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A activism D devoted to
B apathy E indifferent to
C affability F shaped by
2. A number of scientists have published articles ____ global warming, stating ____ that there is no solid scientific evidence to support the theory that the Earth is warming because of increases in greenhouse gases.
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A proving D categorically
B deploring E paradoxically
C debunking F hesitantly
3. Conceptually, it is hard to reconcile a defense attorney's ____ to ensure that false testimony is not knowingly put forward with the attorney's mandate to mount the most ____ defense conceivable for the client.
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A inability D cautious
B promises E powerful
C duty F diversified
4. Surprisingly, given the dearth of rain that fell on the corn crop, the yield of the harvest was ____; consequently, the corn reserves of the country have not been ____.
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A inadequate D replenished
B encouraging E salvaged
C compromised F depleted
5. When a person suddenly loses consciousness, a bystander is not expected to ____ the problem but to attempt to _____ its effects by starting vital functions if they are absent.
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A minimize D counter
B determine E detect
C diagnose F precipitate
6. The remark was only slightly ______, inviting a chuckle, perhaps, but certainly not a ______.
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A audible D guffaw
B coherent E rebuke
C humorous F reaction
7. Although they were not direct____, the new arts of the Classical period were clearly created in the spirit of older Roman models and thus____ many features of the older style.
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A surprising D challenges
B understandable E justifies
C irrelevant F changes
8. It is (i)____ that so many portrait paintings hang in art museums, since the subject matter seems to dictate a status closer to pictures in the family photograph album than to high art. But perhaps it is the artistic skill with which the portraits are painted that (ii)____ their presence in art museums.
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A copies D maintained
B translations E introduced
C masterpieces F accentuated
9. While many people utilize homeopathic remedies to treat health problems, other people do not ____ such alternative treatments, ____ conventional medical treatments instead.
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A distrust D relying on
B reject E eschewing
C countenance F envisioning
10. Like Bela Bartok, Ruth Crawford not only brought a composers acumen to the notation of folk music, she also had a marked (i)_____ the task. This was clear in her agonizing over how far to try to represent the minute details of a performance in a written text, and this (ii)____ makes her work a landmark in ethnomusicology.
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A reverence for D fastidiousness
B detachment from E didacticism
C curiosity about F iconoclasm
