236. In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him, reading was purposeful, not ________ .
% q [: R- _$ g7 V* T' r: Z (A) deliberate
1 _5 }- R/ x* G3 d3 ]1 T (B) retentive2 [) p$ g( L7 k" `: z6 F6 W
(C) critical
& g6 c6 z+ u8 u& T- v (D) desultory
8 ?7 [8 o8 J( L2 ?/ i$ f% ]: U n8 P (E) exhaustive. d% {0 ?% w. X
237. In the 1920s Hollywood became a magnet for men and women on the cutting edge ________ artists genuinely excited by the possibilities of the up-and-coming film medium.% l7 b. h! U4 v; x
(A) irritable
& A& u+ F# [ Q# G4 f' ~9 D (B) innovative
; |# {1 o2 b+ p7 H (C) untalented
$ ~8 [3 W- n. @ (D) outdated
- K+ `& i/ {* N, N7 ^$ | (E) inferior& S0 _$ s- J9 P
238. In the absence of native predators to stop their spread, imported deer ________ to such an inordinate degree that they overgrazed the countryside and ________ the native vegetation.0 q- {7 I( Z/ h$ x# V1 w
(A) thrived ... threatened4 `6 G+ ^6 b0 @6 B
(B) propagated ... cultivated* K& D( h; S! b1 H% O* d9 ^1 I' m1 ]
(C) suffered ... abandoned
* j% E8 d7 N+ s! L! N' H2 Z, t+ L (D) flourished ... scrutinized
8 y* z. V* r# o/ i+ b. d' t5 y (E) dwindled ... eliminated( y; p+ w; Z1 ~0 K
239. In the constant battle for newsstand supremacy, with newsstands groaning from the weight of specialty publications, the biggest challenge facing any new magazine is ________ itself from the crowed, making its mission ________ .& o: o. R; \' K6 w5 }5 O$ Y
(A) transforming ... plausible
& c- d& n. _) Q" h7 j8 r5 p, q (B) separating ... impossible: F& ^1 R, _# l/ B
(C) distinguishing ... clear
: @8 O- [& `' o (D) acquiring ... public
7 ^! {* ~+ W4 ] (E) distancing ... futile
' C; }6 R1 X5 F, o* S5 C$ L 240. In the light of Dickens's description of the lively, even ________ dance parties of his time ,Sharp's approach to country dancing may seem overly formal, suggesting more ________ than is necessary.% } }# ]3 S0 E, i6 D# W _
(A) sophisticated ... expertise
$ M/ F" {) k* O9 I- ^ (B) rowdy ... decorum
7 V+ \- J, U6 O (C) prudish ... propriety
7 W5 P, {3 [5 }- p/ x8 W (D) lewd ... ribaldry! a% I: l7 U: X
(E) enjoyable ... vitality* Y! B$ I7 Q. X% n4 s+ I! K" h
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