1.If the theory is self-evidently true, as its
proponents assert, then why does---it stillexist
among well-informed people?
(A) support for
(B) excitement about
(C) regret for
(D) resignation about
(E) opposition to
2.Although the ---of cases of measles has ---,
researchers fear that eradication of thedisease,
once believed to be imminent, may not come
soon.
(A) occurrence.. continued
(B) incidence.. declined
(C) prediction.. resumed
(D) number.. increased
(E) study.. begun
3.Nothing---his irresponsibility better than his---
delay in sending us the items he promisedweeks
ago.
(A) justifies.. conspicuous
(B) characterizes.. timely
(C) epitomizes.. unnecessary
(D) reveals.. conscientious
(E) conceals.. inexplicable
4.The author did not see the---inherent in her
scathing criticism of a writing style sosimilar to
her own.
(A) disinterest
(B) incongruity
(C) pessimism
(D) compliment
(E) symbolism
5.Whereas the Elizabethans struggled with the
transition from medieval---experience tomodern
individualism, we confront an electronic
technology that seems likely to reverse thetrend,
rendering individualism obsolete and
interdependence mandatory.
(A) literary
(B) intuitive
(C) corporate
(D) heroic
(E) spiritual
6.Our biological uniqueness requires that the effects
of a substance must be verifiedby---experiments,
even after thousands of tests of the effectsof that
substance on animals.
(A) controlled
(B) random
(C) replicated
(D) human
(E) evolutionary
7.Today water is more---in landscape architecture
than ever before, because technologicaladvances
have made it easy, in some instances even---to
install water features in public places.
(A) conspicuous.. prohibitive
(B) sporadic.. effortless
(C) indispensable.. intricate
(D) ubiquitous.. obligatory
(E) controversial.. unnecessary
1.What these people were waiting for would not
have been apparent to others and was perhapsnot
very---their own minds.
(A) obscure to
(B) intimate to
(C) illusory to
(D) difficult for
(E) definite in
2.The attempt to breed suitable varieties of jojoba
by using hybridization to---favorable traitswas
finally abandoned in favor of a simpler andmuch
faster---: the domestication of flourishingwild
strains.
(A) eliminate.. alternative
(B) reinforce.. method
(C) allow.. creation
(D) reduce.. idea
(E) concentrate.. theory
3.According to one political theorist, a regime that
has as its goal absolute---, withoutany---law or
principle, has declared war on justice.
(A) respectability.. codification of
(B) supremacy .. suppression of
(C) autonomy .. accountability to
(D) fairness .. deviation from
(E) responsibility .. prioritization of
4.Despite its ---, the book deals---with a number of
crucial issues.
(A) optimism .. cursorily
(B) importance .. needlessly
(C) virtues .. inadequately
(D) novelty .. strangely
(E) completeness .. thoroughly
5.Although frequent air travelers remain
unconvinced, researchers have found that,
paradoxically, the---disorientation inherentin jet
lag also may yield some mental health---.
(A) temporal.. benefits
(B) acquired.. hazards
(C) somatic .. disorders
(D) random .. deficiencies
(E) typical .. standards
6.Ironically, the proper use of figurative language
must be based on the denotative meaning ofthe
words, because it is the failure to recognizethis---
meaning that leads to mixed metaphors andtheir
attendant incongruity.
(A) esoteric
(B) literal
(C) latent
(D) allusive
(E) symbolic
7.Although it seems---that there would be a greater
risk of serious automobile accidents indensely
populated areas, such accidents are morelikely to
occur in sparsely populated regions.
(A) paradoxical
(B) axiomatic
(C) anomalous
(D) irrelevant
(E) portentous
27. The passage suggests which of thefollowing
about previous research on homework?
(A) It was conducted primarily with women who
did not have extensive household respon-
sibilities or care for small children at home.
(B) It was conducted with homeworkers and
companies over a large geographical area.
(C) It indicated that women homeworkers had
numerous opportunities to work outside the
home.
(D) It indicated that homeworkers usually work
for companies that are close to their homes.
(E) It indicated that homework was financially
advantageous to large companies.