131. Despite her father's ________ that "a woman's place is in the home" and a ________ reception from her professors and fellow graduate students, Marian Cleeves went on to become the first woman to receive a doctorate in anatomy from the University of California at Berkeley.; l" h& O; _6 y. y a% ^
(A) warning ... gratifying$ t1 a6 n) F! Q" D
(B) reprimand ... lavish
, ~7 R7 Q m+ a" h* G: D (C) encouragement ... respectful4 ^; z: Y1 t, I: [, V# L
(D) admonition ... cool
& v( b" M& x3 ^, @) b (E) maxim ... hospitable7 p7 R u& t: R3 J8 A
132. Despite some personal habits that most people would find repulsive, naked mole rats are ________ housekeepers.
+ l8 b" _# o0 [0 G) q$ m (A) slovenly6 _/ R; l& _) a6 H! ^* H, q" x
(B) indifferent
5 Z5 S2 [7 n: Y: g% L (C) meticulous/ f3 }- h6 d9 r' @1 \2 x9 _
(D) perfunctory% w. R# s/ Z9 [& n0 S5 n
(E) repugnant5 x' J4 E" }8 b# t: x* D( G
133. Despite the ________ discussions of recent months, observers say that the administration and the developer have made progress in their negotiations and are close to ________ on a purchase price., X! H( ^. {- S7 v# m6 F
(A) amicable ... haggling7 R. b6 X1 q) h, B' i, I4 F
(B) acrimonious ... defaulting! z& ]6 ?, j( z. W
(C) heated ... agreeing
3 ^2 K/ w# K, n. u$ ^" u (D) fruitful ... settling) J( S! w- X3 {. w
(E) constructive ... compromising, K& I& Y9 j( `- H! Y Y8 k w
134. Despite the ________ of the materials with which he worked, many of Tiffany's glass masterpieces have survived for more than seventy years.. A- J. a S: [$ x" T
(A) beauty) h) ~0 S! b- b" v5 i& p
(B) translucence
" I$ x1 Y1 C5 k3 W( Z" {- I w (C) abundance
4 v+ n& K. P# r, ~3 c (D) majesty/ M- _% S0 [4 [2 q% S
(E) fragility( D6 Q! ^- f" C9 M! D$ D
135. Despite the ________ size of her undergraduate class, the professor made a point of getting to know as many as possible of the more than 700 students personally.
! T' M, N3 i3 R) s (A) negligible
+ E7 C2 P B9 k5 u$ c (B) modest
+ l/ C. }4 E! M+ z4 I; N1 f (C) infinitesimal6 x% u t) F; A
(D) daunting
9 `) ]9 U# a1 q. r _$ u/ ^! O I (E) moderate' |! h4 l! r& B% k! F3 x
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