146. During the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson remained ________ and in full command of the situation in spite of the hysteria and panic all around him.
4 o/ S* Z! G5 U2 O8 p2 g (A) impassable: B: L2 N" ~! M0 N9 O& V0 R4 }+ A
(B) imperturbable
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3 { H" G# I4 P9 N9 t( J: p (D) frenetic
+ n% l& p% |5 x! n5 Q (E) lackadaisical
' a/ D& a, {) d5 A 147. During the Dark Ages, hermits and other religious ________ fled the world to devote themselves to silent contemplation.
# W" d# Q {% x+ \3 ]3 M4 L (A) renegades
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(C) altruists) i- R: N: |; i, a" H8 N' t, B
(D) recluses
2 X C$ l& J& R8 ^ V- ? (E) convictions
) q( ]3 |" z* Z" G1 v 148. During the Ice Ages, muskoxen ranged as far south as Iowa, in North America, and Spain, in Europe, but in recent centuries the species has been ________ arctic tundra habitats, such as Greenland and the arctic islands of Canada.4 k* |. Y+ @9 t( L! V% P
(A) barred from) R8 O4 B( j5 Y' f& ^1 a+ n& S0 B
(B) confined to
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(D) enervated by
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149. During the last four decades of Tennyson's long life, his creative powers never ________ , some of his most remarkable work coming after the age of 70.1 d6 ?/ e3 Q' Z0 C; |- S
(A) recovered
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(C) flagged$ m6 a+ I( q V l: n0 [
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(E) broadened0 S- ^2 T3 {# V) U. `
150. During the troubles of 1750, the ________ of Scotland was terrible; many Scots could afford nothing to eat but oatmeal porridge.
" w3 A/ u+ `% S, D- K (A) anarchy4 N% _) {8 l$ W/ Q* v
(B) reputation
( E8 T4 l* W) p" r; Q0 \+ b1 p (C) punishment" G5 m2 n$ t$ b" L
(D) apathy (E) poverty
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