1. Although ________, almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong ________ publicity and controversy. 8 t# E9 c' k3 a+ T( A0 f
(A) conventional ... interest in
# ~# u; C) i7 `# B. t' \/ C (B) monotonous ... reliance on ) u4 D6 n% J/ C1 @" n
(C) shy ... aversion toward 4 P5 D4 y8 b; C8 ~7 J- ]' M
(D) retiring ... penchant for
4 j& i- l9 w% x( B5 c: ] (E) evasive ... impatience with
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( q+ z! p' p; K3 a, v5 Y' S2. Our new tools of systems analysis, powerful though they may be, lead to ________ theories, especially, and predictably, in economics and political science, where productive approaches have long been highly ________.
/ \9 V9 g& u4 m7 |) t2 i (A) pragmatic ... speculative 0 H% N! v Q7 ^: r$ |! @
(B) inelegant ... efficacious ; r2 N0 L! w4 M& g) F
(C) explanatory ... intuitional
" Q( {) l. H' f/ d (D) wrongheaded ... convergent ( m1 Y+ R2 A8 O9 Y; z# M: C0 c
(E) simplistic ... elusive * j7 y: T$ u8 S- y9 S) |. N
! x6 ~" s8 z, c; ], e8 P) l3. Although his attempts to appear psychotic were so ________ as to be almost ________, there is evidence that Ezra Pound was able to avoid standing trial for treason merely by faking symptoms of mental illness. / v; U2 c' h& s- o6 t6 H
(A) spontaneous ... amusing
7 V8 A" [3 R( R, P+ \% b (B) contrived ... believable
, _4 P# r! A% \# C (C) clumsy ... ludicrous ! [0 @; w4 W, W0 y: N* P
(D) stylized ... distressing
+ z2 _3 I6 }! G" I# ~ (E) sporadic ... premeditated # V. a+ R, A' l
) y9 n( P9 m" ^4 _, k$ N4. Changes of fashion and public taste are often ________ and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most ________ gauges of the state of the public’s collective consciousness.
* T8 H; @0 k8 v$ t; V; E0 y( i (A) transparent ... useful & O! q" N8 e# P: l; P4 v
(B) ephemeral ... sensitive
* n* A3 S: z; s (C) faddish ... underutilized $ |! w4 P# \+ I/ ?) y; C2 q
(D) arbitrary ... problematic
, y ~4 E6 r8 ? (E) permanent ... reliable
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1 K. I8 S$ y1 @- k( K5. In spite of the ________ nature of Scotland’s terrain, its main roads are surprisingly free from severe ________. 0 M1 L" u2 M& |( J3 L( J! c4 Z& r
(A) rocky ... weather
' E2 K; _2 \( ? _+ {# _. f& g, I9 U (B) mountainous ... grades : l( I6 F' Z t3 f; U
(C) uncharted ... flooding
) f. V1 q" V& ]% u. D! T6 ~ k0 A (D) unpredictable ... damage
, a( t: v5 @1 x" x' v (E) landlocked ... slipperiness
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6. Comparatively few rock musicians are willing to laugh at themselves, although a hint of ________ can boost sales of video clips very nicely. 4 Z$ W2 j% P2 C$ n; ]
(A) self-deprecation
; G7 L% q' {8 a5 N: t$ Q (B) congeniality % n% u8 \$ G' x! \6 J
(C) cynicism
0 a7 y& c- [9 N, \6 Z# Z (D) embarrassment 3 C9 T, ?+ I# g1 F
(E) self-doubt 1 X7 z5 L' h& Y6 P5 s( n" J
% [, q5 ~, |. ]1 @; |7 l' k# Q5 G7. While not completely nonplussed by the unusually caustic responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonetheless visibly ________ by their lively criticism. - A5 y1 v. L) j0 _7 }; r
(A) humiliated
) z0 Y" C4 t9 n& s (B) discomfited [( U$ N6 I6 M6 v5 T: _2 \+ X( E* r; c
(C) deluded
; d8 V: j/ M C( m8 K5 C (D) disgraced
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