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Exercise 22
1. Individual freedom of thought shouldbe______more absolutely thanindividual freedom of action, given that thelatter, though also desirable,must be______the limits imposed by the rightsand freedom of others. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A exercised D conscious of B protected E superior to C curtailed F subject to
2. When theories formerly considered tobe______ in their scientificobjectivity are found instead to reflect aconsistent observational andevaluative bias, then the presumed neutralityof science gives way to therecognition that categories of knowledge arehuman______. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A disinterested D imperatives B callous E errors C verifiable F constructions
3. Although Mount Saint Helens has beenmore______during the last 4,500years than any other volcano in thecoterminous United States, its longdormancy before its recent eruption______itsviolent nature. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A awe-inspiring D confirmed B explosive E suggested C gaseous F belied
4. Liberty is not easy, but far better to bean ______fox, hungry andthreatened on its hill, than a______ canary,safe and secure in its cage. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A universality D utilized by B decorum E superseded by C efficacy F confused with
5. To test the______of borrowing from onefield of study to enrich another,simply investigate the extent to which termsfrom the one may, withoutforcing, be______the other. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A neglected D overemphasized B overturned E nullified C qualified F underplay
6. The wonder of De Quincey is that althoughopium dominated his life, itnever ______ him; indeed, he turned its useto ______ when he published thestory of its influence in the LondonMagazine. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A angry D well-fed B imperious E lethargic C unfettered F fragile
7. In failing to see that the justicespronouncement merely ______ previousdecisions rather than actually establishing aprecedent, the novice law clerk______ the scope of the justices judgment. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A conquered D altruism B intimidated E gain C distressed F enigma 8. Without the psychiatrists promise ofconfidentiality, trust is______and thepatients communication limited; even thoughconfidentiality can thus be seento be precious in therapy, moralresponsibility sometimes requires awillingness to______it. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A implicit D sacrifice B assumed E examine C impaired F uphold
9. Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations (1776) isstill worth reading, more toappreciate the current_______of Smiths validcontributions to economicsthan to see those contributions as the______of present-day economics. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A fickle D strength B fanatical E incompatibility C congenial F speciousness
10. While Parker is very outspoken on issuesshe cares about, she isnot______; she concedes the______of opposingarguments when theyexpose weaknesses inherent in her own. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A disregard D outgrowths B presumptuousness E precursors C relevance F vestiges |
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