496. Throughout his career he demonstrated strong belief in individual faith but powerful ________ about the organized church. 3 N' q5 a& e- u1 P0 f4 l2 _
(A) modesty - [5 R8 u7 p u* Y
(B) skepticism * B5 U! f/ B! v8 p1 j5 k# b
(C) devotion
* w0 a! |% z/ W: K" { (D) discernment
: E9 }* H Z1 c9 B( [ (E) ambition
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(A) interval
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(C) enigma 2 O" a( F7 Q+ F& x Z
(D) affront
6 l; Y3 o$ F! G1 U% ~ (E) opportunity
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498. To take a ________ attitude, looking down on others as one’s inferiors, often is to ________ any chance of favorable relations with them.
# y+ S/ D, P! [: G! n, C5 m (A) promising 晻?negate
, {: f- Z b/ \9 ^( Q5 d0 v (B) patronizing ... eliminate
7 s4 U) Z2 {2 U; F (C) modest ... reduce 9 Y9 [# J% f4 ?8 ?7 L, F
(D) pertinent ... violate
+ Y$ S" o) c' G8 ]* e8 n B (E) benign ... deny / ^0 \ U9 p4 G% N; W
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499. Today employers no longer fire or discharge employees; instead, according to the latest ________, they simple "effect a separation."
5 ^1 X: m5 b* L- @, ] (A) digression
' A$ L7 n9 w$ } (B) overstatement
- ], ?" P" {4 ~" z% y! a6 h0 I (C) euphemism . G# n0 x5 C- C7 d4 d
(D) paradox + }. Z- }2 ^' F4 q: F7 f
(E) proverb + u# V/ S; s" x) d
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(A) delighted
; M1 {5 x: _8 n+ v (B) flattered
- w$ f1 F1 s- s$ x3 Y (C) reminded ' Y+ p A! j. M, z$ j4 x, p. a
(D) galled : k; E2 K7 L* x9 |) p9 |' X
(E) reassured
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