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Exercise 27 1. William James lacked the usual______death; writing to his dying father, he spoke without______about the old man’s impending death. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A longing for D inhibition B awe of E rancor C anticipation of. F eloquence
2. Although the discovery of antibiotics led to great advances in clinical practice, it did not represent a _____ bacterial illness, for there are some bacteria that cannot be _____ treated with antibiotics. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A breakthrough in D consistently B panacea for E effectively C resurgence of F efficiently
3. A human being is quite _____ creature, for the gloss of rationality that covers his or her fears and _____ is thin and often easily breached. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A a logical D problems B a frail E insecurity C a valiant F morality
4. The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines in the nineteenth century suggests that people were very _____, but the gullibility of the public today makes citizens of yesterday look like hard-nosed _____. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A sophisticated D pragmatists B rational E idealists C credulous F skeptics
5. Candidates who oppose the present state income tax must be able to propose _____ ways to _____ the financing of state operations. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A intelligent D diversify B individual E alleviate C alternate F continue
6. During the widespread fuel shortage, the price of gasoline was so _____ that suppliers were generally thought to be _____ the consumer. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A stable D cheating B depressed E placating C excessive F gouging
7. However _____ they might be, Roman poets were bound to have some favorite earlier author whom they would _____. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A subservient D inspire B original E emulate C talented F admire
8. Artificial light _____ the respiratory activity of some microorganisms in the winter but not in the summer, in part because in the summer their respiration is already at its peak and thus cannot be _____. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A inhibits D lessened B reflects E measured C enhances F increased
9. Recent research indicates that a system of particles which has apparently decayed to randomness from _____ state can be returned to that state; thus the system exhibits a kind of memory of its _____ condition. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A an equilibrium D lesser B an ordered E earlier C a chaotic F present
10. Despite an agreement between labor and management to keep the print and electronic media _____ development, the details of the negotiations were _____ all but a few journalists from the major metropolitan newspapers. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A apprised of D leaded to B speculating about E withheld from C ignorant of F suppressed by |
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