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Section 44
1. In one theory, as people learn things throughout the day, connections between neurons get strengthened, but during sleep then all synapses are weakened, tenuous connections are________ and only the strongest bonds could remain.
A. reinforced
B. reproduced
C. replaced
D. stimulated
E. severed
2. Holston characterized a colonial situation as an aggregation of activities and a conjunction of outcomes that, though ________ and at times coordinated， were usually diffuse, disorganized, and even contradictory.
A. dubious
B. chaotic
C. harmonious
D. linked
E. imputed
3. Despite dispute between the sisters lasted all summer, Megan remained (i)________ and Lauren was equally (ii)________.
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A. intransigent D. indolent
B. feckless E. uncompromising
C. munificent F. taciturn
4. Until the advent of film, commercial entertainment in England occurred only where concentrated urban populations provided audiences large enough to make it remunerative: theaters and music halls were (i)________ in rural villages. But village cinemas quickly become (ii)________, even though they were ramshackle affairs in comparison to the urban picture palaces.
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A. spartan D. commonplace
B. conceivable E. sophisticated
C. profitable F. unfashionable
5. Among wide-ranging animal species, populations at the edge of the species’ range are frequently exposed to less (i)______ and more variable conditions than those in other parts on the range. As a results, the animals’ abundance is often (ii)______.
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A. erratic D. ower at the periphery
B. favorable E. unaffected by habitat
C. demanding F. underestimated by researchers
6. Firebaugh and Beck contend that economic development improves the overall well-being of people within developing countries. However, other scholars emphasize the (i)________ of this view, empirically demonstrating that while economic development does in fact contribute to the well-being of the population of developing countries, the magnitude of development’s positive effects on well-being has (ii)________. In other words, these scholars suggest that (iii)________ economic development and human well-being is taking place in developing countries.
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A. falsity D. been greatly underestimated G. a decoupling of
B. arbitrariness E. not yet been measured H. an inversion of
C. limitation F. decreased over time I. a decline in
7. Reversing a decade-long trend on global ______, earth’s surface has become brighter since 1990, scientists are reporting.
A. warming
B. cooling
C. diffusion
D. dimming
E. darkening
F. heating
8. It is hardly ______ for today’s film to try to blur the boundaries between the moral and the immoral. Hollywood has been doing that since at least the 1960s.
A. entertaining
B. original
C. novel
D. pertinent
E. relevant
F. insightful
9. As a historical genre, biography is best when ______, a careful reconstruction of the past in all its unfamiliar particularity.
A. introspective
B. reflective
C. concrete
D. concise
E. meticulous
F. thorough
10. In order to cultivate new repertoire, the music industry is providing a hearing for previously ______ female composers.
A. idle
B. thwarted
C. celebrated
D. renowned
E. anonymous
F. obscure