231. In discussing Rothko's art, Breslin is ________ in keeping to the facts and resisting the ________ of fanciful interpretation.
/ V/ d( a/ y' [0 s1 r2 [ (A) scrupulous ... temptation+ h4 a. h! A5 z! ~) M# C
(B) meticulous ... integrity
. z4 Q+ f. |- ?$ l9 U (C) ungainly ... reward6 B5 u* j% N( a+ y( O6 v
(D) uninterested ... echo3 N; i$ l8 U0 R/ o" I
(E) inept ... bias
4 m- J& ^0 ?5 z& H" t. e 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./ x8 z% ?. K( s8 M: `
(A) effectively ... haste
0 @. m/ F8 C: e# r1 H$ m4 n7 T (B) indirectly ... distress! g2 _/ l6 P$ K% x" g3 F1 |) {# j$ d
(C) vigorously ... discomfort
3 ~% V% l3 S) R, q4 i) G% F7 u (D) unambiguously ... confusion
" ~ ?9 Y& h* R3 j A) w (E) tactfully ... suspense
0 y& K; N1 A- b/ M 233. In his address, the superintendent exhorted the teachers to discover and ________ each student's ________ talents.
h& A" w# R# B3 s. J: ~; A (A) suppress ... unrecognized" _2 _# q% A7 \' F. ^
(B) develop ... intrinsic; F Z& v. i% w# [9 m1 ~9 o
(C) redirect ... specious- @/ l. y! Q; U/ h1 w0 N
(D) belittle ... dormant
5 Q$ ]% s2 H8 }4 ?" h, G) d, v6 V (E) justify ... gratuitous) j( l7 I- [! T, P+ }) [8 V, \* U. }0 K
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.
4 G) o# _6 w! ^8 ~/ x; A# A* { (A) benevolent ... fame# T4 P- T2 b W9 ~6 o
(B) disinterested ... advantage
6 Q' h: R; P3 @4 k (C) selfish ... benefit J# s5 u3 E e) Q8 d1 \3 H v
(D) mercenary ... profit
6 Y! A: o' ~( L. w; t& T) X (E) malicious ... cleverness
1 O- M1 g4 z4 X0 R! ^' Y 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.& l4 g& K5 D( r1 W6 \' L
(A) foresight ... indifferent
2 U# l7 c8 H+ J) d0 |4 z+ s5 J) j (B) altruism ... eclectic
- O3 E c, y9 V5 N- ]7 [; r; P& n# l (C) bibliomania ... burgeoning0 m# w2 z" H5 h8 K
(D) avarice ... inadvertent3 _$ u! @& r( ~# X4 B
(E) egocentricity ... magnanimous/ n9 K- M# U# g/ @ t; h! H9 U, C
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