361. When water is scarce (as is often the case on a mountain) , lichens may become dormant and remain in that condition for prolonged periods of time.3 T: \ ?( M0 [% I2 ^5 \. S: [
The word "prolonged" is closest in meaning to which of following?
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362. For decades, scientists wondered how the offspring of an alga and a fungus got together to form a new lichen; it seemed unlikely that they would just happen to encounter one another.
9 I" k" S: L! ]The word "encounter" is closest in meaning to which of following?$ W8 k: W5 h, Z& G# h) S7 }
(A) lose
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(C) meet2 k+ g/ k5 s6 S, |! `, {2 ^
(D) create+ L+ L: X# A2 ]
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363. Newbery notwithstanding, Americans still looked on children's books as vehicles for instruction, not amusement, though they would accept a moderate amount of fictional entertainment for the sake of more successful instruction.2 `# Z. a" q u, ?
The word "notwithstanding" is closest in meaning to which of following? p# [9 J' G) t* r! G7 X2 N
(A) in spite of
- F) D- r5 G" O! R2 k(B) in addition to
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$ T6 \) Q1 A5 x(D) as a part of. x* u8 v3 ~: A2 G# Y1 J
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364. As the children's book market expanded, then, what both public and publishers wanted was the kind of fiction Maria Edgeworth wrote: stories interesting enough to attract children and morally instructive enough to allay adult distrust of fiction.+ ?8 @5 Z# {, Z, D( A) t |! }
The word "allay" is closest in meaning to which of following?; q6 L+ i/ q3 ]& j; \' ^/ E
(A) clarify
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(C) reduce9 Y$ |; F+ u$ W) G- k3 i: i4 \
(D) confirm. ^1 ]* {; C$ @6 Y
: U( T& m I$ u, s8 z% {365. The characters of children in this fiction were serious, conscientious, self-reflective, and independent --- strong>testimony to the continuing influence of the earlier American moralistic tradition in children's books.
+ G1 g$ H% E' \3 @4 pThe word" testimony to" is closest in meaning to which of following?0 U0 T w0 G* S8 ]8 c, e; u( T( N! Z
(A) inspiration for
, {" ]; V6 C1 w7 s4 B(B) evidence of
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