陈圣元句子填空section 1-42(No题)

Section 11. Hydrogen i s the ----el ement of the uni verse i n that i t provi des the buildi ng bl ocks from whi ch the other el ements are produced.(A) steadiest(B) expendable(C) lightest(D) final(E) fundamental2. Few of us take the pai ns to study our cheri shed convi cti ons; indeed, we almost have a natural---- doi ng so.(A) aptitude for(B) repugnance to(C) interest i n(D) ignorance of(E) reacti on after3. It i s hi s dubi ous di sti ncti on to have proved what nobody woul d thi nk of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four wri tes wi th all the characteri sti cs of----.(A) maturi ty(B) fiction(C) inventi veness(D) art(E) brilliance4. The primary cri teri on for----a school i s i ts recent performance: cri tics are----to extend credi t for earlier victori es.(A) eval uati ng .. prone(B) investi gati ng .. hesi tant(C) judgi ng .. rel uctant(D) improvi ng .. eager(E) admini steri ng .. persuaded5. Number theory i s rich in problem s of an especiall y----sort: they are tantalizingl y sim ple to state but----diffi cult to sol ve.(A) cryptic.. decepti vel y(B) spuri ous.. equally(C) abstruse.. ostensi bl y(D) elegant.. rarel y(E) vexing ..notori ousl y6. In faili ng to see that the justice's pronouncementmerel y----previ ous deci si ons rather than actually establi shi ng a precedent, the novice l aw clerk--- the scope of the j usti ce's judgment.(A) synthesized.. limited(B) overturned.. mi sunderstood(C) endorsed.. nullifi ed(D) qualified.. overemphasiz ed(E) recapi tulated.. defi ned7. When theori es formerl y consi dered to be----i n their sci entifi c objecti vi ty are found i nstead to reflect a consi stent observati onal and eval uati ve bi as, then the presumed neutrali ty of sci ence gi ves way to the recogni ti on that categories of knowledge are human----.(A) di si nterested.. constructi ons(B) call ous.. errors(C) verifiabl e.. prej udi ces(D) convi nci ng.. imperati ves(E) unassail abl e.. fantasi es 1. Al though the minuet appeared simple, i ts---- steps had to be studi ed very carefull y before they coul d be gracefull y----i n public.(A) progressive.. reveal ed(B) intricate.. executed(C) rudimentary.. allowed(D) minute.. di scussed(E) entertai ni ng.. styliz ed2. The resul ts of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were----not only because these resul tschall enged ol d assum pti ons but al so because they called the---- methodology i nto questi on.(A) provocati ve.. prevailing(B) predictable.. contemporary(C) inconcl usi ve.. tradi ti onal(D) intri guing.. proj ected(E) speci ous.. ori ginal3. Despi te the----of many of their coll eagues, some schol ars have begun to em phasize "pop cul ture" as a key for----the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.(A) antipathy.. entangli ng(B) di scernment.. eval uati ng(C) pedantry.. reinstati ng(D) skeptici sm.. deci phering(E) enthusiasm.. symbolizing4. In the seventeenth century, direct fl outi ng of a generall y accepted system of val ues was regarded as----, even as a si gn of madness.(A) adventurous(B) frivol ous(C) willful(D) impermissi ble(E) irrati onal5. Queen Elizabeth I has qui te correctl y been call ed a ----of the arts, because many young arti sts recei ved her patronage.(A) connoi sseur(B) cri tic(C) friend(D) scourge(E) judge6. Because outlaws were deni ed----under medi eval law, anyone could rai se a hand agai nst them with l egal----.(A) propri ety.. authority(B) protecti on.. impunity(C) collusi on.. consent(D) rights.. collaborati on(E) provi si ons.. vali dity7. Rather than enhanci ng a country's securi ty, the successful devel opment of nuclear weapons coul d serve at first to i ncrease that country's----.(A) bol dness(B) infl uence(C) responsi bili ty(D) moderati on(E) vul nerabili ty1. Physi ci sts rejected the innovati ve experimental technique because, al though i t----som e problem s, it al so produced new----.