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1. It is truly paradoxical that the Amazon, the lushest of all rainforests, is rooted in the most___of all soils.
A. acidic
B. coarse
C. stark
D. impoverished√
E. infertile √
F. austere
2. Cynics believe that people who___compliments do so in order to be praised twice.
A. conjure up
B. covet
C. deflect √
D. grasp
E. shrug off √
F. understand
3. A restaurant’s menu is generally reflected in its décor; however despite this restaurant’s ___appearance it is pedestrian in the menu it offers.
A. elegant √
B. tawdry
C. modern
D. traditional
E. conventional
F. chic √
4. International financial issues are typically ___ by the United States media because they are too technical to make snappy headlines and too inaccessible to people who lack a background in economics.
A. neglected √
B. slighted √
C. overrated
D. hidden
E. criticized
F. repudiated
5. While in many ways their personalities could not have been more different—she was ebullient where he was glum, relaxed where he was awkward, garrulous where he was ___they were surprisingly well suited.
A. solicitous
B. munificent
C. irresolute
D. laconic √
E. fastidious
F. taciturn √