396. The benefits of telecommuting-working at home by means of various electronic communication devices rather than ________ commuting to an office-have been so clearly and consistently ________ that telework is on the rise in virtually every country with a functioning telephone system. " n2 s4 P4 u6 j) j
(A) personally ... forgotten : h6 L+ _8 ]/ ?1 I; ~
(B) instantly ... underrated 0 e& S6 d, K+ ]/ s6 G
(C) physically ... demonstrated 9 A0 A0 V' x5 d; D
(D) painfully ... denounced
/ B3 i6 t% r- K (E) intermittently ... discredited 4 o# L$ L8 I* P9 p! P
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397. The best Eskimo carvings of all ages seem to possess a powerful ability to ________ the great barriers of language and time and communicate ________ with us. , Q# Y5 B0 |2 k# y. E4 O
(A) leap over ... temporarily 2 D/ g$ q' I' @! N+ c
(B) reach across ... directly ; }4 `& y, r5 a* |, s, R, P9 Y, w5 C
(C) rise above ... verbally
% W# ?0 M! z( D4 \4 t (D) pass through ... infrequently
8 S: _- p! ^- G* X (E) leave behind ... anonymously / ]" f, u U" ^
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398. The biochemistry instructor urged that we take particular care of the ________ chemicals to prevent their evaporation. # q# ^! ?8 v z2 Y- }
(A) insoluble
6 {0 H0 V* u X/ r (B) superficial
7 p: x, l: M% q( ]( e* l5 k (C) extraneous # u- p+ B! G# z O- o# q% o
(D) volatile
" R Z/ K3 @ c& W0 f2 \1 e) ` (E) insipid
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(A) plumbed ... tedium : ?0 ?2 T: g8 c3 o* A) d4 }. \# Z
(B) sounded ... surface
% T7 f1 Z( |$ H/ Y* f5 l (C) thwarted ... background $ j; r3 E6 [1 K1 I
(D) reached ... insipidity 8 q2 S: q/ J3 A) q, Y
(E) disregarded ... psyche
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" x* d; q- m2 @8 [400. The biographer of Tennyson is confronted with the problem, rarely solved, of how to make a basically ________ life interesting. ! ~6 Z3 \2 ~$ Y) z) I( K5 C
(A) dramatic 5 s% C4 b: l) A# o# c9 ?& O, O
(B) bewildering ' u5 J9 g) R: ]$ |, Q
(C) intriguing 6 f* {' e& w" l3 z' ]
(D) controversial 9 o( Q/ X0 R# M+ y5 C: p3 n$ d
(E) uneventful
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