126. Deloria has his detractors, but his critics have had amazingly ________ success at shaking his self-confidence or ________ his reputation.
5 t; `0 |. S& E& u# b (A) great ... repairing
" J- @+ }% t* O( a- s (B) widespread ... bolstering
" } c a. h6 ~ (C) little ... denting
4 l. {7 `( v! J, _: D (D) small ... enhancing
* y- A L, Y' S4 G( Q3 _ (E) poor ... restoring
2 M& ^2 j( ?$ M, }& G% Z# b. s5 e 127. Despite all its ________ , a term of enlistment in the Peace Corps can be both stirring and satisfying to a college graduate still undecided on a career.4 r) G8 ^6 x' z
(A) rewards8 q7 }2 V. X, s8 }% B# J
(B) renown
/ w' P" m3 P. y3 u8 }. s (C) adventures
# I, ^' q- p8 c# j" \ (D) romance
6 y- E( A" Y7 g. y (E) frustrations
& n7 R# Z9 o* T+ |- n' K$ l5 e4 d- ~ 28. Despite an affected ________ which convinced casual observers that he was indifferent about his painting and enjoyed only frivolity, Warhol cared deeply about his art and labored at it ________ .+ e% w( {) e5 @2 P# i
(A) nonchalance ... diligently" x6 t$ h& w7 [5 Q$ ?: M- I
(B) empathy ... methodically0 G$ |% ]# Y, K0 J! Q
(C) fervor ... secretly
+ |3 v) d, c {. d. X5 C (D) gloom ... intermittently* o2 l. x8 x% ^9 r: S
(E) hysteria ... sporadically H0 {: | I! Q$ y
129. Despite careful restoration and cleaning of the murals in the 1960s, the colors slowly but steadily ________ .7 [2 j! A% R& r& c+ B8 M
(A) persisted
' g% z5 o9 _* D6 B (B) embellished% W/ a" p# B( w! n
(C) saturated
) |+ h; W1 d% }$ K9 W x' { (D) deteriorated! k. u" X% w h9 `3 ~+ S6 J& _
(E) stabilized; i/ E2 t: |7 _; M* ~" }
130. Despite her compassionate nature, the new nominee to the Supreme Court was single-minded and ________ in her strict ________ the letter of the law.
/ X3 b: K6 N% h2 G% k* [7 Z (A) merciful ... interpretation of
6 W$ a A3 }' s3 v2 p( n+ I (B) uncompromising ... adherence to4 W/ W* @* _6 D( P7 D* A
(C) dilatory ... affirmation of3 p4 F* N& ~, W4 u3 X9 p
(D) vindictive ... deviation from7 a, n& m3 H! P, [9 {+ S7 D) B
(E) lenient ... dismissal of. T3 n5 M/ D: x& L% z1 y
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