371. Tacitus’ descriptions of Germanic tribal customs were ________ by the ________ state of communications in his day, but they match the accounts of other contemporary writers. 6 T. r) f3 ]7 `# P+ \0 d
(A) defined ... inconsequential ! o2 G8 s9 ~2 j h7 z- p- B
(B) limited ... primitive
+ m$ _# @# }+ |. ?, h (C) enriched ... antiquated
i1 o7 o/ P( I$ p9 V (D) contradicted ... thriving
0 C" u9 u9 \% G( E$ s5 X$ G4 ]0 m; | (E) muddled ... suspended
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372. Telling gripping tales about a central character engaged in a mighty struggle with events, modern biographies satisfy the American appetite for ________ narratives.
" X' Y- a1 H& b+ ]! \ (A) lyrical (B) colloquial , k; ]2 v- `! f! r2 D! P& e
(C) digressive (D) undemanding : h/ h5 I8 m3 C( |
(E) epic 4 } i8 j' \% |# i6 v# Z
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373. Thanks to the emerging technology of active noise control, automakers may soon be able to ________ noise inside a car and create the long-promised "quiet ride." 5 y% u, ~6 _: R6 J/ ], h
(A) dampen (B) energize
; b n5 N3 j, V& i. N9 L (C) undertake (D) concentrate 3 j' F3 E) t3 U7 |
(E) augment 7 m: W+ s* s! A( e, X) L4 D0 j
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374. That Mr. Willis’s newest film is No. 1 at the box office this week is a testament to ! h2 P+ G' K+ T. h1 ~6 b. k5 T" d
the star’s ________ power and not to the reviews, which were ________ at best. 1 e+ _7 h$ x) C+ k% K1 V3 a" d1 C
(A) waning ... indifferent
/ E9 I/ W4 p" U (B) ongoing ... glowing
! u( I* D, a7 \7 R) | (C) drawing ... modest 3 Y/ X- X2 \5 h$ U4 p7 S4 k
(D) increasing ... matchless
! e# C. M( t. t (E) unique ... superb $ E; X2 u! m+ a' ]* @1 U: z( V
! S/ a- Y( n7 b4 a, P2 X' Y375. That the brain physically changes when stimulated, instead of remaining ________ from infancy to death, as previously thought, was Doctor Marian Diamond’s first, and perhaps most far reaching discovery.
5 k( N& v5 G9 @9 T3 t (A) mutable
: B" a! @% h8 v" ] (B) static
2 g9 q) R8 @: \6 |! M (C) sensory 3 Z; W9 x4 a( z1 Q& J
(D) vigorous - f' [+ t: Z9 q& P- P- H
(E) fluid # _$ c. E2 V% ?, ]1 ~2 U. r
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