21. The nature of social history and lyric poetry are _____, social history always recounting the
_____ and lyric poetry speaking for unchanging human nature, that timeless essence beyond fashion and economics. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A antithetical D evanescent B indistinguishable E unnoticed C interdependent F unalterable
22. To avoid annihilation by parasites, some caterpillars are able to _____ periods of active growth
by pre-maturely entering a dormant state, which is characterized by the _____of feeding. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A mediate D continuation B foster E suspension C curtail F stimulation
23. To test the ______ of borrowing from one field of study to enrich another, simply investigate
the extent to which terms from the one may, without forcing, be ______ the other. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A universality D utilized by B decorum E superseded by C efficacy F confused with
24. Social tensions among adult factions can be ______ by politics, but adolescents and children
have no such ______ for resolving their conflict with the exclusive world of adults. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A intensified D attitude B frustrated E mechanism C adjusted F justification
25. Because medieval women’s public participation in spiritual life was not
welcomed by the male establishment, a compensating ______ religious writings, inoffensive to the members of the establishment because of its______, became important for many women.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) A involvement with D profundity B dissatisfaction with E privacy C attention to F popularity
26. In order to ______ her theory that the reactions are ______, the scientist conducted many
experiments, all of which showed that the heat of the first reaction is more than twice that of the second.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) A comprehend D different B evaluate. E constant C support F problematic
27. Unlike many recent interpretations of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, the recitalist’s performance
was a delightfully free and introspective one; nevertheless, it was also, seemingly paradoxically, quite _____. (A) appealing (B) exuberant (C) idiosyncratic (D) unskilled (E) controlled
28. Liberty is not easy, but far better to be an ______fox, hungry and threatened on its hill, than
a______ canary, safe and secure in its cage. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A angry D well-fed B imperious E lethargic C unfettered F content
29. The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines in the nineteenth century suggests that
people were very _____, but the gullibility of the public today makes citizens of yesterday look like hard-nosed _____. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A sophisticated D pragmatists B rational E idealists C credulous F skeptics
30. Social scientists have established fairly clear-cut ______ that describe the appropriate
behavior of children and adults, but there seems to be ______ about what constitutes appropriate behavior for adolescents. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A functions D confusion B estimates E rigidity
C norms F indirectness
31. Although the mental process that creates a fresh and original poem or drama is doubtless
_____ that which originates and elaborates scientific discoveries, there is clearly a discernible difference between the creators. (A) peripheral to (B) contiguous with (C) opposed to (D) analogous to (E) inconsistent with
32. Although the meanings of words may necessarily be liable to change, it does not follow that
the lexicographer is therefore unable to render spelling, in a great measure, . (A) arbitrary (B) superfluous (C) intriguing (D) flexible (E) constant
33. Although the feeding activities of whales and walruses give the seafloor of the Bering Shelf a
devastated appearance, these activities seem to be actually______to the area, ______its productivity. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A beneficial D encumbering B detrimental E redirecting C superfluous F enhancing 34.
Although some of her fellow scientists _____ the unorthodox laboratory methodology that others found innovative, unanimous praise greeted her experimental results: at once pioneering and _____.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A decried D unexceptionable B complimented E mundane C welcomed F inconclusive 35.
Nature’s energy efficiency often______human technology: despite the intensity of the light fireflies produce, the amount of heat is negligible; only recently have humans developed chemical lightproducing systems whose efficiency______ the firefly’s system. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A outstrips D stimulates B inhibits E rivals C determines F reproduce
36. Although his attempts to appear psychotic were so______as to be almost______, there is
evidence that Ezra Pound was able to avoid standing trial for treason merely by faking symptoms of mental illness. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A spontaneous D ludicrous B clumsy E believable C stylized F distressing
37. A recent survey shows that, while ninety-four percent of companies conducting
managementtraining programs open them to women, women are _____ only seventy-four percent of those programs. (A) protesting against (B) participating in (C) displeased by (D) allowed in (E) scorned by
38. Though extremely______about his own plans, the man allowed his associates no such privacy
and was constantly______information about what they intended to do next. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A candid D soliciting B idiosyncratic E altering C reticent F eschewing
39. Although Shakespeare received little formal education, scholarship has in recent years _____
the view that he was _____ the work of classical authors. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A substantiated D obsessed by B supported E oblivious to C undermined F unfamiliar with
40. Even though in today’s Soviet Union the______ the Muslim clergy have been accorded power
and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank-and-file clergy still have little______to practice their religion. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A dissidents within D obligation B leaders of E inclination
C traditionalists among F latitude
41. Although Johnson______great enthusiasm for his employees project, in reality his interest in
the project was so______as to be almost non-existent. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A generated D preemptive B demanded E redundant C feigned F perfunctory
42. Although he attempted repeatedly to______her of her conviction of his insincerity, he was
not successful; she remained______in her judgment. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A remind D unfeigned B convince E indulgent C disabuse F adamant
43. Even though political editorializing was not _____ under the new regime, journalists still
experienced _____, though perceptible , governmental pressure to limit dissent. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A commended D clear B encouraged E discreet C forbidden F overt
44. Although the revelation that one of the contestants was a friend left the judge open to charges of lack of______, the judge remained adamant in her assertion that acquaintance did not necessarily imply______. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A detachment D tolerance
B exoneration E foreknowledge C prejudice F partiality
45. Though feminist in its implications, Yvonne Rainer’s 1974 film ______ the filmmaker’s active
involvement in feminist politics. (A) preserved (B) portrayed (C) encouraged (D) renewed (E) antedated
46. Even though they tended to be _____ strangers, fifteenth-century Europeans did not
automatically associate _____ and danger. Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A interested in D diversity
B haughty with E nonconformity C hostile to F foreignness
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