1. The economists were _______ to find that the theory that they had considered ________ crumbled when modern techniques for economic modeling made it possible to make new kinds of observation that contradicted its fundamental assumptions.
A surprised . . . problematic
B overjoyed . . . useful
C stunned . . . invulnerable
D disappointed . . . faulty
E astonished . . . suspect
解析：
有了这种先入为主的印象后，考生很容易草率地进行选择。当然 surprised是没有任何问题的，
2. Because he saw no_______ to the task assigned him, he worked at it in a very ________ way.
A function ... systematic
B method ... dutiful
C purpose ... diligent
D end ... rigid
E point ... perfunctory
解析：不能单纯地孤立任何一个空白，而要将两个空白综合起来考虑，最后的正确答案可能看起来不是各自的最佳选择，GRE分数但绝对是能够使二者平衡的。这个句子比较短，理解起来很容易，而越是短句子迷惑性就越大。选项中的D答案会对考生造成很大干扰，因为我们觉得see no end to实在是个天衣无缝的说法，舍之其谁?好，我们就暂且认为这个答案正确，代到句中去看个究竟，既然工作没完没了，他还要严格对待吗?