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Exercise311.TheChinese,whobegansystematicastronomicalandweatherobservationsshortlyaftertheancientEgyptians,wereassiduousrecord-keepers,andbecauseofthis,canclaimhumanity’slongestcontinuous_____ofnaturalevents.(A)defiance(B)documentation(C)maintenance(D)theory(E)domination2.Althoughthediscoveryofantibioticsledtogreatadvancesinclinicalpractice,itdidnotrepresenta_______bacterialillness,fortherearesomebacteriathatcannotbe_________treatedwithantibiotics.(A)breakthroughin...consistently(B)panaceafor...effectively(C)neglectof...efficiently(D)reexaminationof...conventionally(E)resurgenceof...entirely3.Manyindustriesareso________bytheimpactofgovernmentsanctions,equipmentfailure,andforeigncompetitionthattheyarebeginningtorelyonindustrialpsychologiststo_________whatremainsofemployeemorale.(A)estranged...guard(B)beleaguered...salvage(C)overruled...undermine(D)encouraged...determine(E)restrained...confirm4.Ahumanbeingisquite_________creature,fortheglossofrationalitythatcovershisorherfearsand_________isthinandofteneasilybreached.(A)alogical...problems(B)afrail...insecurity(C)avaliant...phobias(D)anambitious...morality(E)aludicrous...laughter5.Thecurrentdemandforqualityintheschoolsseemstoasknotforthedevelopmentofinformedandactivecitizens,butfordisciplinedandproductiveworkerswithabilitiesthatcontributetociviclifeonly_______,ifatall.(A)indirectly(B)politically(C)intellectually(D)sensibly(E)sequentially6.Thepopularityofpseudoscienceandquackmedicinesinthenineteenthcenturysuggeststhatpeoplewerevery_______,butthegullibilityofthepublictodaymakescitizensofyesterdaylooklikehard-nosed_________(A)cautious...educators(B)sophisticated...realists(C)rational...pragmatists(D)naive...idealists(E)credulous...skeptics7.Althoughnormally_________,Alisonfeltsostronglyabouttheissuethatsheputasideherreserveandspokeupatthecommitteemeeting.(A)diffident(B)contentious(C)facetious(D)presumptuous(E)intrepidExercise321.Accordingtothenewspapercritic,theperformancesatthetalentcontestlastnight_______fromacceptabletoexcellent.(A)varied(B)receded(C)swept(P)averaged(E)declined2.Candidateswhoopposethepresentstateincometaxmustbeabletopropose_______waysto______thefinancingofstateoperations.(A)intelligent...initiate(B)individual...diversify(C)innovative...alleviate(D)arbitrary...maintain(E)alternate...continue3.LinguistshavenowconfirmedwhatexperiencedusersofASL—AmericanSignLanguage—havealwaysimplicitlyknown:ASLisagrammatically_________languageinthatitiscapableofexpressingeverypossiblesyntacticrelation.(A)limited(B)economical(C)complete(D)shifting(E)abstract5.Experiencedandproficient,Susanisagood,________trumpeter,hermusicisoftenmoresatisfyingthanCarol’sbrilliantbut_________playing.(A)virtuoso...inimitable(B)mediocre...eccentric(C)competent...influential(D)amateur...renowned(E)reliable...erratic7.Onevirusstrainthatmayhelpgenetherapistscuregeneticbraindiseasescanentertheperipheralnervoussystemandtraveltothebrain,_________theneedtoinjectthetherapeuticvirusdirectlyintothebrain.(A)suggesting(B)intensifying(C)elucidating(D)satisfying(E)obviatingExercise331.Artificiallight________therespiratoryactivityofsomemicroorganismsinthewinterbutnotinthesummer,inpartbecauseinthesummertheirrespirationisalreadyatitspeakandthuscannotbe________(A)stimulates...lessened(B)inhibits...quickened(C)reflects...expanded(D)elevates...measured(E)enhances...increased2.Foucault’srejectionoftheconceptofcontinuityinWesternthought,thoughradical,wasnotunique;hehad_________intheUnitedStateswho,withoutknowledgeofhiswork,developedparallelideas.(A)critics(B)counterparts(C)disciples(D)readers(E)publishers4.Joneswasunabletorecognizethecontradictionsinhisattitudesthatwereobvioustoeveryoneelse;eventhehintofanuntruthwas_________tohim,buthe________serioustroublebyalwayscheatingonhistaxes.(A)acceptable.risked(B)exciting...averted(C)repugnant...courted(D)anathema...evaded(E)tempting...hazarded5.Despiteanagreementbetweenlaborandmanagementtokeeptheprintandelectronicmedia______developments,thedetailsofthenegotiationswere______allbutafewjournalistsfromthemajormetropolitannewspapers.(A)abreastof...disclosedto(B)involvedin...leadedto(C)apprisedof...withheldfrom(D)speculatingabout...deniedto(E)ignorantof...suppressedby6.Numeroushistoricalexamplesillustrateboththeoverridinginfluencethatscientists’________haveontheirinterpretationofdataandtheconsequent_________oftheirintellectualobjectivity.(A)prejudices...impairment(B)instruments...abandonment(C)theories...independence(D)conclusions...coloration(E)suppositions...reinforcement7.Notwishingtoappear____________,thejuniormemberoftheresearchgrouprefrainedfrom_________anycriticismoftheseniormembers’planfordividingupresponsibilityfortheentireproject.(A)reluctant...evaluating(B)inquisitive...offering(C)presumptuous...venturing(D)censorious...undercutting(E)moralistic...observingExercise342.Wearingthelatestfashionswasexclusivelythe_________ofthewealthyuntilthe1850’s,whenmassproduction,aggressiveentrepreneurs,andtheavailabilityofthesewingmachinemadethem_________themiddleclass.(A)a