1 . Melodramas, which presented stark oppositions between innocence and criminality, virtue and ______, good and evil, were popular precisely because they offered the audience a world ______. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A serenity D bereft of theatricality B corruption E deprived of polarity C fertility F devoid of neutrality
2. Today water is more ____ in landscape architecture than ever before, because technological advances have made it easy, in some instances even ____ to install water features in public places. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A conspicuous D prohibitive B eccentric E obligatory C ubiquitous F intricate
3 . In most Native American cultures, an article used in prayer or ritual is made with extraordinary attention to and richness of detail: it is decorated more ______ than a similar article intended for ______ use. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A coarsely D religious B creatively E commercial C lavishly F everyday
4 . Whereas the art critic Vasari saw the painting entitled the Mona Lisa as an original and wonderful ______ feat, the reproduction of a natural object, the aesthetes saw it as ______ that required deciphering. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A historical D an aberration B technical E a hieroglyph C visual F an illusion
5. In spite of the ______ nature of Scotland’s terrain, its main roads are surprisingly free from severe______. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A mountainous D grades B unpredictable E flooding C landlocked F damage
6. The skeleton of ____ bird that was recently discovered indicated that this ancient creature ____ today's birds in that, unlike earlier birds and unlike reptilian ancestors, it had not a tooth in its head. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A a primitive D preempted B a contemporary E anticipated C an advanced F differed from
7. Most plant species exhibit ____ in their geographical distribution: often, a given species is found over a large geographical area, but individual populations within that range are widely ____ . Blank (i) Blank (ii) A discontinuity D separated B density E observed C concentration F adaptable
8. Though he refused any responsibility for the failure of the negotiations, Stevenson had no right to ____ himself: it was his ____ that had caused the debacle. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A congratulate D acrimony B absolve E modesty C berate F largesse
9. That she seemed to prefer ____ to concentrated effort is undeniable; nevertheless, the impressive quality of her finished paintings suggests that her actual relationship to her art was anything but____ . Blank (i) Blank (ii) A artfulness D considered B caprice E superficial C dabbling F lighthearted
10. The philosopher claimed that a person who must consciously ____ his or her own indifference before helping another is behaving more nobly than one whose basic disposition allows such an act to be performed without____ . Blank (i) Blank (ii) A suffer D enthusiasm B feign E duplicity C overcome F deliberation