Question 1

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) unchangeable...insult
C) sovereign...merriment
D) incalculable...harmony
E) negotiable...anger

Accepted Answer

One instance of culture shock for the US traveler is mentioned as "when yes may mean no". So, to be analogous with this instance, "a fixed price must be alterable or negotiable". So, among the choices for the first missing. If A is chosen, the second instance becomes "when laughter signifies joy". But laughter is a natural result of joy, and will not lead to a culture shock for the American tourist. So, A is wrong. If he finds that "laughter signifies anger" as in E the US traveler will certainly have a culture shock. So, D is the answer.

Question 2

Many of Eleanor-Roosevelt's harshest critics during the years she lived in the White House late _______ her compassion for all people and praised her work to social justice.
A) reemphasizes…spread
B) vindicated...dispel
C) overlooked...declare
D) denied...repress
E) acknowledged...promote

Accepted Answer

If Eleanor Roosevelt had compassion for all people, and even her critics praised her word, such work, such work would not have been intended to dispel or to repress social justice. Mere declaration of social justice will not be considered to be "word" that would invite praise from critics. So, B, C and D are wrong. It does not make sense to state that her former critics reemphasized her compassion for all people; they could well have belatedly acknowledged her compassion for all people. So, it is the pair of words in E which completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.

Question 3

The attorney general was _______ woman, and even on those_______ occasions where she did lose her temper, she quickly reigned her natural imperturbability.
A) a trying., rare
B) a peaceable., infrequent
C) an informed., memorable
D) a belligerent., challenging
E) an inarticulate...particular

Accepted Answer

If the attorney general had such a disposition that she quickly regained her natural imperturbability even when she lost her temper, she cannot be called trying, or informed, or belligerent (meaning quarrelsome) or inarticulate (meaning 'not clear in expression'). The most appropriate adjective to describe her is 'peaceable'. The use of the phrase 'even on those.... occasions' implies that such occasions were not common. So, the word 'infrequent' also fits in well in the sentence, So, B is the answer.

Question 4

Today science, like philosophy, has been _______in scope: each has_______ its claim to survey all existence and has accepted a province which, it great, is yet smaller than the whole.
A) limited...reiterated
B) narrowed...resigned
C) expanded...repudiated
D) fluctuating...denied
E) receding...amplified

Accepted Answer

If both science and philosophy have today accepted a province which is smaller than the whole, the implication is that their scope has been limited or restricted. So, A and B are the only possible choices for the first missing word. If both of them have accepted a limited province, they could not have reiterated their claim to survey all exist4ence. So, A can also be discarded. The pair or words in B completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.

Question 5

In her crusade to make public servants accountable to voters, she _______ the nation's unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians
A) exposed
B) dramatized
C) accepted
D) foreshadowed
E) promoted

Accepted Answer

If the nation's politicians had been unscrupulous and self-indulgent, and a woman crusader wanted to make them accountable to the voters, she would not have dramatized, or accepted, or foreshadowed or promoted them, bu7t would have exposed them. So, A is the answer.

Question 6

Freedom for Hanson meant experiencing _______previously_______; once unable to do more than peer over prison walls, he could now wander wherever he pleased.
A) a visibility., unexpected
B) an incarceration., unknown
C) an isolation., threatening
D) a notoriety., inconceivable
E) a mobility., unattainable

Accepted Answer

We can understand from the sentence that Hanson had been in prison earlier. If he is now able to under wherever he pleased, his previous plight must have been one in which he was not allowed to walk about, or which denied him mobility. So, the pair of phrases in E completes a logical sentence, and is the answer. (The use of the phrase 'once unable to do more than peer over prison walls' would qualify 'a visibility' as suitable for the first missing phrase, but its pair word 'unexpected' does not fit into the sentence logically.)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

If the athlete allowed himself even a minor indulgence (meaning a minor diversion, such as having a drink or seeing a movie etc.) only rarely, his insistence on self-discipline must have been very severe. Among the given choices, it is the word obsessive, meaning persistence with a single idea that will give this meaning. So, B is the answer.

