106. Breaking with established musical conventions, Stravinsky was ________ composer whose heterodox works infuriated the traditionalists of his day.- W8 P1 ?; C4 O4 A& N( t
(A) a derivative z- O- X4 ^) O& n, {* @
(B) an iconoclastic9 X+ [8 T- [* J; G, V3 u t
(C) an uncontroversial
4 Q( J: H! o5 u. q (D) a venerated
3 }) L) z' r c. Z (E) a trite
9 [3 X, @. F0 ?9 Y* r1 j; A 107. British ________ contemporary art has been an obstacle even for modem artists now revered as great, such as Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, who were ________ for years before winning acceptance.
/ ?$ z+ Z/ v' \ (A) veneration of ... eulogized
$ M% M& a: e j- Z$ z% v/ f( E (B) indifference to ... dismissed: Z7 ]$ ?" u) U* s0 X
(C) disdain for ... lauded! A% B, x$ D: k; V9 m; z
(D) ignorance of ... studied
. O) M0 w6 o" q" R$ p7 B6 ] (E) intolerance of ... vindicated
5 Z1 h. a5 R* B; t. n8 u 108. British collectors are notorious for their ________ of interest in ________ art; much preferring to collect antiques and "important" pictures by long-dead artists.* a" H4 k$ _5 ~& c9 X7 ^# s
(A) wealth ... modern
: s3 R3 ^& l0 u9 I# H9 z+ g (B) growth ... abstract6 Y2 V- b# ?# j% T
(C) lack ... posthumous, c. {- A5 o4 h) o1 i- Y* G* P C
(D) resurgence ... innovative3 A- W8 a) i' ~7 Z4 _
(E) dearth ... contemporary
* B( j. J' C0 X5 M6 q' `7 _ 109. Burdened by debt, Lydgate abandons his dreams of reforming medicine to take a conventional but ________ practice in London.
: e9 Q. E; z: r$ Z2 h# E4 A% \ (A) lucrative4 @) p9 W7 N- l9 d: u
(B) ordinary% a- k0 p: f3 S2 y! Q0 R
(C) innovative
0 k# Y% J' q; [8 s, F% } (D) intangible* H4 L, L* t2 O7 f' f
(E) exotic# L* y2 z- n3 P1 y
110. By communicating through pointing and making gestures, Charles was able to overcome any ________ difficulties that arose during his recent trip to Japan.; m, I$ O* e7 ~3 J. i& \; S
(A) peripatetic
/ u, c4 u% J1 ~. @& r4 r (B) linguistic
5 P E0 Z) Z) D3 M, c, R (C) plausible
$ B: w" O8 ]! G% [ (D) monetary* y- c* d) H& g0 y5 f# P
(E) territorial [4 o7 F2 s) ]& z, O- p" w
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