391. The articles that he wrote ran the gamut from the serious to the lighthearted, from objective to the ________ , from the innocuous to the ________ .
8 h, i' E5 G$ k (A) constant ...evil % g2 A) z. n$ I+ Q& [* v
(B) casual ... realistic
) D9 u% k9 ^, s# I0 ? (C) ridiculous ... remote
. @/ G$ w/ ]( Y (D) argumentative ... hostile ' J7 K5 c% a9 e, h: Q! G
(E) incapacitated … conditioned
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J8 s/ ]' K8 N J1 w. N! g392. The artists of the Chinese avant-garde have used Western styles ________ and meaningfully to accomplish artistic ends of their own. 8 `7 z: k, B/ `" e! `
(A) obsequiously
3 `: T' ^% Q! s0 B- N$ K (B) shamefully
- F9 @, i3 v7 s- J (C) cannily 1 k9 ^' e' c6 G1 p6 F+ |
(D) fortuitously 6 I- o( y' c1 M# g0 b2 \. R
(E) problematically v; O) q8 B% f$ W' T3 D# v) w
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393. The attorney’s vibrant voice and ________ sense of timing were as useful to him as his prodigious preparation, attention to detail, and ________ of the law. 3 i" s; p8 o3 C& l; X% c
(A) deficient ... conception % h/ `% X2 x. e( P; r) @
(B) excellent ... ignorance
1 B$ `9 D" O: a8 x! c) [3 Z (C) shaky ... command
& U9 A: j. n% o; _( N7 x- X (D) outstanding ... mastery * |( w |6 R- o# H1 X6 P; k4 [% X* b
(E) impeccable ... deprecation
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394. The audience failed to warm to the candidate, whose speech contained nothing but empty promises, ________ , and clichés. $ l9 y7 \# F$ T4 m+ b" @9 y
(A) candor (B) platitudes ! T7 [' q* e# `9 U. v6 i
(C) nuances (D) ingenuity
! p% i5 P: S7 P+ ^ (E) threats " X4 B" ^( N9 c ~8 q
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395. The bank teller’s ________ of the funds was not discovered until the auditors examined the accounts. ) ~( {' n, c0 E- S) z
(A) extradition
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(D) subordination 0 u& B v3 [ k' @/ E
(E) verification
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