Question 8

The metric system is deliberately designed to be simple arithmetically and yet capable of_______ expansion as it becomes necessary to _______ new units of measure.
A) confusing...record
B) mathematical memorize
C) rigid...discard
D) indefinite...invent
E) limited...correct

Accepted Answer

The use of the phrase 'and' yet implies that the first missing word must mean the opposite of the phrase 'simple arithmetically'. Among the choices for the first missing word this only the phrase 'capable of indefinite expansion' that has this meaning. Its pair word 'invent' completes a logical sentence. So, D is the answer.

Question 9

Though there was much_______ among critics over whether or not the play portrayed the "real" Paul Robeson, James Earl Jones's performance was _______deemed outstanding by audiences and critics.
A) commentary...silently
B) controversy...unanimously
C) harassment...evasively
D) Disappointment, instructively
E) discussion...privately

Accepted Answer

The question whether or not the play portrayed the "real" Paul Robeson could have only created a controversy of discussion among the critics, (while the phrase 'much commentary by critics' is acceptable, the phrase 'much commentary among critics' is inelegant, ruling out choice A. So, the correct answer is either B or E. Since the performance cannot have been 'privately' deemed as outstanding by audiences and critics, E can be discarded. The pair of word sin B completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.

Question 10

Until the nineteenth century, history was largely written by private scholars and literary amateurs and was not seen as an, but rather as a branch of iterator.
A) artifact
B) entity
C) offshoot
D) accomplishment
E) undertaking

Accepted Answer

History was considered a branch of literature, making "offshoot" the most appropriate choice.

Question 11

"Meaning" and "truth" are profound and yet _______ pms, for they seem to resist even out most determined attempts at definitive explanation.
A) equivocal
B) manageable
C) insignificant
D) unwarranted
E) tractable

Accepted Answer

If the words 'meaning' and 'truth' are not capable of definitive explanation, they cannot be described as 'manageable' or 'insignificant', or 'synonymous', or 'unwarranted'. They can best be described as 'equivocal', meaning 'having more than one meaning'. So, A is the answer.

Question 12

Instances of reticence in the ancient chronicler's recording of calamitous events may simply be an indication of _______ to appear critical of the pharaoh handling of such ________ situations.
A) predisposition...stressful
B) refusal promising
C) tendency...catastrophic
D) reluctance...adverse
E) aversion...trivial

Accepted Answer

Calamitous events cannot be described as promising or trivial situations. So, B and E can straightway be ruled out on consideration of the choices for the second missing word. A chronicler (meaning palace historian) would not have a predisposition or a tendency to appear critical of the pharaoh's (meaning the Egyptian ruler's) actions, because he would not then have been retained as the palace historian. His reluctance to criticize the king is understandable, because pharaohs were dictators, and would not easily tolerate criticism. So, D is the answer.

Question 13

According to Burgess, a novelist should not _______ for sermonizing has no place in good fiction.
A) invent
B) offend
C) inform
D) preach
E) distort

Accepted Answer

From the construction of the sentence, it is obvious that the missing word must be a synonym of sermonizing. Among choices, it is 'preach' which has his meaning. So, D is the answer.

Question 14

My suggestion was not so casual as it appeared; I_______ mentioned the election because I know that she wanted to discuss it.
A) ineptly
B) incessantly
C) inadvertently
D) intentionally
E) inconsiderately

Accepted Answer

If the person asserts that his suggestion was not casual, he means that it was premeditated or intentional. So, D is the answer.

Question 15

Despite her fear of heights, she was to be so far up the mountain
A) dismayed
B) unwilling
C) ashamed
D) thrilled
E) alarmed

Accepted Answer

The occurrence of the word 'despite' shows that there is a contradiction within the sentence. A woman who has a fear for heights must normally be afraid to be far up in the mountain. But the use of the word 'despite' implies that, on the contrary, she was happy to be there. Among the choices, it is only the word thrilled' that has this meaning. So, D is the answer.

