1. Job failure means being fired from a job, being asked to resign, or leaving ________ to protect yourself because you had very strong evidence that one of the first two was ________. $ v* f8 J N; o6 f
(A) voluntarily ... impending : J7 a3 E/ Q' V( ]& V/ J' d
(B) abruptly ... significant 9 Q! u: O- d; g8 [
(C) knowingly ... operative $ N( X6 O3 Z4 U. Q. i6 b! g
(D) understandably ... pertinent $ K1 v+ ^- m. S+ H% L
(E) eventually ... intentional
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; P# S( k, q6 u6 J8 |) m2. An institution concerned about its reputation is at the mercy of the actions of its members; because the misdeeds of individuals are often used to ________ the institutions of which they are a part. . {, _, F3 V6 P, t3 J
(A) reform
: W9 z+ |2 I. d, ~ (B) coerce
( c$ p% k" _" J( k8 v# K, E, N (C) honor 7 ]5 _' X; k3 w' J6 s9 ?$ Q8 M
(D) discredit 7 e4 A4 b, H6 ^8 L- m, D* L
(E) intimidate } p% u2 x* p/ r5 o
" g9 F, \# w% r) Z; s3. The president’s secretary and his chief aide adored him, and both wrote obsessively ________ personal memoirs about him; unfortunately, however, ________ does not make for true intimacy. : J, v" [1 O2 p1 v5 W# l \
(A) fatuous ... frankness
+ u# ]" r( x1 x (B) devoted ... idolatry
V S. S. A* t+ [+ V# _2 b& l (C) garrulous ... confidentiality & U6 w, E5 R1 U4 p/ G! |' S
(D) candid ... discretion
, d- u8 a0 g$ C: j+ G0 c5 V (E) rancorous ... criticism 9 h& ]# _) T" h8 Q
7 H+ I& b6 K$ W7 M4. People frequently denigrate books about recent catastrophes as morally ________ attempts to profit, from misfortune, but in my view our desire for such books, together with the venerable tradition to which they belong, ________ them.
1 t8 k. I8 h8 w (A) inopportune ... encourages
+ @3 `; N4 b& F$ V) F3 B2 J (B) fortuitous ... fosters 2 j0 X4 C1 g# g4 ^* }* { @+ }
(C) treacherous ... safeguards 3 O7 \- [1 `9 B% V; o
(D) despicable ... legitimizes
7 |6 h% q: R9 d& K5 J8 Z (E) corrupt ... generates * g# W3 o+ H! E v: b! ~$ d7 @7 O
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5. That many of the important laws of science were discovered during experiments designed to ________ other phenomena suggests that experimental results are the ________ of inevitable natural forces rather than of planning.
2 N- y' U: n1 H" ^0 Y7 b Q; J (A) analyze ... foundations ]4 W) |6 i) Z& e
(B) disprove ... predecessors 7 i/ F) v5 R- E% [" R
(C) alter ... adjuncts 6 B: C1 ~9 v; Z _5 `
(D) illuminate ... consequence
( V* o! d" Q* C0 W. ^* j (E) verify ... essence
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5 Y) h" |9 F, R6. The painting was larger than it appeared to be, for, hanging in a darkened recess of the chapel, it was ________ by the perspective.
$ I" _( d& n, g' E4 \% J (A) improved
, I5 L* h/ j0 _+ u, v0 P5 n (B) aggrandized ( T+ l7 `8 s! e* S5 f" N7 D
(C) embellished . q8 M5 ?2 V: ~( o' U' y
(D) jeopardized 0 k" f: S' e* G1 e
(E) diminished 9 V$ E' Q" j- X: {
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7. Ever prey to vagrant impulses that impelled him to ________ his talents on a host of unworthy projects, his very ________ nonetheless enhanced his reputation, for the sheer energy of his extravagance dazzled observers. + I7 H( e/ b6 c! ?4 \
(A) undermine ... enthusiasm % q: ~% T/ s6 o# o/ Z
(B) isolate ... selectiveness 2 A9 a) J4 D4 |+ u2 e5 A
(C) display ... affability
: k5 X. j3 s% C- `2 j (D) squander ... dissipation |
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