21) In order to appreciate the (i) ______________ of damaging the ozone layer on earth, it is important to realize
that our planet is built upon relationships between different elements, and that damage to any one component
may result in (ii) ______________ effects to many others.
| Blank (i) A. repercussions B. factors C. statistics | Blank (ii) D. distribution E. deleterious F. angst |
22) Most high quality short stories written before the birth of Christ have traditionally been credited to men rather
than women by most historians; but this dominance has, in modern times, been attributed to (i) ______________
bias rather than a true reflection of (ii) ______________ quality.
| Blank (i) A. patriotic B. evenhanded C. impeachable | Blank (ii) D. inherent E. recognition F. deterministic |
23) In many cases, data is more enjoyable to share than theories, but interestingly, the probability of errors is much
greater when sharing information that supposedly contains (i) ______________ pieces of truth than it is when
(ii) ______________ on a potential model of understanding.
| Blank (i) A. idealistic B. prevaricated C. invariable | Blank (ii) D. separating E. exchanging F. surmising |
24). Artists consider unintentional surrealism in their work to be an abomination rather than a gift; in fact, many
creative souls, by nature, consider themselves to be (i)______________ monitoring their ideas like little children,
and making sure that all of the written work is in line with (ii) ______________ meanings.
| Blank (i) A. progenitors B. tyrants C. dissidents | Blank (ii) D. intended E. potential F. opportunistic |
25) Heald's latest literary critique (i) ______________ his reputation for brilliance, and begins with a clever
title and attractive book cover, (ii) ______________ the cliche that we should not judge a book by mere
(iii) ______________.
| Blank (i) A. underscores B. mixes C. obfuscates | Blank (ii) D. instructing E. demonstrating F. belying | Blank (iii) G. truancy H. aesthetics I. content |
26) Despite legal recourse for nonpayment of taxes being (i) ______________ in governments, the
expense of enforcing these payments is sometimes more costly than the (ii) ______________ itself.
| Blank (i) A. obsolete B. considered C. ubiquitous | Blank (ii) D. recompense E. proffer F. dissent |
27). Before the work of Merck, pictures of people could be taken but rarely (i) ______________ natural
beauty; this fact, combined with the (ii) ______________ nature of most photographic processes in the early
1900′s often kept photographers from generating the (iii) ______________ of great work so common today.
| Blank (i) A. witnessed B. captured C. encountered | Blank (ii) D. encumbering E. striated F. polemical | Blank (iii) G. artlessness H. difficulty I. volume |
28) Andrew's caustic temperament and extreme views can turn off the most patient political adviser; he even
angered a board of ______________ moderates.
A. evenhanded
B. didactic
C. equivocal
D. ostentatious
E. polemical
29) Many times the work of a fledgling writer is clearly (i) ______________ even when the work as a whole
is (ii) ______________, since a lack of skill does not always equate to a boring read.
| Blank (i) A. brilliant B. incompetent C. substantive | Blank (ii) D. intriguing E. ridiculous F. archaic |
30) It is hypocritical to be the type of leader who is very (i) ______________ about what you know, especially
when you do not (ii)______________ others this privacy because you are constantly (iii) ______________
information about their personal goals.
| Blank (i) A. outspoken B. taciturn C. spontaneous | Blank (ii) D. link E. distribute F. afford | Blank (iii) G. selling H. fabricating I. soliciting |
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