376. The ________ ambassador was but ________ linguist; yet he insisted on speaking to foreign dignitaries in their own tongues without resorting to a translator’s aid. : J, j6 t4 A- A) w6 u7 C0 x- Q3 b
(A) eminent ... an indifferent
' l% ?& ?. x% J) R" P1 t6 A (B) visiting ... a notable
+ V% p1 J) q9 M (C) revered ... a talented
8 w+ m1 }$ @# E @% L& `( z (D) distinguished ... a celebrated
& k' Z8 c, g% u2 }9 I* N (E) ranking ... a sensitive
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; t& D4 W* \; a- E377. The ________ in the Bible are both entertaining and instructive. 9 W* i6 U/ R; {& N# O
(A) syllables 6 r0 n# l# @) v/ t5 a4 D
(B) abatements
8 }7 N' P( k5 z2 j (C) milestones & D& a9 b$ k B1 W
(D) parables , H/ N( T/ R. U; g- Z9 w
(E) utilities
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378. The ________ of such utopian notions is reflected by the quick disintegration of the idealistic community at Brooke Farm.
W" n) [% J: i7 a; j2 F, P) f9 ] (A) timeliness - X: \6 C$ g$ B) `" Z
(B) creativity
4 @$ X* W+ r0 g) _ (C) impracticability
9 d' ^# g; w/ {$ N. v0 Q4 Y1 T (D) effervescence ( n n; J1 H: g ^
(E) vindication
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4 J( }; W. |9 \7 ~ W: D379. The ________ , by definition, possesses wisdom; the virtuoso, by definition, possesses ________ .
# l' g4 {8 d; l2 _. Q' k (A) scholar ... morality
: ^4 e0 J6 Y* w9 t! n (B) sage ... expertise \1 `4 @. m- a s: m5 k
(C) zealot ... sincerity
/ t! k R7 @. W" U$ x (D) visionary ... idealism
7 ]0 J5 e" n6 L; R) h3 u2 B (E) pedant ... proficiency
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380. The Americans and the British seem to have a dog-in-the-manger attitude toward the island of Malta, no longer needing it themselves but nevertheless wishing to ________ it to others. * h% j' ^5 p# b- h( f
(A) interpret
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(C) deny
- l, A" t }( @& N: w! C: s' W (D) praise
" W5 \8 C) \2 p Q (E) reveal
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