31. Although Barbara Tuchman never earned a graduate degree, she nonetheless ________ a scholarly career as a historian noted for her vivid style and ________ erudition.
' o$ G4 R2 F/ O9 K# ]2 `. _! m (A) interrupted ... deficient - s+ [' W c$ V) x- g
(B) relinquished ... immense
$ e& |- y: a7 v# L! t1 } (C) abandoned ... capricious 6 z6 i# T/ U. g4 {- u1 J" j- J) N5 u. E
(D) pursued ... prodigious . q) O2 O3 v. p ~' `; e; W
(E) followed ... scanty 2 \* o( k; @7 B6 o6 I, N# a7 [
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32. Although Britain’s film makers often produce fine films, they are studiously ________ and rarely aim at a mass market.
: _: }5 h4 J$ }3 X$ N (A) commercial (B) viable
( H! z' r2 B" v: Z- O8 a, \ (C) derivative (D) elitist
- P5 c1 p* g0 |! Q2 `, U (E) collaborative W% g& d; S4 G) @( S
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33. Although Henry was not in general a sentimental man, occasionally he would feel a touch of ________ for the old days and would contemplate making a brief excursion to Boston to revisit his childhood friends. ) b$ ?, I% U/ b, v0 t+ o
(A) exasperation
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(C) nostalgia + n. |1 u( [# \0 k B) N
(D) lethargy 4 \7 D- K2 h& X( N9 f
(E) anxiety 0 q! \$ z% z4 _( M: s2 T
7 S9 w# V3 ~/ }34. Although I have always been confused by our ________ system, I ________ traveling on the subways occasionally. ( b2 A+ G8 `. J ?+ y; G$ u
(A) mercantile ... remember
; ]: N! [% {( P8 X# C3 z% v, J/ N" _ (B) monetary ... deplore ( ^6 n) y6 I2 a, N4 _8 S
(C) social ... ponder & j2 x' w2 A* o
(D) transit ... relish " `; B1 t% X/ l$ ]! F) f
(E) revolutionary ... prefer / B9 T# m/ H4 G5 h5 D2 ?: `! r
7 L2 l! ~" R8 s0 k, j35. Although Josephine Tey is arguably as good a mystery writer as Agatha Christie, she is clearly far less ________ than Christie, having written only six books in comparison to Christie’s sixty.
_' {/ K/ G$ A: T* m (A) coherent (B) prolific 2 a, B1 J5 @; P" W. B
(C) equivocal (D) pretentious
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