491. Though ostensibly teaching posture, Feher brings into play techniques of ballet, yoga, and vocal projection to come up with lessons that can best be described as ________. 4 O3 {9 h9 k- N% y7 ?
(A) problematic
5 F, ^0 m+ c/ K8 e$ C& F (B) eclectic " F9 s1 W% a$ m; a& y8 O
(C) homogeneous e+ x9 |$ p2 Q5 T& a
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492. Though set in a mythical South American country, Isabel Allende’s novel is ________ the tragic history of Chile. & D. W/ r3 o4 Z9 x j
(A) irrelevant to
9 T# ` Y' m" I( r (B) rooted in
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(E) indifferent to
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493. Though she tried to be happy living with Clara in the city, Heidi ________ for the mountains and for her gruff but loving grandfather. / |5 N* I S8 [
(A) pined (C) cheered o: l+ z+ R. M: _, y0 O2 R
(B) searched (D) labored
4 L: J* {* i D- j8 v" o (E) trembled " X2 p7 v9 `4 b1 a' P: f7 A
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494. Though the ad writers had come up with a highly creative campaign to publicize the company’s newest product, the head office rejected it for a more ________, down-to-earth approach. ! W/ _4 n {" }( q
(A) innovative
5 z' p* }* a; y; Y& J (B) drastic * E) o& B* _- H& w9 ]0 l
(C) prosaic # Z" t( m3 q, a/ Q/ p
(D) noteworthy
0 k. B* F; {: F2 y- R (E) philosophic
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1 f/ R1 M$ h3 ~. x495. Through her work at the Center for the Family in Transition, Wallerstein has come to see divorce not as a single circumscribed event but as a process that begins during the failing marriage and extends over many years, a ________ of changing family relationships. ! G# z$ w) [* `6 Z* J2 Q7 f1 P
(A) continuum
/ A9 D7 @+ e2 U5 t( F$ X5 }4 w (B) termination
h, \: F0 Y( [ J0 h (C) parody , V1 B6 X3 y0 G# H6 u
(D) denial
1 ~4 E5 \! F0 n& S (E) curtailment
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