1. Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias,, Q, s6 p6 x7 Q' y: \
were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century,
" l8 _+ E- R4 S. Z$ h" M7 U. k" Iwhen----was valued much more highly8 f t u; u" C" ?7 z
than it is today.) S. c5 K* T1 P: W
(A) scent (B) beauty (C) elegance
Y( Q" |* Z/ r1 R, h(D) color (E) variety5 x( Q. a2 M3 J( n! l7 C+ R' C/ N/ s
2. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti
6 Q' H3 s+ T* a9 p6 Ksailed through Verdi’s “Celeste Aida,” normally a- k! e7 s( S7 x; a
tenor’s----, with the casual enthusiasm of a folk
0 H) O! v! {: esinger performing one of his favorite----.; V% ]; H, t2 d$ w# n
(A) pitfall.. recitals (B) glory.. chorales4 \- Z# x0 U- _, J% H
(C) nightmare.. ballads, _1 v" ?" N8 a0 C- \% t
(D) delight.. chanteys2 v" L4 o1 p4 l
(E) routine.. composers! w2 F {: D( H. y" m! E$ U
3. Dependence on foreign sources of heavy metals,! f6 x5 O# h. F5 V+ O) n
though----, remains----for United States foreign
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(A) deepening.. a challenge: \6 C m3 G q
(B) diminishing.. a problem2 x2 w9 W; V1 D' q, r( Y/ Y9 l& Z
(C) excessive.. a dilemma. n, j Z8 R: k1 Y& s
(D) debilitating.. an embarrassmentwww.ExamW.CoM
; z2 \ v Y' @(E) unavoidable.. a precedent* R% o' |* S& Z
4. Cynics believe that people who----compliments2 m: |- _# {9 W" d( @
do so in order to be praised twice.$ L1 @ _: [" x# i1 i9 P0 M
(A) bask in (B) give out (C) despair of! s! T/ X9 C: N7 g$ b; m
(D) gloat over (E) shrug off
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5 s" T# {8 k3 r: w0 x1 u3 Q5. Although nothing could be further from the truth,
0 N/ v1 V( D: |4 ^( U% R7 H6 l7 Yfreight railroads have been----of----the
& }; f& M' M) _6 \# snation’s shift from oil to coal by charging exorbitant
: I, M4 { }, }" G7 U% bfees to transport coal.6 d/ Z/ F8 B! e! w; m
(A) accused.. impeding5 c' ]5 k6 a8 @$ g8 t. r
(B) proud.. accelerating6 r$ A ^3 y2 {- l! n. {* L
(C) guilty.. delaying
- W7 |0 l4 u F6 E(D) conscious.. contributing to
1 p+ c* y9 l0 J/ y E(E) wary. . interfering with |