356. Skulls are the Rosetta stones of anthropology, because they bear unique features that let scientists ________ whether two fossil samples come from the same type of creature. + y/ u9 ]4 y) s, J" \
(A) determine ; N+ O5 X7 j, V, Q* z4 C
(B) prophesy 9 l! V1 @# \5 T: Z- y; u* Y
(C) disregard
& P2 U) D' Y7 M (D) initiate
M J. \# d: s- E n6 k (E) recollect - U* r) {: I8 @9 v, c9 W& R
. _9 l1 s* H8 e% }357. So important was the textile trade between England and America ________ quantities of indigo and raw-ginned cotton a year going in one direction, millions of yards of printed cotton fabrics in the other ________ that it ________ right through the American War of Independence. , R t5 V8 q% t# V* G# y1 l) L
(A) immense ... innovated
9 j: I2 N* u1 G: }9 w. O (B) vast ... continued
# P& E, l* D$ r9 Z- D (C) illicit ... collaborated
7 [' O8 U. P3 V ^2 ? i* h (D) insignificant ... diversified
. K+ ^: e* s5 U1 }# R7 V- \6 X (E) enormous ... ceased ( c* D7 p+ G$ b
6 g4 l6 o i+ A0 z* v358. Some spiderwebs are sheets or tangles of threads that delay the ________ of prey, allowing the spider, ________ by vibrations that travel through the threads, time to make its way over to the entangled victim.
; `# X/ i4 B9 M& H (A) escape ... alerted
_' L) P& }/ c' d7 m8 B (B) consumption ... frightened
' ~6 ]4 }/ q1 }/ {2 I (C) capture ... thwarted
2 ^' V& @' _8 |/ w! f (D) pursuit ... soothed
1 _, z A; N% g1 F! a9 I (E) sighting ... irritated
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359. Some thought Dali was a brilliant painter; others ________ him as a conceited poseur. 4 N+ e8 Y+ |8 y5 V3 w$ D
(A) respected
' w% M! w$ l9 f9 B (B) venerated ' [+ N0 m5 p! \- w/ Z. w
(C) dismissed , H. X0 k* t( I0 L3 G
(D) vindicated
+ U" u7 B+ W( h3 V8 q* [ (E) exasperated
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360. Something in Christopher responded to the older man’s air of authority; he looked ________ , used to ________ .
' M: z/ B$ r( s3 M; s (A) magisterial ... command % [, o" M1 U! X8 \0 N% Y& `# d) U
(B) monumental ... intimidate : C3 |* E& @: |- U7 n4 J! }- p
(C) diffident ... domineer 5 j# \/ G: i4 g$ b
(D) masterful ... obey
: @: S1 J1 E( l$ c" n1 h1 [ (E) decisive ... fret |