1. It has been argued that politics as ___, whatever its transcendental claims, has always been the systematic organization of common hatreds.' r4 B, z7 Z% F& ^, ?: @
(A) a theory. u% L& }9 M- s3 E. N3 j0 R4 B
(B) an ideal: v" W8 @: _& `
(C) a practice
& F) r$ g K, q(D) a contest+ l0 @' E1 D& |" D
(E) an enigma
0 f% x& E2 G# A K" g2. Eric was frustrated because, although he was adept at making lies sound ___, when telling the truth, he___ the power to make himself believed.
! K _4 ?( A% }* Q/ d9 A' s# v(A) plausible. . lacked
- ^- u4 Q% _, D. S: ?5 A, |; @- ~(B) convincing. held; g5 O: v9 a* F- ^& k0 M
(C) honest.. found& z/ R! C1 h) Z v5 z# |; A
(D) true.. acquired
' m$ C+ C# Z" j/ l% O(E) logical.. claimed
# f% V, I. ?. z. `# T1 i3. The Chinese, who began systematic astronomical and weather observations shortly after the ancient Egyptians, were assiduous record-keepers ,and because of this ,can claim humanity's longest continuous___ of natural events.
) w9 S5 P- J3 I( U' f; z9 A3 l2 R(A) defiance8 W" ~8 Q" O( M. n' C
(B) documentation- j% P& u( N3 \ A; k# Q
(C) maintenance% N. |6 k+ ^7 J* F. i6 }
(D) theory
+ P5 {5 t2 F* j; `! Y. [(E) domination
! E- v' z/ D" A8 k% s2 E) |/ i: y( r4. The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era is viewed by most art historians ___because, instead of an increasingly___ pictorial art , we find degeneration.
! k6 d0 q# g( n% I$ g(A) milestone. .debased! J' \' d( c. I$ s1 r
(B) consolidation. .diverse, j! `# E/ V( ?7 C
(C) calamity.. aberrant# V8 I3 W2 Z* n# z
(D) regression.. sophisticated
8 J; e- m7 w' c; d' ?' y(E) continuation. .improved% n/ n+ ?% z6 t/ G4 ~& b
5. A perennial goal in zoology is to infer function from___ , relating the ___of an organism to its physical form and cellular organization.
9 |2 T5 m7 n5 m* m(A) age.. ancestry! |% F2 n) T/ S* f, L
(B) classification..appearance7 @& m6 d' X' L( z! B$ y( J& R
(C) size..movement0 L y- v9 G7 V( P
(D) structure..behavior
& r- y! x/ w$ q ]! d" b: J(E) location..habitat5 P/ f! [. _. @" l
6. The breathing spell provided by the ___arms shipments should give all the combatants a chance to reevaluate their positions.
! D/ S! K+ [: o/ |(A) plethora of
5 m ^( O; N/ ^(B) moratorium on! j" ^2 z$ S5 d6 B; M+ c G
(C) reciprocation of0 M4 E& U" [2 h/ b7 Y3 q: W
(D) concentration on
L$ _+ N9 n3 i0 W& f2 G- m$ r) Z9 ~(E) development of
! c( G9 ?' s* f6 S# q `7. Charlotte Salomon's biography is a reminder that the currents of private life, however diverted, dislodged, or twisted by ___public events, retain their hold on the___ recording them.
9 G4 o2 ~9 h, T" N. a3 C2 B% I(A) transitory.. culture) S- k% u1 R9 z+ c! z8 v" K4 g
(B) dramatic.. majority/ h4 ]3 g& e# \; t
(C) overpowering. .individual% P) X6 Q3 Y5 Q; ?8 Z5 m
(D) conventional.. audience
. o& X8 ?/ \% w2 m(E) relentless. .institution _4 h+ q* V" X0 j# ]
8. The valedictory address, as it has developed in American colleges and universities over the years, has become a very strict form, a literary___ that permits very little ___ .' Q/ b2 u# [9 P6 s& Y' }" ?
