426. The increasingly popular leader of America’s second largest tribe, Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller, has ________ the myth that only males could be leaders in American Indian government. 1 P9 O/ n* Z$ X; E" v- N0 x0 ^
(A) shattered ' M3 m$ v- M. y( H/ h' k% i
(B) perpetuated ! P4 Z4 B4 Z. Z( B2 P
(C) exaggerated
; V* d0 \, g% W+ X' Q (D) confirmed
- m7 v5 N4 l! `$ h$ m' V2 N (E) venerated 7 ^4 f. Y, w# `7 V1 T; h6 N! W% O
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427. The jazz musician cannot play well if he is completely ________ , as if lying half asleep in a Jacuzzi.
2 Q+ b1 n+ k' [ (A) untruthful (B) autonomous ( k/ x8 ~+ `! R
(C) sincere (D) relaxed
8 q0 ?+ o6 ?3 P' u( | K (E) talented
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428. The late James Beard was ________ with his time and knowledge—a ________ trait in the narrow world of food writing, a milieu notorious for its pettiness and infighting. " g. ]8 D6 Q; G5 x
(A) unselfish ... common & ]- E6 n& i+ \/ X- j* {& W4 S
(B) unconcerned ... standard & e! _( L+ o- i' Q' {2 v2 y' x& d
(C) stingy ... remarkable ( D2 [0 M2 V& k* ]* ]3 v* R3 B
(D) occupied ... negative
O0 F! w8 @$ l, T7 s; ^6 J9 s (E) generous ... rare
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429. The likenesses of language around the Mediterranean were sufficiently marked to ________ ease of movement both of men and ideas: it took relatively few alterations to make a Spanish song intelligible in Italy, and an Italian trader could, without much difficulty, make himself at home in France. " u4 e1 s8 J: u' b+ m" T6 W
(A) eliminate
( f( X$ e) C- C; C5 P (B) facilitate
0 C3 v, y9 y9 L" W& D5 Y D (C) hinder 5 [5 `$ L4 j8 ^2 s3 s% ]
(D) clarify
' i4 c2 z' I/ D: f1 M (E) aggravate
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& h- j# F- L! `% |$ o430. The linguistic ________ of refugee children is ________ their readiness to adopt the language of their new homeland.
0 `, U7 e) o' w (A) conservatism ... indicated by
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(C) adaptability ... reflected in & {1 T" c$ y# V" c
(D) philosophy ... contradicted by + N6 W3 R0 F: ?+ {, a8 n
(E) structure ... equivalent to
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