(A)clarifi ed.. data(B)eased.. i nterpretati ons(C)resol ved.. compli cati ons(D)caused.. hypotheses(E)reveal ed.. i nconsi stencies2. Duri ng a peri od of protracted ill ness, the si ck can become infirm, ----both the strength to work and many of the specifi c skill s they once possessed.(A)regai ni ng(B)denyi ng(C)pursui ng(D)insuri ng(E)losi ng3. The pressure of popul ation on availabl e resources i s the key to understandi ng hi story; consequently, any hi stori cal writi ng that takes no cognizance of----facts i s----fl awed.(A) demographi c.. i ntrinsicall y(B) ecol ogi cal.. margi nally(C) cultural.. substanti vel y(D) psychol ogical.. phil osophi cally(E) poli tical.. demonstrati vel y4. It i s puzzling to observe that Jones's novel has recentl y beencri ticized for i ts----structure, since commentators have tradi ti onall y argued that i ts most obvi ous----i s i ts rel entlessl y ri gi d, i ndeed schemati c, framework.(A) attenti on to.. preoccupati on(B) speculati on about.. characteri sti c(C) parody of.. di spari ty(D) vi olati on of.. contradi cti on(E) lack of.. fl aw5. It comes as no surpri se that societi es have codes of behavi or; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be----.(A) predictable(B) unexpected(C) admirabl e(D) explici t(E) confusi ng6. The characterizati on of hi storical anal ysi s as a form of ficti on i s not likel y to be received----by either hi storians or li terary criti cs, who agree that hi story and ficti on deal wi th----orders of experi ence.(A) quietl y.. si gnifi cant(B) enthusiastically.. shifting(C) passi vel y.. unusual(D) sympathetically.. di sti nct(E) contenti ousl y.. reali sti c7. For some time now, ----has been presum ed not to exist: the cynical convi cti on that everybody has an angle i s consi dered wisdom.(A) rati onali ty(B) flexibility(C) diffi dence(D) di si nterestedness(E) insi ncerity 1. The ----of mass li teracy coi ncided wi th the first i ndustrial revol uti on; i n turn, the new expansi on i n li teracy, as well as cheaper pri nti ng, hel ped to nurture the----of popular literature.(A) buil ding.. mi strust(B) reappearance.. di splay(C) recei pt.. source(D) sel ecti on.. i nfl uence(E) emergence.. ri se2. Al though anci ent tool s were----preserved, enough havesurvi ved to all ow us to demonstrate an occasi onall y i nterrupted but generall y----progress through prehi story.(A) partiall y.. noti ceabl e(B) superfi ciall y.. necessary(C) unwi ttingl y.. documented(D) rarely.. continual(E) needl essly.. i ncessant3. In part of the A rctic, the land grades into the l andfast i ceso----that you can walk off the coast and not know you are over the hi dden sea.(A) permanentl y(B) impercepti bl y(C) irregularl y(D) precari ousl y(E) sli ghtl y4. Kagan maintai ns that an i nfant's reacti ons to i ts fi rst stressful experi ences are part of a natural process of devel opment, notharbi ngers of chil dhood unhappi ness or ----si gns of adol escent anxiety.(A) propheti c(B) normal(C) monotonous(D) virtual(E) typical5. An i nvesti gati on that i s----can occasi onall y yi el d new facts, even notable ones, but typi call y the appearance of such facts i s the resul t of a search i n a defi ni te directi on.(A) timel y(B) ungui ded(C) consi stent(D) uncom plicated(E) subj ecti ve6. Like many ei ghteenth-century schol ars who li ved by cul ti vati ng those i n power, Wi nckelmann negl ected to neutralize, by som e-----gesture of comradeshi p, the resentment hi s peers were bound to feel because of hi s----the hi gh and mighty.(A) quixotic.. i ntri gue wi th(B) enigmati c.. familiari ty wi th(C) propi tiatory.. i nvolvement wi th(D) sal utary.. questi oni ng of(E) unfei gned.. sympathy for7. In a----society that worshi ps effi ciency, i t i s diffi cul t for a sensi ti ve and i deali sti c person to make the ki nds of----deci si ons that al one spell success as i t i s defined by such a society.