391. The articles that he wrote ran the gamut from the serious to the lighthearted, from objective to the ________ , from the innocuous to the ________ . * Y1 D' I2 }; @# T' D$ I; a
(A) constant ...evil
* O% B3 U/ O. l (B) casual ... realistic ; N6 W+ R6 q+ i% g- c- f" [9 ?# W
(C) ridiculous ... remote 3 m5 Y1 a1 h2 S0 l5 k( V) V
(D) argumentative ... hostile
% O% k7 c3 N, z: ? (E) incapacitated … conditioned
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3 a9 C; q& d8 r1 a& w, Z& ?392. The artists of the Chinese avant-garde have used Western styles ________ and meaningfully to accomplish artistic ends of their own. 0 y* h9 Y6 i" M) j% T! k0 e
(A) obsequiously
' w) a) g6 J. | (B) shamefully
) r4 W" o" E3 H+ B0 G1 @4 } (C) cannily ) T; e- f u! D7 h% ?% \
(D) fortuitously
5 F6 E' F# f* o, [3 ?& p4 ?* | (E) problematically 5 k- E8 Z% t: K% x$ g7 r+ ^2 e
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393. The attorney’s vibrant voice and ________ sense of timing were as useful to him as his prodigious preparation, attention to detail, and ________ of the law.
2 Z) f1 Y9 H# f3 f3 A5 ~ (A) deficient ... conception ) w8 U( [# ^+ ?! b1 g, X
(B) excellent ... ignorance
( Z" }- a1 w q$ F2 d6 V; `# E (C) shaky ... command & ~/ D# |* L( ?1 Z8 A! x
(D) outstanding ... mastery 2 a2 ?! }+ K( J2 i: ]4 [
(E) impeccable ... deprecation
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394. The audience failed to warm to the candidate, whose speech contained nothing but empty promises, ________ , and clichés. ! h# C7 p/ ]# x- e _1 @
(A) candor (B) platitudes
9 k: }, G: X( h (C) nuances (D) ingenuity 0 V/ ~4 b/ s1 n
(E) threats % d! [) k, k! l4 Q7 l& I4 ^% }- m" e
" X! o9 D2 I5 l( z1 E/ L8 C6 P2 P8 r395. The bank teller’s ________ of the funds was not discovered until the auditors examined the accounts.
3 M- f* E4 X: H7 L4 } (A) extradition
0 [$ M9 S, }% G7 q3 M (B) embezzlement 9 u; g( z3 ]; r& E! \1 \7 |
(C) patronage i* Q' B* U/ ^5 T$ Q1 ~
(D) subordination
$ t {" V7 H' D5 a4 T( f (E) verification
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