Q. 1
Scientists have discovered that our sense of smell is surprisingly _______¸capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical oder
- a. rigid
- b. keen
- c. inert
- d. erratic
- e. innate
- Answer: B
Q. 2
With these _______ sites as evidence, it would be _______ to draw definite conclusions as to the places typically selected as settlements by the people of the Neolithic age.
- a. imperfect.. feasible
- b. few.. unsound
- c. complete.. ridiculous
- d. abundant.. presumptuous
- e. scatter.. prudent
- Answer: B
Q. 3
Alice Walker’s prize winning novel exemplifies the strength of first person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be _______.
- a. subjective
- b. superfluous
- c. eloquent
- d. incontrovertible
- e. impervious
- Answer: B
Q. 4
The importance of science in the practical affairs of modern societies is recognized even by its detractors, but, surprisingly, its positive influence on culture is often _______, even by its _______.
- a. despised.. adversaries
- b. questioned.. champions
- c. ascertained.. partisans
- d. conceded.. beneficiaries
- e. nullified.. assailants
- Answer: B
Q. 5
True to her altruistic beliefs, Natalie _______ the _______ attitude of her colleague that a client represented nothing more than a source of income and an opportunity for advancing one’s professional reputation.
- a. applauded.. conscientious
- b. lamented.. mercenary
- c. condoned.. aggressive
- d. adopted.. egotistical
- e. belittled.. magnanimous
- Answer: B
Q. 6
The athlete’s insistence on self-discipline had become _______; rarely, it seemed, did he allow himself even a minor indulgence.
- a. dilatory
- b. obsessive
- c. spontaneous
- d. infectious
- e. unemotional
- Answer: B
Q. 7
All female red Colobus monkeys leave their natal troops, but because these females are _______ by young females from other troops, the practice has little effect on troops’ size and composition.
- a. joined
- b. replaced
- c. ignored
- d. influenced
- e. rejected
- Answer: B
Q. 8
Some travelers from United States experience culture shock when they suddenly find themselves in a place where “yes” may mean “no” where a fixed price is _______, where laughter may signify _____.
- a. alterable.. joy
- b. negotiable.. anger
- c. unchangeable.. insult
- d. sovereign.. merriment
- e. incalculable.. harmony
- Answer: B
Q. 9
According to Burgess, a novelist should not _______¸for sermonizing has no place in good fiction.
- a. invent
- b. preach
- c. offend
- d. inform
- e. distort
- Answer: B
Q. 10
The archaeologist enjoyed the _______ life she led while gathering artifacts; she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.
- a. stealthy
- b. nomadic
- c. clamorous
- d. indiscreet
- e. rustic
- Answer: B
Q. 11
Medieval illuminated manuscripts art too _______ for exhibition except under rigorously controlled conditions of light, temperature, and humidity, and thus are _______ the majority of art lovers.
- a. intricate.. imperceptible to
- b. vulnerable.. inaccessible to
- c. immaculate.. idolized by
- d. fragile.. available to
- e. valuable.. scorned by
- Answer: B
Q. 12
The artistry of cellist Yo Yo Ma is essentially _______; the melodic line rises _______, imbued with feeling and totally lacking in apparent calculation.
- a. carefree.. stiffly
- b. lyrical.. passionately
- c. reserved.. involuntarily
- d. detached.. carefully
- e. deliberate.. methodically
- Answer: B
Q. 13
The supreme Court’s reversal of its previous ruling on the issue of State’s right _______ its reputation for _______.
- a. sustained.. infallibility
- b. compromised.. consistency
- c. bolstered.. doggedness
- d. exacerbated.. inflexibility
- e. dispelled.. vacillation
- Answer: B
Q. 14
Denise was astounded to hear that her brother, whom she knew to be quite _______, was described as taciturn and aloof by his colleagues at the university.
- a. insular
- b. garrulous
- c. placid
- d. anguished
- e. vacuous
- Answer: B
Q. 15
Because they are _______ to take financial loss that results from providing drugs for _______ markets, pharmaceutical manufacturers often do not produce needed drugs for rare diseases.
- a. proud.. small
- b. loath.. limited
- c. eager.. known
- d. prone.. nebulous
- e. reluctant.. expanding
- Answer: B