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Exercise 24
1. Opponents of the expansion of the marketeconomy, although in______,continued to constitute ______ politicalforce throughout the century. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A retreat D a powerful B enthusiasm E an inconsequential C command F an ineffective 2. Among the many______of the project,expense cannot be numbered; thegoals of the project’s promoters can beachieved with impressive______. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A highlights D innovation B claims E speed C defects F economy 3. Though it would be ______ to expectBarnard to have worked out all ofthe limitations of his experiment, he must be______ for his neglect ofquantitative analysis. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A unexceptionable D pardoned B unrealistic E criticized C inexcusable F recognized 4. Created to serve as perfectly as possibletheir workaday______, thewooden storage boxes made in America’s Shakercommunities are now______ for their beauty. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A environment D employed B owners E valued C function F transformed
5. In a most impressive demonstration,Pavarotti sailed through Verdi’s“Celeste Aida,” normally a tenor’s______, with the casual enthusiasm of afolk singer performing one of hisfavorite______. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A nightmare D ballads B delight E chorales C routine F composers
6. The cultivation of the emotion ofnatsukashii, interpretable as “pleasantsorrow,” brings Japanese to Kyoto in thespring, not to______the cherryblossoms in full bloom but to______thefading, falling flowers. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A mourn D rejoice over B arrange E grieve over C savor F preserve
7. The primary criterion for ______ a schoolis its recent performance: criticsare ______ to extend credit for earliervictories. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A investigating D prone B judging E persuaded C administering F reluctant
8. Though science is often imagined asa_______ exploration of externalreality, scientists are no different fromanyone else: they are______humanbeings enmeshed in a web of personal andsocial circumstances. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A fervent D vulnerable B painstaking E passionate C disinterested F rational
9. Natural selection tends to eliminate genesthat cause inherited diseases,acting most strongly against the most severediseases; consequently,hereditary diseases that are______would beexpected to be very______, but,surprisingly, they are not. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A lethal D perplexing B untreated E refractory C widespread F rare
10. Although his attempts to appear psychoticwere so______as to bealmost______, there is evidence that EzraPound was able to avoid standingtrial for treason merely by faking symptomsof mental illness. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A spontaneous D ludicrous B clumsy E believable C stylized F distressing |
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