231. In discussing Rothko's art, Breslin is ________ in keeping to the facts and resisting the ________ of fanciful interpretation.
7 V9 i/ T, L l7 ~2 Y- z* |5 @ (A) scrupulous ... temptation! h* J1 U* y/ H* H. M
(B) meticulous ... integrity0 y& I: G. A! Y8 f! m1 h
(C) ungainly ... reward4 ]5 g2 M" Z2 l2 M8 {: k6 q
(D) uninterested ... echo
: s9 w. ^6 |4 S \; N8 j$ I# J+ [/ a3 K (E) inept ... bias
7 n% ]1 |$ X) F5 ]. x; B6 c 232. In giving a speech, the speaker's goal is to communicate ideas clearly and ________ , so that the audience will be in no ________ about the meaning of the speech.
F& g/ i3 _ f; m+ A- e. n% L (A) effectively ... haste
! C$ @* \+ q5 o5 @$ q5 G (B) indirectly ... distress9 A2 p& r7 Q* q+ W; E. ]
(C) vigorously ... discomfort
5 ^' k/ H6 L. ?4 `' Q2 P! W6 `% L' } (D) unambiguously ... confusion
) N9 A7 P6 E. m+ h: q (E) tactfully ... suspense
% l- z4 f, R! {% F 233. In his address, the superintendent exhorted the teachers to discover and ________ each student's ________ talents.
7 v; H- \; h, ^! I (A) suppress ... unrecognized
4 z8 v0 J( n6 n* X, U (B) develop ... intrinsic% k" I1 {. ~6 |9 N7 t
(C) redirect ... specious
5 r1 Z; c3 B& I. b' G (D) belittle ... dormant! {0 p0 L8 e; v
(E) justify ... gratuitous' {8 b1 x: q A0 j/ w: z
234. In judging the degree of his guilt, the question remains whether he acted out of purely ________ motives or whether he acted with thoughts of his own ________ in mind.
6 k+ ~4 B. b, x" w5 ]. q (A) benevolent ... fame
+ }. {. ^+ A2 w+ a( |: a/ N0 [0 y (B) disinterested ... advantage
, U5 d& K& J, ^6 I5 `% d; n- r7 R (C) selfish ... benefit* d7 k; K X$ G3 m, U1 L
(D) mercenary ... profit, w3 p' V" t5 M# g1 g
(E) malicious ... cleverness2 o% E. N1 c9 G0 `1 ?0 J
235. In one instance illustrating Metternich's consuming ________ , he employed several naval captains to purchase books abroad for him, eventually adding an entire Oriental library to his ________ collection.
5 O2 N: L# g) O6 D1 | (A) foresight ... indifferent$ N, Q6 w" D8 y0 J
(B) altruism ... eclectic1 f# A% Z, A0 k- m6 j2 H8 P; Y
(C) bibliomania ... burgeoning/ \( R9 e( n8 Z' }. y& y* q
(D) avarice ... inadvertent! A5 d0 k- |0 \+ C) q
(E) egocentricity ... magnanimous, x; y8 \( R& ]; C6 u7 L
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