426. The increasingly popular leader of America’s second largest tribe, Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller, has ________ the myth that only males could be leaders in American Indian government.
' c6 J7 n8 _1 z: A (A) shattered
' @) ^" `/ O( x& N! N (B) perpetuated 1 O6 P: q' g* K2 H$ J, c' {, a) f
(C) exaggerated 0 ~; L, f+ N( ~$ H) q
(D) confirmed $ I! p; L% Y: i0 @/ X% r
(E) venerated ' b3 K( E+ x: R7 X- x# y
: P0 H7 U& V g) J427. The jazz musician cannot play well if he is completely ________ , as if lying half asleep in a Jacuzzi. : K( C- F0 M( C p$ R- o
(A) untruthful (B) autonomous ) c! v4 P% n) o# Z0 Z
(C) sincere (D) relaxed
% V* K8 B8 n- R( `" y+ b (E) talented
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428. The late James Beard was ________ with his time and knowledge—a ________ trait in the narrow world of food writing, a milieu notorious for its pettiness and infighting. . ]1 E2 m2 V+ m+ ^4 n) T6 F' M
(A) unselfish ... common
7 K) ~2 j: A- G- Q2 p8 B (B) unconcerned ... standard
. n) [; _3 i- ?4 D5 f2 l (C) stingy ... remarkable
# T- G3 u/ z6 `- o6 q# g( F (D) occupied ... negative
4 R9 s* w) u' k* q1 } (E) generous ... rare
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429. The likenesses of language around the Mediterranean were sufficiently marked to ________ ease of movement both of men and ideas: it took relatively few alterations to make a Spanish song intelligible in Italy, and an Italian trader could, without much difficulty, make himself at home in France. 5 }- O2 u: Y/ w$ S/ V; n! g
(A) eliminate + e5 X- T1 S3 m/ E/ {3 b" S. z
(B) facilitate 6 n8 J9 w; `% F1 J$ s+ o
(C) hinder
- T1 a: q1 A, g3 L (D) clarify
' z0 m, H/ ^, c4 t2 @2 B (E) aggravate
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8 l; ~! a. k1 ?4 {430. The linguistic ________ of refugee children is ________ their readiness to adopt the language of their new homeland. / M4 K/ t5 X9 f' v
(A) conservatism ... indicated by , g) |2 b$ h2 s5 O
(B) inadequacy ... demonstrated by
6 I) A+ |0 o& q) [, j (C) adaptability ... reflected in - o2 F- o( Z" @6 t9 @* h$ D4 W- g
(D) philosophy ... contradicted by 3 w+ S, K4 C; u$ E
(E) structure ... equivalent to
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