1. Unlike a judge, who must act alone, a jury discusses a case and then reaches its decision as a group, thus minimizing the effect of ---bias.$ I* k. y* a) a8 b
(A) legal
. T& O7 V+ V: H8 F' H& \ (B) professional
9 S$ t% ~9 v% I; }. T7 T (C) individual" l8 B0 H8 d; F, r3 r+ \
(D) unexpected% @! c( z- I/ B0 p) S4 a
(E) unarticulated/ z. M' {& z2 I" C
2. One reason why pertinent fossils are ---is that crucial stages of evolution occurred in the tropics where it is difficult to explore for fossils, and so their discovery has ----.. n$ P7 i% V2 |; l: N# Q" \
(A) unique... resulted
% P: Y, Y8 @2 {7 w (B) unconcealable.. declined
2 p ?9 ]: s; s5 w- [ (C) uncommon.. lagged
: P+ q: h# h6 q u& @# W3 g (D) recent.. resumed来www.Examw.com1 s0 j2 Z! A: D
(E) prominent .. failed
$ z5 [ r5 K% c$ w) k( n 3. The harmonious accommodation reached by the warring factions exemplifies the axiom that --is possible among people of goodwill, even when they have previously held quite ---perspectives.
0 i, {0 ?* h, t! E: v9 { (A) candor.. indistinguishable! k+ R% M+ w& G E5 s4 I* l
(B) tension.. congenial7 T3 F' \) o% }9 s0 ~2 z
(C) agreement.. unequivocal6 S* w% `9 P5 u0 T/ E# D% W
(D) compromise.. antagonistic; E* d$ s2 C7 B* s/ W9 ]1 q* Q
(E) coexistence.. fixed- B$ I9 | P& @" d
4. The prime minister tried to act but the plans were ---by her cabinet.
6 d6 r& z! I: b& k6 S$ y (A) frustrated
& l, M! V1 H# r9 Z: y (B) discussed
! d; M- z l$ x2 T1 g (C) embellished% Y: R* y) w2 h+ U y
(D) overlooked* T8 H0 N2 _$ g- R' R( W" h
(E) unleashed
) [# }+ w) \) @ 5. Amid the collapsing or out-of-control mechanical devices, the belching volcano had a disturbingly---quality, like a character who has stumbled onstage by mistake.* y, S& i% ?, @/ f4 Y- W8 \+ `# i
(A) anomalous
' I7 Z: O/ ^. A+ f# M, L+ P (B) overwrought( |' z2 n0 X# ?
(C) obdurate& V2 h( J8 } R* [! m
(D) ephemeral
3 C( U1 r3 {' w (E) derelict
8 c7 x. L- N3 D4 g 6. It is an error to regard the imagination as a mainly ---force; if it destroys and alters, it also---hitherto isolated beliefs, insights, and mental habits into strongly unified systems.
7 f; e! Q# A Z (A) visionary.. conjures9 `: U5 T. k5 @4 [; B
(B) beneficial.. converts" {# D' {# g9 ?; Z0 {' W/ m& F
(C) revolutionary.. fuses
( j9 c1 S5 T8 T a, O (D) negative.. shunts0 d: }& d6 v- b$ N! T
(E) synthetic.. integrates8 I! u! X6 `+ y2 Q6 P
7. The semantic ---of ancient documents is not unique; even in our own time, many documents are difficult to decipher.
* I9 s2 ]: |% V6 k" b, A (A) aspect
( t+ c: E/ j7 K* W( L4 C4 W; N+ v0 _ (B) pattern, z' p* Z/ t1 E2 E4 G; X# V
(C) opacity
$ x1 @# x% r: | (D) intention
" X) |2 n7 J& \! k2 O: f (E) erudition1 V2 B3 a7 _/ C* Q* r( i& H
8. SCYTHE: REAPER::
$ Q3 E7 ]# Q0 V4 Q, l9 y1 g (A) pipe: plumber( D7 C7 p! A9 ?, ?) g. E w9 ~
(B) crop: farmer
3 \/ C- i4 a/ G7 A# K (C) grease: mechanic1 y2 D: i1 d- V* P' y. }
(D) game: hunter$ `9 i% d, j+ p
(E) axe: woodcutter
; Q" T0 Q, ? y0 ^0 t' Y 9. DISCOMBOBULATED: ORDER::
6 u. C4 c5 f+ f# c% {1 n (A) political.. anarchy
9 y& d) h& O+ |6 t2 X& q (B) promiscuous: chaos. ?8 J0 ^. e2 s5 G
(C) rumpled: wrinkle
8 g$ p5 N! @4 y8 t& d7 s (D) strategic: logic
7 N# {: A4 x& N8 o, L3 `0 n (E) erratic: consistency
X3 T) r/ ?6 D) M& v 10. FERVOR: ZEALOT::
, u# l! w& ~. g( r8 I/ R u (A) anger: critic
' Z! Q& V, o# P( o, a0 f (B) wisdom: convert
) `, m& y0 |, I3 }$ e* Y% I" [ (C) doubt: skeptic
. |$ {7 ]* t* m5 n& j (D) caution: philosopher" L# L% z- m/ K9 E E5 W- V
(E) fearlessness: investor |