(A) bureaucratic.. edifyi ng(B) pragmati c.. hardheaded(C) rati onal.. well-intenti oned(D) competi ti ve.. evenhanded(E) modern.. dysfunctional1. Her----shoul d not be confused wi th miserli ness; as l ong as Ihave known her, she has always been willi ng to assi st those who are in need.(A) intem perance(B) intolerance(C) apprehensi on(D) diffi dence(E) frugali ty2. Natural selecti on tends to eliminate genes that cause i nheri ted di seases, acti ng most strongl y agai nst the m ost severe di seases; consequentl y, hereditary di seases that are----woul d be expected to be very----, but, surpri si ngly, they are not.(A) lethal.. rare(B) untreated.. dangerous(C) unusual.. refractory(D) new.. perpl exing(E) widespread.. acute3. Unfortunatel y, hi s damagi ng attacks on the ramificati ons of the economic poli cy have been----by hi s wholehearted acceptance of that policy's underl yi ng assum pti ons.(A) suppl emented(B) undermined(C) wasted(D) di verted(E) redeemed4. Duri ng the opera's most famous ari a the tem po chosen by the orchestra's conductor seemed----, wi thout necessary relati on to what had gone before.(A) tedious(B) melodious(C) capri ci ous(D) compelli ng(E) cauti ous5. In the machi nelike worl d of cl assi cal physi cs, the humanintell ect appears----, si nce the mechani cal nature of cl assi cal physi cs does not ----creati ve reasoni ng, the very abili ty that had made the formul ati on of classi cal pri nci pl es possi ble.(A) anomalous.. all ow for(B) abstract.. speak to(C) anachroni sti c.. deny(D) enduring.. val ue(E) contradi ctory.. exclude6. Duri ng the 1960's assessments of the family shifted remarkably, from general endorsement of i t as a worthwhil e, stabl e i nsti tution to widespread----i t as an oppressive and bankrupt one whose----was both imminent and wel come.(A) flight from.. resti tuti on(B) fasci nati on wi th.. corruption(C) rejecti on of.. vogue(D) censure of.. di ssol uti on(E) reli nqui shm ent of.. ascent7. Documenting science's----philosophy would be----, since it is almost axiomatic that many philosophers use scientif ic concepts as the f oundations for their speculations.(A) distrust of.. elementary(B) inf luence on.. superf luous(C) reliance on.. inappropriate(D) dependence on.. diff icult(E) diff erences f rom.. impossible 1. The spelli ngs of many Old Engli sh words have been----i n the livi ng language, although their pronunciati ons have changed.(A) preserved(B) shortened(C) preem pted(D) revi sed(E) improved2. The sheer di versi ty of tropical pl ants represents aseemingl y----source of raw materi al s, of whi ch only a few have been utilized.(A) exploi ted(B) quantifi able(C) controversial(D) inexhausti bl e(E) remarkabl e3. For centuries animal s have been used as----for peopl e i n experiments to assess the effects of therapeuti c and other agents that might l ater be used i n humans.(A) benefactors(B) compani ons(C) examples(D) precedents(E) surrogates4. Social tensi ons among adul t facti ons can be---- by poli ti cs, but adolescents and chil dren have no such----for resol vi ng their conflict with the excl usi ve worl d of adul ts.(A) intensified.. attitude(B) complicated.. reli ef(C) frustrated.. j ustificati on(D) adjusted.. mechani sm(E) reveal ed.. opportuni ty5. The state i s a network of exchanged benefi ts and beliefs,----between rulers and citiz ens based on those l aws and procedures that are----to the maintenance of communi ty.(A) a compromise.. i nimical(B) an i nterdependence.. subsi diary(C) a counterpoi nt.. inci dental(D) an equi valence.. prerequi si te(E) a reci proci ty.. conducive6. Far from vi ewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enli ghtened intell ectual, hi storians of the 1960's portrayed him as----thi nker, eager to fill the young wi th hi s politi cal orthodoxy whil e censori ng ideas he did not like.