321. Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved ________ mistress to her cats. + G) c9 h3 W( q( W$ C
(A) a harsh
3 K( x' E! @. c* m) j- U (B) an indolent
( X# w! t N% @+ e+ Q& b% J' G (C) an ambivalent
- s' R, u, J" n4 e% h+ d (D) a cautious 5 ~! X, F1 F( o1 R/ i3 `8 y, M- y
(E) a lenient
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; t0 N2 @4 z2 [) D322. Paradoxically, while it is relatively easy to prove a fraudulent work of art is a fraud, it is often virtually impossible to prove that an authentic one is ________ .
9 `' L2 `; }" g9 e' ?8 ~ (A) unpretentious
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(C) impartial . C4 {- m) p& l) s* r5 p
(D) dubious 4 D6 `- U4 B4 u6 H6 ^ {7 ?9 V
(E) genuine 4 m6 T0 S: T r' y
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323. People expected Winston Churchill to take his painting lightly, but Churchill, no ________ , regarded his artistic efforts most seriously indeed. $ w8 e7 B7 s% |/ c3 C/ J
(A) virtuoso (B) zealot 0 O+ c |' O0 R5 c# n- o; Y
(C) dilettante (D) altruist 9 I7 a6 I% I/ \ n! f' T0 A! V( s: C
(E) renegade : x) @) ~% V8 H5 I7 m, s
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324. People who don’t outgrow their colleges often don’t grow in other ways; there remained in Forster’s life and imagination a ________ of the undergraduate, clever but ________ . 8 e1 \! v2 x0 {/ p* \
(A) dislike ... talented 4 |; Y" [6 [# C u) g! P- K
(B) touch ... judicious
1 _: f! x8 D( K (C) streak ... immature
( g; d' g# K% J' d% P (D) fear ... dormant , `! `0 [+ {1 L G
(E) trace ... sincere
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( X. R6 w l9 e* X7 O& _' r& R325. People who take megadoses of vitamins and minerals should take care: though beneficial in small quantities, in large amounts these substances may have ________ effects.
, _7 d: M2 B9 e3 Z% w (A) admirable
6 z' P) @! O& g2 S* j4 [0 @& f (B) redundant
7 J, a' a; p) v# B% e0 S (C) intangible
( M/ i7 B' q+ ]2 q" X2 B( T, m1 J (D) toxic
: s3 L: \1 a. a# [, p8 r (E) minor
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