76. Because auto repair places have such ________ rates, many community colleges have ________ courses in automotive mechanics.
& ^, J8 M) M5 s8 M* Z (A) shattering ... planned3 ~9 @8 W o$ m: z0 ~' r( I; J
(B) exorbitant ... instituted5 }# t. j& {# p5 h9 B
(C) impertinent ...discussed
& I' A( T; Z6 {' _% ^( r8 ~: ~! J (D) reasonable ... introduced
0 j1 F& b) J$ q* f! o" e (E) intolerable ... discontinued * L! u- U t$ }# A* n
77. Because fruit juice fills babies' small stomachs and ruins their appetite for foods that contain nutrients they ________ , consuming large quantities can actually prove ________ to babies less than 24 months old.
1 f! x9 I: B! f( f (A) prefer ... beneficial" L( j1 J- Z: `8 K. Z7 ` S' g M n
(B) choose ... counterproductive
" _+ `$ t* U) C. ~2 G' \ (C) require ... helpful
- {- G' y6 ^! a (D) need ... detrimental
8 Q _/ K2 p" o# L& p5 E0 Z (E) ingest ... advantageous
* l2 w% A5 n& L0 F7 j5 V& ^* h78. Because he had abandoned his post and joined forces with the Indians, his fellow officers considered the hero of Dances with Wolves a ________ . D2 D) K! z' |
(A) martinet& X) q6 K* n/ G9 v. c) X
(B) braggart. c+ ~4 x8 d! B4 y' _
(C) renegade
- N% Q7 ?3 y2 t* y (D) skinflint/ P! g8 j1 p" ?: \
(E) laggard : ^9 |) x8 D' W. R, {$ V3 w
79. Because he had assumed that the child's first, fierce rush of grief would quickly ________ , Murdstone was astonished to find him still ________ .& n; E7 i( J# Z9 X
(A) subside ... disconsolate6 R. _; h8 d3 m/ W% `; X" y' q
(B) fade ... irresolute
) M8 X- }2 d0 k$ h' U7 w, k (C) elapse ... disingenuous9 w: y9 z; T# y& E$ \' c
(D) escalate ... forlorn
9 d/ t0 J5 A9 `6 f# l (E) dwindle ... dormant' a0 D9 w: B' d0 N3 w1 z( v! [* _
80. Because he is so ________ , we can never predict what course he will take at any moment." a, b3 m8 t6 A4 Q) M2 N; q& e
(A) incoherent
. i+ A! l7 h1 ~" U3 E; `' r; A (B) superficial/ T4 H( w; E5 E$ [
(C) capricious
/ @( C% j2 l" ?0 C* ]* N (D) deleterious( l2 `1 c5 M+ w0 y) C) E7 B
(E) conventional0 K) p2 u9 E; o4 y( P
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