246. Instead of taking exaggerated precautions against touching or tipping or jarring the bottle of wine, the waitress handled it quite ________ , being careful only to use a napkin to keep her hands from the cool bottle itself.
$ k6 Y. R H- y! [! {% V! U2 m (A) fastidiously
/ w* A; G1 C3 `& c: H _ (B) reverently
2 F8 z7 H9 i& b% }9 D/ O (C) nonchalantly) e/ p1 a2 w: P( e- _4 s1 }
(D) tentatively
* ]- P- T% K2 t9 s& f (E) ambivalently2 t) G. u( q& g2 [
247. Irony can, after a fashion, become a mode of escape: to laugh at the terrors of life is in some sense to ________ them.+ T+ J3 T3 @* e' s6 s- d& y* ^; j
(A) overstate2 g; A( ] Q1 J( s9 s5 m' l/ m
(B) revitalize
8 w' ?! e# n- _- l$ `) |+ S (C) corroborate
/ K. W# r/ Y8 E* H1 O (D) evade
/ z& @, Q) o# E8 U( N( S+ S (E) license
: u3 D* O* `5 u) J# q) K 248. Isozaki's love for detail is apparent everywhere in the new museum, but fortunately the details are ________ to the building's larger formal composition, which is ________ by the busyness of much recent architecture.) Q% @, w7 y$ u1 `. v' `' O( p
(A) important ... harmed
8 w# J8 m% V3 l8 Z J (B) irrelevant ... fragmented
" c) U0 \1 C2 h (C) subordinated ... unencumbered" i8 ]: ?/ {: M3 N W' d+ ~
(D) appropriate ... echoed
( k8 k1 a" v" w& `" M (E) incidental ... nullified& m) z c6 G! E6 }+ Q( \/ T
249. It is ________ to try to destroy pests completely with chemical poisons, for as each new chemical pesticide is introduced, the insects gradually become ________ to it.. e" j: U6 x7 c- x' [+ ?4 e) C$ G
(A) useless ... drawn7 d' c& P E3 Q7 ]! m* R
(B) pointless ... vulnerable; X3 N1 {5 D- ^, @7 S! {* d
(C) futile ... resistant
8 B6 Q% M7 |' D# r* N1 T6 Q (D) wicked ... indifferent
/ @! d3 S2 l% x% ^( g (E) worthwhile ... immune
4 X; M9 T L6 K8 ^! ` 250. It is a relief to see people who can be interested in the arts without being "arty" collectors who collect for their own ________ rather than for ________ .: o" T* B/ j$ ?" V0 Q _* X
(A) enjoyment ... satisfaction
, }+ [$ a8 A$ n8 \: Q5 Y; B (B) interest ... pleasure, p( ?/ U5 ? s1 [* @! ^* Q- r
(C) reputation ... amusement' {6 J W) k3 d) \% v0 q' J
(D) delight ... show
+ v! O V! I/ I+ N6 U! p6 W ` (E) education ... fulfillment
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