106. Breaking with established musical conventions, Stravinsky was ________ composer whose heterodox works infuriated the traditionalists of his day.9 q, ~$ E2 U* y! s, A% l) f2 s5 A
(A) a derivative8 l! p8 r5 N: y/ B& M* ? G
(B) an iconoclastic
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(D) a venerated3 L. d F' \' ^3 W! Q2 {
(E) a trite
( f- a1 @7 N& ~; S7 i3 ^ 107. British ________ contemporary art has been an obstacle even for modem artists now revered as great, such as Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, who were ________ for years before winning acceptance.. e. A2 J) `/ J8 z
(A) veneration of ... eulogized; J& |$ i* l3 J, {
(B) indifference to ... dismissed1 y' g! i" L' ^7 q
(C) disdain for ... lauded
1 |7 v E5 J! ?3 V8 o! T/ F/ i (D) ignorance of ... studied
" ~, E' N: i* y$ j+ z (E) intolerance of ... vindicated7 V8 m1 `. [, C
108. British collectors are notorious for their ________ of interest in ________ art; much preferring to collect antiques and "important" pictures by long-dead artists." w" W4 l6 |( o" {6 n
(A) wealth ... modern6 ~& x6 f) x. A; ]
(B) growth ... abstract
/ }* i; P9 F: V/ | (C) lack ... posthumous6 x+ ?: ]' x& d, @1 q
(D) resurgence ... innovative+ ^ f: Q8 Y* L7 r0 j- ~ X1 g
(E) dearth ... contemporary
- a# w; g! T/ j 109. Burdened by debt, Lydgate abandons his dreams of reforming medicine to take a conventional but ________ practice in London.
( T& X$ Y& m7 r3 X+ [6 u (A) lucrative
* w$ k( k4 r# p7 k( `/ C6 g (B) ordinary$ D9 F- e' a8 m b( P+ Y3 }
(C) innovative: v. ~0 }# H6 I2 m; Y5 a/ i2 a" Y
(D) intangible7 Q! n5 q3 ]$ ^5 Q) l
(E) exotic. U, A7 R* c; P: d# [7 r% K
110. By communicating through pointing and making gestures, Charles was able to overcome any ________ difficulties that arose during his recent trip to Japan.- E3 J- m" ?+ n& I! D
(A) peripatetic
7 O3 r4 P) ^. H' U3 I (B) linguistic5 n/ I! r9 G R7 s
(C) plausible. z# Y4 y! _- T* P9 J/ [2 ~
(D) monetary
1 q( e/ c6 e) }8 }* ~ (E) territorial
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