(A) an adventurous(B) a doctrinaire(C) an ecl ecti c(D) a j udici ous(E) a cyni cal7. To have true di sci ples, a thi nker must not be too----: any effecti ve i ntellectual l eader depends on the abili ty of other peopl e to----thought processes that di d not origi nate with them.(A) popular.. di smi ss(B) methodical.. interpret(C) idi osyncrati c.. reenact(D) self-confi dent.. revi taliz e(E) pragmati c.. di scourage1. Clearl y refuti ng skepti cs, researchers have---- not onl y that gravitati onal radi ati on exists but that i t al so does exactl y what theory----i t shoul d do.(A) doubted.. warranted(B) estimated.. accepted(C) demonstrated.. predicted(D) assumed.. deduced(E) supposed.. asserted2. Sponsors of the bill were----because there was no opposi tion to it wi thi n the legi sl ature until after the measure had been si gned i nto law.(A) unreliabl e(B) well-intenti oned(C) persi stent(D) relieved(E) detai ned3. The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consi der the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, i s her----search for her daughter.(A) extended(B) agitated(C) comprehensi ve(D) moti veless(E) heartl ess4. Y ellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 philadelphians in 1793, and so----Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared af ter nearly two decades in----in the W estern Hemisphere.(A) terrorized.. contention(B) ravaged.. secret(C) disabled.. quarantine(D) corrupted.. quiescence(E) decimated.. abeyance5. Al though----, almost self-effaci ng i n hi s private life, he di spl ays in hi s plays and essays a strong----publici ty and controversy.(A) conventi onal.. i nterest i n(B) monotonous.. reliance on(C) shy.. aversi on toward(D) retiri ng.. penchant for(E) evasi ve.. impatience wi th6. Comparati vel y few rock musi ci ans are willing to laugh at themsel ves, al though a hint of----can boost sal es of vi deo cli ps very ni cel y.(A) self-deprecati on(B) congeni ality(C) cynici sm(D) embarrassment(E) self-doubt7. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look----; they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting f rom a sense of the ----of natural beauty and human glory.(A) beautif ul.. immutability(B) cheerf ul.. transistorizes(C) colorf ul.. abstractness(D) luxuriant.. simplicity(E) conventional.. wildness 1. Since it i s now----to build the compl ex central processi ng uni t of a computer on a si ngl e sili con chip usi ng photolithography and chemical etchi ng, i t seem s pl ausi ble that other mini ature structures might be fabri cated i n---- ways.(A) unprecedented.. undi scovered(B) diffi cul t.. rel ated(C) permitted.. uni que(D) mandatory.. congruent(E) routi ne.. similar2. Given the evi dence of Egyptian and B abyl oni an----l ater Greek ci vilizati on, i t would be incorrect to view the work of Greeksci enti sts as an entirel y i ndependent creati on.(A) di sdai n for(B) imitati on of(C) ambi val ence about(D) deference to(E) infl uence on3. Laws do not ensure soci al order si nce laws can always be----, which makes them----unl ess the authori ties have the will and the power to detect and puni sh wrongdoi ng.(A) contested.. provi si onal(B) circumvented.. anti quated(C) repeal ed.. vul nerable(D) vi olated.. ineffecti ve(E) modifi ed.. unstabl e4. Since she believed him to be both candi d and trustworthy, she refused to consi der the possibili ty that hi s statement had been----.(A) irrelevant(B) faceti ous(C) mistaken(D) cri tical(E) insi ncere5. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater----their eff orts to build a progressive party than the----of the progressives already elected to the legislature.