151. Egocentric, at times vindictive when he believed his authority was being questioned, White could also be kind, gracious, and even ________ when the circumstances seemed to require it.; ?1 I$ [. _. D8 @: |) M
(A) self-deprecating8 n4 {) _* K) s% f# @$ d
(B) authoritarian4 T U. c/ u3 O" W8 m
(C) provocative* E$ D) f$ B: w! y
(D) taciturn
$ s, p$ z( y0 h5 `- \ _ S! r (E) disdainful
' c2 Q5 {( ?( P+ ?- ?6 V# Y9 P. m5 r 152. Einstein's humility was so ______ that it might have seemed a pose affected by a great man had it not been so obviously ______' l u1 r$ Z6 W. s% h6 M; F( ]4 k
(A) spurious ... genuine
! n. u% b0 i$ O2 q& u (B) convincing ... assumed
; h; c) C6 F S, m. c B. c& _ (C) profound ... sincere4 D" ?. d z. l! ^8 W
(D) heartfelt ... hypocritical: C/ h, r K" N u& F" v; G R3 p8 j
(E) modest ... contrived3 `) S1 A- C6 J2 v; Z0 Z- |- v
153. Either the Polynesian banquets at Waikiki are ________, or the one I visited was a poor example." v6 _* y+ }4 }" ?: u }
(A) delicious5 ^6 [; m# u* ~) K/ J3 v
(B) impeccable; G! E, _$ E9 o$ q* l
(C) overrated
$ J- p% ]0 M) ?, q" @ (D) untasted" Y: |4 z$ w: e3 G2 U
(E) unpopular3 L, }- ], R) n+ h$ X
154. Either the surfing at Maui is ________ , or I went there on an off day.
& R, \4 P* M( J (A) consistent W I9 F r, `- C9 l. x% u& l
(B) thrilling
/ J( j5 q& R, b7 p; k (C) invigorating9 l# m: q, f' L U
(D) overrated
3 F# U7 b! J, X. \% f$ x3 t (E) scenic2 ~& |8 z1 R! X
155. Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories is a considerable ________ , superseding Winifred Gerin's learned biography of the English novelist.- M* T( q- d B
(A) failure0 A! q* h) G7 f
(B) rationalization( p4 P: u* u! d( Q; `( B0 W. M
(C) accomplishment' M% X! G+ e- }% V
(D) recollection
; G- O) d; N% p/ e3 M. A* b/ A, @) M (E) muddle! g, ?! V! }( `# S* s7 y5 o
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