061. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. 5 @ N+ M; e1 G4 b
The word "supported" is closest in meaning to which of following?
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; H" S' w# e; d- l. m" g062. The ice trade grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter.- q! q3 S7 P3 J
The phrase "forward-looking" is closest in meaning to which of following?
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(B) popular
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/ v, ]" D; X; V+ s* u1 W(D) well-established( |9 K. e' J! S! y* Y! M8 B
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063. Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was rudimentary.
6 a% X( J! O P2 MThe word "rudimentary" is closest in meaning to which of following?
6 s0 o. U) u" M/ R(A) growing
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(D) uninteresting
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064. Aside from perpetuating itself, the sole purpose of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters is to "foster, assist and sustain an interest" in literature, music, and art.- v; Y7 [0 ~! y: r7 \
The word "sole" is closest in meaning to which of following?
; k8 j9 z# `/ B/ y* V(A) only* J% g% h2 G, F! Z& v: @8 G8 l
(B) honorable
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065. One award subsidizes a promising American writer's visit to Rome. There is even an award for a very good work of fiction that failed commercially-once won by the young John Updike for The Poorhouse Fair and, more recently, by Alice Walker for In Love and Trouble.
' D9 s5 {$ w1 u& [3 x( x& [) QThe word "subsidizes" is closest in meaning to which of following?# f9 k6 I; a# X6 k( E' s7 Q
(A) assures
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(C) schedules5 |7 Y0 O* I- B8 L3 S
(D) publishes" \% J5 h5 A0 w% J
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061 D
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