186. Given the ________ state of the published evidence, we do not argue here that exposure to low-level microwave energy is either hazardous or safe.2 V- H) p6 X; K& ]6 r4 [% B+ c
(A) inconclusive7 v. G1 f$ W8 {' z
(B) satisfactory
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(E) exemplary
' b" ?- h! F4 u( g 187. Given the ability of modern technology to ________ the environment, it is clear that if we are not careful, the human race may soon be as extinct as the dinosaur.
+ J0 b' f: U9 Q# O [6 t (A) enhance! Y4 i6 c. v+ j
(B) destroy
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(D) repair
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188. Grateful as we are for these splendid books, they remain isolated examples of excellence in a literature of ________ . ; K) x0 g) `0 \0 k
(A) competition/ r5 H/ l; |7 e9 ], h
(B) distinction
& t! T; Q4 p% A8 V' l (C) grandeur
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(E) affirmation
6 r' i, ?' u3 m( }4 j 189. Halls and audiences for lieder recitals tend to be smaller than for opera and thus more ________ the intimacy and sense of close involvement, which is the recital's particular charm.
. h1 ^' G5 N2 B (A) inauspicious for
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(C) conducive to& v4 _$ ^$ e0 Z7 v9 z
(D) compromised by4 Q# \8 }; c1 N9 d3 o
(E) indifferent to
' s( r6 {0 T: ~ 190. Harriman, Kennan, and Acheson were part of that inner ________ of the American diplomatic establishment whose distinguished legacy ________ U. S. foreign policy to this day.( W( k. m3 p3 e9 [; N
(A) circle ... grieves
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(C) core ... dominates
7 N$ E6 h1 D' \. T* b2 f# U (D) life ... biases
' K5 p D+ o9 U (E) coterie ... exacerbates
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