1. In modern times, friendship has become a ______ relationship: a form of connection in terms of which all are understood and against which all are measured.
A. conciliatory B. mercenary C. paradigmatic D. contentious E. supplementary
2. The politician’s record while in office, though (i)______, hardly accounts for her high standing three decades later—a standing all the more (ii)______ because of continuing assaults on her reputation during those years.
A. bewildering B. admirable C. unappreciated D. unusual E. regrettable F. persistent