(A) support f or.. advocacy(B) threat to.. promise(C) benef it f rom.. success(D) obstacle to.. resistance(E) praise for.. reputation6. It i s strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply----canyons of thi nki ng, their impri soni ng si des carved out by the----of past usage.(A) cleaved.. erupti ons(B) rooted.. fl ood(C) inci sed.. ri ver(D) ridged.. ocean(E) notched.. mountai ns7. That hi s i ntransi gence i n making deci si ons---- no opendi sagreement from any quarter was well known; thus, clever subordi nates l earned the art of----their opi ni ons i n casual remarks.(A) elici ted.. quashi ng(B) engendered.. recasti ng(C) brooked.. i ntimati ng(D) embodied.. i nsti gating(E) forbore.. emendi ng1. Created to serve as perfectl y as possi ble their workaday----, the wooden storage boxes made in A meri ca's Shaker communi ti es are now---- for their beauty.(A) environment.. accepted(B) owners.. empl oyed(C) function.. val ued(D) reality.. transformed(E) image.. seen2. In order to----her theory that the reacti ons are ----, the sci enti st conducted many experiments, all of which showed that the heat of the first reaction i s more than twi ce that of the second.(A) support.. different(B) comprehend.. constant(C) eval uate.. concentrated(D) capture.. val uable(E) demonstrate.. probl ematic3. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seem s to overpower us and dri ve us to---- accounts for an easil y and readil y di gesti ble porti on of news.(A) insul ar(B) investi gati ve(C) synopti c(D) subj ecti ve(E) sensati onal4. William James l acked the usual----death; wri ting to hi s dyi ng father, he spoke without---- about the ol d man's impending death.(A) longi ng for.. regret(B) awe of.. i nhi bi ti on(C) curi osi ty about.. rancor(D) apprehensi on of.. el oquence(E) antici pati on of.. commiserati on5. Current data suggest that, although----states between fear and aggression exist, f ear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically.(A) simultaneous(B) serious(C) exceptional(D) partial(E) transitional6. It i s ironic that a cri tic of such overwhelming vani ty now suffers from a measure of the oblivi on to whi ch he was forever----others, in the end, all hi s----has only worked agai nst him(A) dedicati ng.. self-processi on(B) leadi ng.. self-ri ghteousness(C) consi gni ng.. self-adul ation(D) relegati ng.. sel f-sacrifice(E) condemni ng.. self-anal ysi s7. Famous am ong job seekers for i ts----, the company, qui te apart from generous salari es, bestowed on i ts executi ves annual bonuses and such----as l ow-i nterest home mortgages and company cars.(A) magnanimity.. reparati ons(B) inventi veness.. benefi ts(C) largesse.. perqui si tes(D) di scernment.. prerogatives(E) altrui sm.. credi ts 1. There are no soli tary, free-li vi ng creatures; every form of lifeis----other form s.(A) segregated from(B) parall el to(C) dependent on(D) overshadowed by(E) mimicked by2. The sal e of A l aska was not so much an A merican coup as a matter of----for an imperial Russi a that was short of cash and unabl e to---- i ts own conti nental coastli ne.(A) negligence.. fortify(B) custom.. mai ntai n(C) conveni ence.. stabalize(D) expediency.. defend(E) exigency.. rei nforce3. Despi te assorted effusi ons to the contrary, there i s no necessary link between sci entifi c skill and humani sm, and, qui te possi bl y, there may be something of a----between them.(A) generali ty(B) fusi on(C) congruity(D) di chotomy(E) reciproci ty4. A common argument claim s that i n folk art, the arti st's subordi nati on of techni cal mastery to i ntense feeli ng----the direct communicati on of emoti on to the vi ewer.(A) facilitates(B) averts(C) neutralizes(D) implies(E) represses5. While not com pletely nonpl ussed by the usuall y causti c responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonethel ess vi si bl y---- by their li vel y criti ci sm.