376. The ________ ambassador was but ________ linguist; yet he insisted on speaking to foreign dignitaries in their own tongues without resorting to a translator’s aid. ' ~6 o% K7 \! a3 ?8 c
(A) eminent ... an indifferent 5 \2 t+ [# w0 M) z% X: W
(B) visiting ... a notable
; P* S2 {) d( {* @9 i/ a8 ? M (C) revered ... a talented
) k: j1 J& J+ X& T6 `$ i (D) distinguished ... a celebrated 1 q( U, i. u% z4 O& M3 U- {' H: `
(E) ranking ... a sensitive
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& Z% R) s7 l( ?! q8 t377. The ________ in the Bible are both entertaining and instructive.
: _- x. c+ s I% G' C (A) syllables
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(C) milestones : @' a, c. o9 G9 S9 f% }. ?
(D) parables
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378. The ________ of such utopian notions is reflected by the quick disintegration of the idealistic community at Brooke Farm.
3 U9 e* r1 H1 i (A) timeliness
7 z6 a) O$ F4 h (B) creativity ! j, F+ ^3 A/ S, B7 D" q: a8 `
(C) impracticability - A1 ]8 p& S0 _$ x3 W/ O3 x' R
(D) effervescence
7 G6 S7 N* C* n- U+ e, u (E) vindication . K3 F& g1 q1 O# u* O
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379. The ________ , by definition, possesses wisdom; the virtuoso, by definition, possesses ________ .
# H+ s* P' r7 k6 ]5 [! X5 | (A) scholar ... morality
! U* U0 y: ?9 o9 Q4 X% `- H (B) sage ... expertise
0 y1 j6 { m0 t0 `( r8 [" h (C) zealot ... sincerity & X; x0 R" g* E c# u1 e
(D) visionary ... idealism 5 t' H! e, J' Q# B
(E) pedant ... proficiency
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) P5 a1 r9 l6 w4 `9 W% p- G$ l380. The Americans and the British seem to have a dog-in-the-manger attitude toward the island of Malta, no longer needing it themselves but nevertheless wishing to ________ it to others. 9 j! D- J# ?# a& c( [+ Q# S! h2 d
(A) interpret
$ M- q& D* h$ ~4 L5 o$ T% u5 z* X5 d (B) offer
0 J3 f& @! Z4 k# N1 Q; R; [$ E (C) deny ( R+ c; f* W4 d" ~( v& A
(D) praise
# R" A( f" O* P9 i (E) reveal " d3 g8 G( c" ~7 Q9 y7 N% L7 E9 ]
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