246. Instead of taking exaggerated precautions against touching or tipping or jarring the bottle of wine, the waitress handled it quite ________ , being careful only to use a napkin to keep her hands from the cool bottle itself.9 I4 T) c' x$ _" v6 u
(A) fastidiously
) x1 `7 K( q) b V7 [) x (B) reverently
: a9 Y" j: Z! ]& Z. j8 W% J" ^ (C) nonchalantly
1 B* P5 J" J& r7 t0 k% T (D) tentatively; c/ d9 I( P6 Q" R0 ]% I
(E) ambivalently
) e2 }2 r5 [* S, j2 L2 a, R! Y 247. Irony can, after a fashion, become a mode of escape: to laugh at the terrors of life is in some sense to ________ them.
& F0 W/ D* e4 N (A) overstate
9 |' Z5 u: \1 H( g; J (B) revitalize" b+ ]+ F) m$ k) l% h2 m
(C) corroborate @- h. c0 @8 z" V$ Q# {
(D) evade# N+ p1 [8 {) D% n6 h
(E) license
' u1 f3 |3 I" I) E1 Q: Z 248. Isozaki's love for detail is apparent everywhere in the new museum, but fortunately the details are ________ to the building's larger formal composition, which is ________ by the busyness of much recent architecture.% d) l6 V& ]9 q$ Z) }6 i1 g
(A) important ... harmed# s; c X" B. ?; L+ J# L1 K
(B) irrelevant ... fragmented
+ L, V8 A( p6 R; D% q9 p (C) subordinated ... unencumbered8 k2 `3 y' U8 R+ H# N& p
(D) appropriate ... echoed
* h4 @7 B# }3 `( w: `9 K( R+ h7 ] (E) incidental ... nullified; g+ K1 u, ~: ?0 T
249. It is ________ to try to destroy pests completely with chemical poisons, for as each new chemical pesticide is introduced, the insects gradually become ________ to it.
7 O$ P- L! Q2 a1 z (A) useless ... drawn0 b3 Q3 x' z. A
(B) pointless ... vulnerable
7 y( m& a3 s% g; I (C) futile ... resistant: J Y2 k* q# z: k7 S6 a+ {1 i
(D) wicked ... indifferent
* V3 {4 x# S, L7 l( @2 Q; b. d (E) worthwhile ... immune
# Y. ` ^+ ]7 [% u) ?% k$ n$ C 250. It is a relief to see people who can be interested in the arts without being "arty" collectors who collect for their own ________ rather than for ________ .( ?, @( k F, k2 C' o
(A) enjoyment ... satisfaction' a, _* Z' x; Z% A) ^9 }
(B) interest ... pleasure
m! o! f, ]- n- S; R" M6 I8 V (C) reputation ... amusement
* r- s, _% r& t4 D& h (D) delight ... show8 o! V$ d+ e+ \1 k, a
(E) education ... fulfillment
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