(A) text.. clarity
/ I2 y* Y% V0 r9 d! _* x/ O D(B) work.. tradition2 I8 o1 _, j) X/ [6 @. y% o
(C) genre.. deviation( p6 ?$ l9 @1 t# V# s
(D) oration.. grandiloquence
) u# r/ d( E$ j; o; S1 G0 J" `(E) achievement.. rigidity
. g3 C. l+ V, M9. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi's "Celeste Aida "normally a tenor's___ , with the casual enthusiasm of a fold singer performing one of his favorite___ ." q7 N s, b" }* M; | K
(A) pitfall.. recitals7 q. Y- I2 L" ^& J
(B) glory. .chorales& I$ R% \7 L, J" F, M) l
(C) nightmare.. ballads8 R1 X* l5 h9 t; Y
(D) delight.. chanteys
0 v0 g7 a. Y, U% e- O" A& _* S8 V(E) routine.. composers 8 c% H/ [1 m, K) ~( {# S* [: v
7 Y' p% z6 f# N8 B
10. Although___ , almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong___ publicity and controversy.. Q; H7 |3 k% Z H% p, _
(A) conventional. .interest in
: ^( t3 ^+ _7 o5 v. n+ J(B) monotonous.. reliance on
" J* T% Q6 X# B(C) shy.. aversion toward( k& `. V# g- {$ l# v
(D) retiring. .penchant for4 C: _( K5 k1 w2 d
(E) evasive.. impatience with
- K$ z q/ |4 s `, k11. In sharp contrast to the intense___ of the young republic, with its utopian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress , recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved___ ./ ]# Z0 V& A, c: |# b }# r6 K3 Z$ z! L
(A) idealism.. cynicism( j" Q) W! I; R1 l+ {8 I7 t7 r
(B) individualism. escapism" e# B, B/ v5 A9 x5 B' \
(C) sectarianism.. recklessness
% D1 D8 m ~- P" _6 y- {6 |(D) assertiveness. .ambition
A) S* f b: A6 p& s(E) righteousness.. egalitarianism
8 Q3 F* g* q; T5 f12. Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ___the incipient___ among geologists about the validity of the theory of continental drift.# x- C* U, {; Z: r1 D/ ]
(A) obviating.. consensus1 m$ [: |/ y; V* P5 c6 T
(B) forestalling.. rift5 \# b. V! F6 A7 h. h
(C) escalating.. debates
6 _7 i! Q8 K0 g7 U6 D- r) \(D) engendering.. speculation
/ Z. z3 D$ b1 d5 D2 B(E) resolving.. rumors! E" `) E- K- s. p& y( b9 m
13. The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, ___between rulers and citizens based on those laws and procedures that are___ to the maintenance of community.3 D& o% m- [. A& {* l9 n
(A) a compromise. .inimical. N1 O3 K! @5 Z7 Y/ ]! l9 w5 x
(B) an interdependence. .subsidiary- R% b1 m9 M) P& _
(C) a counterpoint.. incidental7 A- i7 v2 Y2 M% V2 J; o( k
(D) an equivalence. .prerequisite/ l( V0 y; q+ P
(E) a reciprocity.. conducive2 C+ r- c, N0 {' n2 M
14. For someone as ___ as she, who preferred to speak only when absolutely necessary , his relentless chatter was completely___ .
$ v# J8 }3 g: q: I(A) ingenuous.. ignorant
, N/ u! X; ?; [7 ^# U(B) curt.. enchanting
6 d. e4 ~9 h6 }! e(C) cheerful.. idle
! E" E1 I7 W( b4 d" g# G1 H$ M(D) laconic.. maddening
) Y7 I+ ] h- v/ o! t6 M& E5 O/ W(E) forward. .pointless
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% g: D: ?9 p5 d! |& M& W15. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit the old, a way in which each generation can ___its immediate predecessor and distinguish itself. |
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