish itself. |
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