51. Always trying to look on the bright side of every situation, she is a born ________ . u d+ O& C0 Q1 _/ N9 m& a; G
(A) opportunist (B) antagonist T w0 M2 p' x" U( ^0 y% h
(C) optimist (D) maverick5 N1 |" m' g) l) v
(E) zealot- J- k. h" _* u, D; s$ Q) G5 e5 \
52. American culture now stigmatizes, and sometimes even heavily ________ . behavior that was once taken for granted: overt racism, cigarette smoking, the use of sexual stereotypes.+ y3 b, k; W ~4 |. ^
(A) advocates8 j" r( u) ~4 j
(B) penalizes
* Q% d: @7 |4 ]$ P- ` (C) ignores/ a- o4 q9 W- V0 o; x# a: w& ^
(D) indoctrinates# v9 `8 ^8 K: [4 }0 w* Z
(E) advertises* G6 T, u( q; f
53. Americans have always been rightfully ________ unnecessary government coercion, feeling that the government should use its powers sparingly.
! G) M8 ] G a. b; j (A) disarmed by
- D) h, l* c, i3 `1 Y6 x (B) chary about
; i1 ?: x: P- Q5 ^ (C) dependent on% |4 D1 P2 k. H; _
(D) amenable to F2 ^$ F5 H* F+ V9 `" F
(E) enthusiastic about
% a* \5 A- ^8 ~2 F3 o8 N* Q 54. An experienced politician who knew better than to launch a campaign in troubled political waters, she intended to wait for a more ________ occasion before she announced her plans.
" s# x8 n4 ^ W+ M. {* \9 ` (A) propitious
; g: q9 J4 C% R ^9 ]+ W; e (B) provocative
4 U& Z3 }. y8 b/ A) s (C) unseemly- K3 B; V! p g0 n: N) _# I
(D) questionable
- {8 v' T2 A+ I- D+ N& U; V* p7 v (E) theoretical
& `5 J- M: H2 C5 R# z! l+ Y 55. An optimistic supporter of the women's movement, Kubota contends that recent ________ by Japanese women in the business world are meaningful and indicative of ________ opportunity to come.
( J4 M+ c) H0 [$ j (A) advances ... diminished
7 i1 z" K5 l/ P; l9 h; I (B) strides ... greater
8 b% {* n8 j: B- Z( R* x% Z7 z (C) innovations ... marginal
- |, Z7 k, g: D8 Z. Y Y (D) retreats ... theoretical! u6 B" S) X7 G* y1 m0 |$ z
(E) failures ... hidden; Z% g) l; B& k$ n, }
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