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Section 48
1. The space travels described in science fiction stories always used to be epic adventures, in comparison to which current journeys in space seem quite ______.
A. mundane
B. exciting
C. dramatic
D. risky
E. heroic
2. In his youth, the naturalist and artist John James Audubon was given to______ glamorous tales about himself: he falsely claimed to have studied under a renowned French painter and hinted that he was the heir apparent to the French throne.
A. disavowing
B. understanding
C. constraining
D. obfuscating
E. concocting
3. If newspaper consumers are concerned about more than(i) ____and prefer to read news that is consistent with their beliefs, then(ii)_____ is not a journalistic flaw, but, rather, a cultivated feature. In a competitive news market, producers can use slant to differentiate their products and stave off
price competition.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A. politics D. bias
B. accuracy E. sensationalism
C. expense F. inconsistency
4. The building affairs minister rightly recognizes that the current planning system---under which the government controls every aspect of construction--- creates disastrous developments, but she is wrong to propose the opposite: the wholesale(i)_____ of the building market. Such a complete(ii)____ of responsibility on the part of the state can hardly be in the public’s interest.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A. liberalization D. abnegation
B. preservation E. recapitulation
C. regulation F. accretion
5. In medieval Europe, watermills were more(i)_____ than windmills. It is true that windmills could be built virtually anywhere, whereas watermills(ii)_____. However, watermills’ greater capacity and reliability provided a better(iii)_____ the money required to build the mill.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
A. problematic D. were suitable only for certain locations G. source for
B. profitable E. inspired a variety of new technologies H. adjunct to
C. versatile F. required a good deal of upkeep I. return on
6. The research on otters’ environmental requirements is surprisingly(i)_____. One reason for this has to do with the estimation of how much they use different areas. Doing so may be (ii)_____ in some kinds of terrain, such as Shetland where the Eurasian otters are active in daytime and have clear individual markings. There it is possible to identify the individuals over stretches of coast of a few kilometers and to see what kinds of coast they use. However, the field conditions are(iii)_____.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
A. straightforward D. quite problematic G. routine
B. controversial E. relatively simple H. deceptive
C. difficult F. largely unnecessary I. exceptional
7. Taking to the mountains to escape the chaos occasioned by the collapse of the ruling dynasty, artists looked to nature for______ and a serenity not evident in human society.
A. an order
B. a stability
C. a fragility
D. a decadence
E. an interaction
F. a degeneracy
8. Even before she went to art school, Veronica found the standard design categories_____ she didn’t understand why designing buildings and designing tables should require different sensibilities.
A. provocative
B. limiting
C. stimulating
D. confusing
E. confining
F. exhilarating
9. An abundance of nutrient-rich pollution in estuaries causes algae to_____, much as houseplants grow better when their soil contains added fertilizer.
A. abound
B. proliferate
C. stagnate
D. coalesce
E. collect
F. diversify
10. The nation’s robust economic performance could be_____ by the persistent flaws in its economic institutions and structure that are the result of half-finished and misguided government policies.
A. neutralized
B. concealed
C. undermined
D. impaired
E. obscured
F. outstripped