501. Totem craftsmanship reached its ________ in the 19th century, when the introduction of metal tools enabled carvers to execute more sophisticated designs. 5 X- A0 {% V" H" W! L
(A) roots 4 o/ N( d3 [, r: N
(B) conclusion
s" ^- P3 p7 a, k8 i( V (C) antithesis
, D+ U; s+ g p4 w9 K (D) reward
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4 A K9 m; {* W1 z1 V502. Traditional Chinese painters trained by copying their teachers; ________ was reserved for old age, when you might make changes so ________ that they were almost invisible.
8 G( v7 s" ^+ J, x* D$ o: i- [ (A) imitation ... ubiquitous
7 ?/ b+ d: _7 g (B) emulation ... dramatic
: L4 x3 h. E7 ~# Z9 F: ^+ \# b (C) novelty ... marked & O8 s8 s% n) N- h. o/ @7 T7 I
(D) originality ... slight ( C; u0 I7 J, L& l: P
(E) honor ... petty : V$ J/ a) F9 S# O/ e( O: w$ w
$ \+ S7 _* a8 m503. Trees native to warmer climates are genetically programmed for shorter, milder winters and are therefore ________ to both cold snaps and sudden thaws. # w! |- P B: j' f2 z4 j; P
(A) indifferent
% V. F5 i" b$ O+ w( b x/ l9 K0 g (B) restricted
* k5 b' \% Y, K& i" f |% c% k: M (C) vulnerable ; W- @; h5 F# z( t; T& K8 M7 y
(D) accessible ' b" M3 | i2 ]. g: j( ?
(E) attributed 8 A8 D4 T; U/ U4 G2 o
/ L0 E$ z' j* U# O: s* c8 c- [504. Trying to prove Hill a liar, Senator Specter repeatedly questioned her ________. ! `; c( M( q. u8 r* v* k3 y5 R
(A) intelligence (C) optimism
/ y/ S% r9 ?( r (B) veracity (D) autonomy
+ N/ V+ g2 |2 Y# J (E) brevity / W6 j$ D4 W( ~& L
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505. Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry, the princess ________, saying now one, now the other. ) ?8 ]! _+ b0 n: H _$ a
(A) improvised * a0 O" J( U5 `9 f. ]; i
(B) vacillated
" L; @+ H& C' d+ _( `7 Q (C) threatened 5 w) t# N( t i, v* m" K4 A4 J$ I& C
(D) compromised
! B5 i' O- ^, ^5 E (E) divulged ! `! k H8 S6 f$ [/ ^
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