501. Totem craftsmanship reached its ________ in the 19th century, when the introduction of metal tools enabled carvers to execute more sophisticated designs. # W* l3 V w; F# }/ T* w" a
(A) roots - o& W, r+ q& Y" Z; I
(B) conclusion 4 a( Z/ E' A) ^: B1 L
(C) antithesis
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(E) apex
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. K6 s8 g9 _# U* G7 U( z502. Traditional Chinese painters trained by copying their teachers; ________ was reserved for old age, when you might make changes so ________ that they were almost invisible. 5 T3 t1 E5 R0 n) B
(A) imitation ... ubiquitous
+ p" ^2 N! I! ^ (B) emulation ... dramatic
4 X9 J+ T) ?/ v: [+ @& U# d" V. } (C) novelty ... marked
% ]8 b- i# U4 m, S+ \% ^ (D) originality ... slight $ |8 X9 m8 l! b8 V5 U) {4 a
(E) honor ... petty
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503. Trees native to warmer climates are genetically programmed for shorter, milder winters and are therefore ________ to both cold snaps and sudden thaws. * i1 _6 D) W4 D% `2 {: k# c
(A) indifferent % h( k6 v# _9 p3 l4 _2 i6 m, Q
(B) restricted 2 { H6 ]! O1 _3 j( L. [
(C) vulnerable # u5 `* Z e6 y2 M, a
(D) accessible
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504. Trying to prove Hill a liar, Senator Specter repeatedly questioned her ________.
9 M6 D, y; l, j h9 }" U2 V7 j (A) intelligence (C) optimism . X0 j& _, }( r: k. m6 u; }
(B) veracity (D) autonomy - s3 w8 B! O5 v1 X
(E) brevity
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505. Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry, the princess ________, saying now one, now the other. + R9 P- o+ F2 I* l4 d; t- j! M
(A) improvised
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" y) q, T) Z8 J3 i (C) threatened
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(E) divulged
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