Question 16

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) eloquent
C) superfluous
D) incontrovertible
E) impervious

Accepted Answer

(Exemplifies means is an example of protagonist means chief character). If the protagonist tells her own story so effectively, any additional commentary would be unnecessary or superfluous. So, C is the answer.

Question 17

Lie 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) condoned.... aggressive
C) lamented.... mercenary
D) adopted.... egotistical
E) belittled.... magnanimous

Accepted Answer

If Natalie had altruistic (meaning charitable) beliefs, she would not have applauded or condoned or adopted the attitude of her colleague that a client is nothing more than a source of income. So, on a consideration of the choices for the first missing word, A, B and D can be ruled out. Since the attitude that the client is nothing more than a source of income cannot be described as magnanimous, E can also be ruled out. With her altruistic beliefs, she would certainly have lamented (meaning regretted) the mercenary attitude of her colleague. So, C is the answer.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

With imperfect sites as evidence, it would not be feasible to draw definite conclusions.... With only a few sites as evidence, it would certainly be unsound to draw definite conclusions.... So; B completes a logical sentence, and is the answer.

Question 19

Scientists have discovered that our sense of smell is surprisingly _______ capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical odors
A) rigid
B) inert
C) erratic
D) keen
E) innate

Accepted Answer

Obviously, the missing word must mean 'capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical odors'. Among the given choices, it is the word 'keen' which has this meaning. So, D is the answer.

Question 20

The study crowds and groups is more than_______ in an age characterized by interdependence and ________ action.
A) academic collective
B) difficult...intellectual
C) vigorous...assertive
D) erudite...formal
E) general...specific

Accepted Answer

If the age is characterized by interdependence of crowds and groups, what type of action should they be expected to take? Among the choices, it is the phrase "collective action'' which is the aptest. So, A is the only possible choice from the point of view of the second missing word. Its pair word 'academic' completes a logical and meaningful sentence. So, A is the answer.

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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

Many of Eleanor-Roosevelt's harshest critics during the years she lived in the White House late _______ her compassion for all people and praised her work to social justice.

The attorney general was _ woman, and even on those_ occasions where she did lose her temper, she quickly reigned her natural imperturbability.

Today science, like philosophy, has been _in scope: each has_ its claim to survey all existence and has accepted a province which, it great, is yet smaller than the whole.

In her crusade to make public servants accountable to voters, she _______ the nation's unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians

Freedom for Hanson meant experiencing _previously_; once unable to do more than peer over prison walls, he could now wander wherever he pleased.

The athlete's insistence on self-discipline had become_______; rarely, it seemed, did he allow himself even a minor indulgence.

The metric system is deliberately designed to be simple arithmetically and yet capable of_ expansion as it becomes necessary to _ new units of measure.

Though there was much_ among critics over whether or not the play portrayed the "real" Paul Robeson, James Earl Jones's performance was _deemed outstanding by audiences and critics.

Until the nineteenth century, history was largely written by private scholars and literary amateurs and was not seen as an, but rather as a branch of iterator.

"Meaning" and "truth" are profound and yet _______ pms, for they seem to resist even out most determined attempts at definitive explanation.

Instances of reticence in the ancient chronicler's recording of calamitous events may simply be an indication of _ to appear critical of the pharaoh handling of such __ situations.

According to Burgess, a novelist should not _______ for sermonizing has no place in good fiction.

My suggestion was not so casual as it appeared; I_______ mentioned the election because I know that she wanted to discuss it.

Despite her fear of heights, she was to be so far up the mountain

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_______.

Lie 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.

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.

Scientists have discovered that our sense of smell is surprisingly _______ capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical odors

The study crowds and groups is more than_ in an age characterized by interdependence and __ action.