416. The faculty senate warned that, if its recommendations were to go unheeded, the differences between the administration and the teaching staff would be ________ and eventually rendered irreconcilable. : K# {% u- r- E! F! s% F4 w( W
(A) rectified
& `7 b+ t1 G H6 b- z (B) exacerbated
9 M8 x9 z7 ^) T0 V" h7 G (C) imponderable
9 H% T, v9 f4 ~ (D) eradicated T7 y/ X E5 d2 W' _2 L( }& Z
(E) alienated 0 a! h6 x2 w8 ^. q
) K* Z& S1 ^, W0 n3 U+ @; T417. The fire marshalls spend many hours seeking the cause of the ________ in which so many people were killed and so many others hospitalized with major bums. 8 E/ C2 @3 G* i( ~7 W- Y
(A) maelstrom
- ~# Q" w8 e6 C (B) labyrinth
7 r! L% ]. k- p) d1 ?) [( P# g, { (C) conflagration ! ^/ V( t3 \! d" |
(D) torpor
$ S9 X9 z+ q0 m6 n (E) carnage
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& `! U" }- B4 k! S- P$ a/ A1 m- e" f$ L418. The governor’s imposition of martial law on the once-peaceful community was the last straw, so far as the lawmakers were $ B' Q" _% h1 `" v$ o* m
concerned: the legislature refused to function until martial law was ________ .
3 q2 @) w: ` S! E0 E; V) [1 \; F9 [ (A) reaffirmed
# o; j+ i/ i* m4 j* r+ t' I (B) reiterated 1 p# ~" k% g6 `# Q+ q* y/ A! e
(C) inaugurated 0 |' G: s! B" _$ B1 F" ?; c. n" v
(D) rescinded
: U! p- H8 V$ [9 W+ n0 X6 f (E) prolonged & w; o/ U' p) q7 n
# t! V) i0 x. S& q# h419. The guerrillas were so ________ that the general had to develop various strategies to trap them.
4 L7 s3 N* U, g1 p( ] (A) distant
" M# ^* T9 L) g (B) wild
, d5 m, b7 |! d6 K: e" | (C) unreasonable / F: y. }/ u/ }' D4 @1 p$ u
(D) elusive
* ~ V! m/ ?1 }" h) _* u4 e) d- z% | (E) cruel / `, J1 N2 t, e, L3 ^! b4 `
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420. The herb Chinese parsley is an example of what we mean by an acquired taste: Westerners who originally ________ it eventually come to ________ its flavor in Oriental foods.
a' {- n6 i5 @$ q* |) c (A) relish ... enjoy 6 a4 [! S6 H# o: e8 N% \" f! c* }
(B) dislike ... welcome
6 t0 L+ d( l% V* O (C) savor ... abhor $ _! T1 p: `: p- d+ f4 F, g
(D) ignore ... detest * Z! ^) J% b* h5 ]( K
(E) discern ... recognize ( {( V' z1 Z% Y. U, \
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