1. It is puzzling to observe that Jones’s novel has recently been criticized for its ________ structure, since commentators have traditionally argued that its most obvious ________ is its relentlessly rigid, indeed schematic, framework. ; @# ~ e' z# U% x8 ^" m
(A) attention to ... preoccupation 9 x q8 I+ \3 E
(B) speculation about ... characteristic ) Q; x4 C& l1 B
(C) parody of ... disparity
# H. [9 P2 i5 c (D) violation of ... contradiction . K/ f! G0 S' x8 B, _1 X% K
(E) lack of ... flaw % }, L; i( ^- R% l; D
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2. Famous among job seekers for its ________, the company, quite apart from generous salaries, bestowed on its executives annual bonuses and such ________ as low-interest home mortgages and company cars.
2 y+ Q' B& }% x( Q0 N; X (A) magnanimity ... reparations
5 Y2 J; l. |: ? ]. Y- } (B) inventiveness ... benefits
, H$ t* v1 c* V6 O5 C3 g (C) largesse ... perquisites ' b- d$ B4 {: h
(D) discernment ... prerogatives
& L2 Y! `6 R7 [6 I6 t: [; F (E) altruism ... credits
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3. If duty is the natural ________ of one’s ________ the course of future events, then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not.
/ I7 g$ ]$ \/ t4 F' x (A) correlate ... understanding of
' G6 F7 c0 M& q8 H/ d (B) outgrowth ... control over 9 D# h6 A/ h& L1 q
(C) determinant ... involvement in ) _6 s+ h2 h e8 I% K
(D) mitigant ... preoccupation with
% G- P6 T* b3 x+ z0 M* r. U7 R (E) arbiter ... responsibility for
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$ F) @5 Q4 X# j2 O3 V; I9 H2 f2 U* X4. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi’s "Celeste Aida", normally a tenor’s ________, with the casual enthusiasm of a folk singer performing one of his favorite ________. + d& f- |4 k: R, y# c; n
(A) pitfall ... recitals
, f8 W0 j3 f5 K2 S8 l (B) glory ... chorales
/ f, ?9 q) v+ K (C) nightmare ... ballads 4 g0 L8 S& K1 P5 }( ?
(D) delight ... chanteys ' H1 P( S4 P8 ]4 r; h5 `9 M
(E) routine ... composers ; T {- S# R5 U; H+ t, p! j- M
, }6 {& |, l# y* ]5. Cynics believe that people who ________ compliments do so in order to be praised twice.
$ ^/ B9 p8 t+ u0 O. W (A) bask in ( W3 q) p) v" r! |3 n. S5 I
(B) give out . R t' H' A- }
(C) despair of
8 x1 i. _1 Y! u8 ?+ x+ a% Z (D) gloat over . g5 g5 y& C! u* W
(E) shrug off |
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