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DIRECTIONS: Each question below contains either one or two blanks, which correspond to a missing word(s) in the sentence. Select the word or set of words that would best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole when inserted into the
blank(s). Once you have selected your answer, fill in the corresponding oval on your answer sheet.
1. When he learned he could not exhibit his new invention in the science fair, the young scientist was
thoroughly -------.
(A) dejected
(B) subjected
(C) elated
(D) bored
(E) excited
2. The old couple lost much of their savings to fraud;
preying on innocent victims makes this a particularly
------- crime.
(A) archaic
(B) detestable
(C) delightful
(D) delirious
(E) abstracted
3. As soon as you ------- the gas, you are gripped with a
feeling of nausea; its stench is simply -------.
(A) skeptical
(B) nebulous
(C) cynical
(D) convinced
(E) definite
7. The orator’s speech was powerful and eloquent; everyone was impressed by her intelligent and thoughtful -------.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
thesis
idiocy
discourse
complacence
presumption
8. The policy ------- a series of concrete measures to
------- disadvantaged groups by providing them technical education and vocational training.
(A) consume . . awful
(B) inhale . . unbearable
(C) smell . . incorrigible
(D) feel . . intolerable
(E) see . . unmanageable
4. The mindless ------- of trees by the construction industry has caused the forest in the region to shrink.
(A) felling
(B) carving
(C) pruning
(D) planting
(E) trimming
(A) describes . . divert
(B) prescribes . . suppress
(C) delineates . . quashes
(D) establishes . . support
(E) rejects . . advocates
9. Thousands of pilgrims thronged the Vatican City,
motivated by their absolute reverence and ------- for
the Pope.
5. His answer, ------- impulsively, could hardly have been
less -------.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
6. The mayor has promised that all his plans for new
programs will be executed by early next year, but
given the difficulty of the task, many residents are
somewhat ------- that he can do it.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
indifference
vengeance
veneration
kindness
cordiality
whispered . . confused
shouted . . enigmatic
blurted . . contemplative
declared . . insistent
offered . . voluble
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10. Some experts recommend that students, instead of
taking a wide variety of classes, should ------- on a
narrow range of subjects at school, which will ------benefit them later in their careers.
(A) hypothesize . . consequently
(B) theorize . . positively
(C) focus . . adversely
(D) ponder . . infinitely
(E) concentrate . . subsequently
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15. In some cases fear ------- us; we are ------- with panic,
powerless to move a step or lift a hand.
(A) supplants . . placid
(B) attacks . . afraid
(C) paralyzes . . seized
(D) immobilizes . . disillusioned
(E) confounds . . distraught
11. The members of the wine club saw themselves as
------- and viewed others who were less knowledgeable as -------.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
authorities . . erudite
potentates . . ignorant
dilettantes . . influential
worldly . . conversant
connoisseurs . . philistines
12. His fawning, ------- behavior backfired, inspiring
instead a feeling of ------- in those he sought to impress.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
diffident . . happiness
obsequious . . revulsion
courageous . . admiration
interminable . . patience
consistent . . exhaustion
13. An individual’s capacity to think independently and
critically is crucial; it’s a(n) ------- component for the
development of a well-rounded personality.
(A) frivolous
(B) principal
(C) perfunctory
(D) analytical
(E) indolent
14. The ------- youth frittered away his days in idle sport,
carousing with his friends.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
disciplined
ascetic
feckless
misanthropic
parsimonious
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