156. Even Cormac McCarthy, Don DeLillo, and William Gaddis—eminent novelists who are notoriously ________ when it comes to ________ have surrendered to the exigencies of modern publishing and agreed to be the subjects of magazine articles.
, J7 q1 S. r, J8 T (A) prolific ... writing/ b) E4 O) L! Q# H* D& v
(B) egotistical ... fame
) l. T& ?2 Q# Y (C) overrated ... style: m7 v) k/ E/ G3 z/ p5 d2 U& Q% J! W
(D) irate ... delays4 a' g' I. w7 b( T' V+ p5 i
(E) shy ... publicity N1 H5 A- w* {% }' ^1 l' |2 [
157. Even as the local climate changed from humid to arid and back—a change that caused other animals to become extinct- our almost—human ancestors ________ by learning how to use the new flora.# L5 {- P( v: |
(A) anticipated
5 L- a- K& x n$ v3 n" T/ j (B) survived% D. T% {) P# y- |
(C) diverged, m9 S7 h( B" |% X
(D) deteriorated
. Q+ [# f: `: Y# [ m& d/ n (E) migrated
+ j0 ]$ A- f. w$ y 158. Even critics who do not ________ Robin Williams' interpretation of the part ________ him as an inventive comic actor who has made a serious attempt to come to terms with one of the most challenging roles of our time.
2 }! Y+ M- u; w( L' c* j (A) dissent from ... dismiss/ P3 v8 i" s' P2 o" o9 E; o
(B) cavil at ... welcome( ]! W" H/ d* A8 \' s% o& T
(C) agree with ... denounce
4 {8 g% e' I" I( t# V, [ (D) recoil from ... deride6 Z. y2 V- D) ?3 }
(E) concur with ... acknowledge/ c2 e- e3 f: b% ^) L4 U5 v
159. Even if you do not ________ what I have to say, I would appreciate your listening to me with an open mind.8 w4 ]4 o6 G; Y% m3 {+ {; W* F! g1 F
(A) concur with5 F# }- }: ~1 S
(B) reject# Z- H8 L+ y' q+ _! n
(C) clarify7 s; G r; W, Z6 s& k
(D) deviate from1 |% q- W& p" [$ K: | D/ d" ]
(E) anticipate" I& c- @8 u. E
160. Even though nonbreeding female mole rats are ________ , when the queen mole rat dies, several females suddenly ________ their sexual and reproductive powers and battle one another to replace her.9 L8 h+ f$ @+ [
(A) prolific ... accept
! W/ k! n, n7 w, u% a (B) sterile ... regain
5 B' a1 N; D3 ^/ k7 R1 ? (C) barren ... relinquish" `& \3 Z+ k u& j% ^, g" f
(D) fecund ... recover A/ S, e0 E3 z" _' O7 N
(E) fragile... lose0 v8 x0 v1 ?- d( B) H5 C; H2 r
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