051. A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals.
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(D) traditional
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052. Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. e7 {% e" a( @% a f1 k R
The phrase "largely renounces" is closest in meaning to which of following?. g! U! V4 }: z; t7 v0 Y2 C$ O, T$ w [7 ^
(A) generally rejects
# R8 h: o+ @ u* U0 c6 O(B) greatly modifies
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053. Secular institutions, of control such as the police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order, and a money-based economy prevails. Because of these contrasts, "popular" may be viewed as clearly different from "folk"." B8 b" K2 r8 j/ N8 L( |
The word "prevails" is closest in meaning to which of following?
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(B) provides
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(D) invests
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. O$ c( z9 {! V054. Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to discern the subtle atmospheric changes that precede these storms.
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(A) complex
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5 q5 Q/ S. U% y055. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyzing this large volume of weather information.7 i4 F* G; j5 Z6 G2 c% ?) {
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(D) work over
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