226. In Anne of Gables, the heroine turns down a prestigious scholarship so that the young hero may receive it; once more, the woman ________ her own ________ to those of the man.
* z7 V2 B& U; [ (A) prefers ... ambitions
3 J1 G0 O+ ]$ R/ z p/ ^1 T5 S) X (B) sacrifices ... losses
* @5 I; g, S4 L (C) surrenders ... talents
/ `' @ [7 E6 Y) D# h( t6 N (D) accommodates ... beliefs) T$ K. q* c# V% ]. `+ D
(E) subordinates ... interests/ X) r0 m1 [3 W5 V; u
227. In Victorian times, countless Egyptian mummies were ground up to produce dried mummy powder, hailed by quacks as a near-magical ________ able to cure a wide variety of ailments.: c/ p1 o2 [5 N6 K
(A) toxin
6 a% D2 P7 N7 ~$ p (B) indisposition
- D3 ]0 r( x! ]7 U: q, E J (C) symptom# [: U% f( G* w2 ]. j1 N, E
(D) panacea
9 z0 |% B- ]1 {; O6 ]% v/ ]' C (E) placebo
; U/ a$ f2 Z" E. A7 c9 q3 Z 228. In a nation where the economic reversals of the past few years have taken a psychological as well as a financial toll on many regions, what most ________ the South may be the degree of ________ throughout the region.1 S& d: p8 x3 P3 s3 z: w6 m# p
(A) distinguishes ... optimism
8 V2 g3 X' F: B) u, t1 p (B) grieves ... prosperity) g% o7 r* d3 w8 {
(C) typifies ... disenfranchisement
$ O( M; B+ _7 G1 K (D) distresses ... reflection* A p. p0 u! o( E k$ |
(E) appeases ... idealism
% }: W+ ~ A) G' n l; O& y n! r 229. In apologizing to the uncredited photographer, the editor said that he ________ that this ________ use of copyrighted photographs had taken place.* y z i( r, J- f8 P, R" I4 Q
(A) deplored ... legitimate# O- T" s! \. M
(B) conceded ... inevitable
: m: m: }; D# i! }2 A/ ~ (C) regretted ... unauthorized
1 Z* j# V5 L5 W9 ^* z" G# q4 T (D) admitted ... warranted5 c% C6 T7 g& E4 p7 o
(E) acknowledged ... appropriate2 T# g) @- Q8 w" r% ?: R7 O
230. In attempting to reconcile estranged spouses, counselors try to foster a spirit of ________ rather than one of stubborn implacability.
% a7 Q& C4 M& K, o, \5 G# t0 P (A) disillusionment* ^- n' f( d$ _; x- P9 w
(B) ambivalence
+ p* }3 m8 Z( \% w; e/ l( ?. T (C) compromise
9 ?7 w$ f2 U4 L3 N' F4 R (D) antagonism
" @% S" ?3 n! r$ y% C* i4 k (E) independence
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