(A) humiliated(B) di scomfited(C) deluded(D) di sgraced(E) tantalized6. In ei ghth-century Japan, peopl e who---- wastel and were rewarded wi th offici al ranks as part of an effort to overcome the shortage of---- fi elds.(A) conserved.. forested(B) reclaimed.. arabl e(C) culti vated.. domesti c(D) irrigated.. accessi bl e(E) located.. desi rabl e7. If duty i s the natural----of one's ----the course of future events, then peopl e who are powerful have duty pl aced on them whether they like i t or not.(A) correlate.. understandi ng of(B) outgrowth..control over(C) determinant.. i nvol vement i n(D) mitigant.. preoccupation with(E) arbi ter.. responsi bili ty for1. By di vesti ng himself of all regaliti es, the former ki ng----the consi derati on that custom arily protects monarchs.(A) merited(B) forfei ted(C) debased(D) concealed(E) extended2. A perenni al goal i n zool ogy i s to i nfer functi on from----, rel ati ng the----of an organi sm to i ts physical form and cell ular organizati on.(A) age.. ancestry(B) classifi cati on.. appearance(C) siz e.. m ovement(D) structure.. behavi or(E) locati on.. habi tat3. The soci ol ogi st responded to the charge that her new theory was----by poi nti ng out that i t di d not i n fact contradi ct accepted soci ol ogical pri ncipl es.(A) banal(B) hereti cal(C) unproven(D) complex(E) superfi cial4. Industri ali sts seized economic power onl y after i ndustryhad----agri cul ture as the preeminent form of producti on; previ ousl y such power had----l and ownershi p.(A) sabotaged.. threatened(B) overtaken.. produced(C) toppled.. culminated i n(D) joi ned.. relied on(E) suppl anted.. resi ded i n5. Rumors, embroi dered wi th detail, li ve on for years, nei ther denied nor confirmed, until they become accepted as fact even among peopl e not known for thei r----.(A) insi ght(B) obsti nacy(C) introspecti on(D) tolerance(E) creduli ty6. No l onger----by the beli ef that the world around us was expressl y desi gned for humani ty, many people try to fi ndintell ectual----for that l ost certai nty i n astrol ogy and i n mystici sm.(A) sati sfi ed.. reasons(B) sustai ned.. substi tutes(C) reassured.. j ustifi cati ons(D) hampered.. equival ents(E) restri cted.. parallel s7. People shoul d not be prai sed for their virtue if they lack the energy to be----; i n such cases, goodness i s merel y the effect of----.(A) depraved.. hesi tati on(B) cruel.. effortl essness(C) wicked.. i ndolence(D) unj ust.. boredom(E) ini quitous.. impi ety 1. Animal s that have tasted unpalatable plants tend to----them afterward on the basi s of their most conspicuous features, such as their fl owers.(A) recogniz e(B) hoard(C) trample(D) retrieve(E) approach2. As for the alleged value of expert opi ni on, one needonl y----government records to see---- evi dence of the fail ure of such opi ni ons i n many fi el ds.(A) inspect.. questi onabl e(B) retai n.. circum stanti al(C) di stri bute.. possi ble(D) consul t.. strong(E) eval uate.. probl emati c3. In sci entifi c i nqui ry i t becomes a matter of duty to expose a----hypothesi s to every possi bl e ki nd of----.(A) tentati ve.. examination(B) debatable.. approximation(C) well-establi shed.. rati onalizati on(D) logical.. el aboration(E) suspect.. correl ati on4. Charlotte Sal omon's biography i s a reminder that the currents of pri vate life, however di verted, di sl odged, or twi sted by ----public events, retai n their hol d on the----recordi ng them.(A) transi tory.. cul ture(B) dramatic.. maj ori ty(C) overpoweri ng.. i ndivi dual(D) conventi onal.. audience(E) relentl ess.. i nsti tuti on5. Phil osophi cal probl em s ari se when peopl e ask questi ons that, though very----, have certai n characteri sti cs i n common.(A) relevant(B) elementary(C) abstract(D) di verse(E) controversial6. Al though Johnson----great enthusi asm for hi s em ployees'proj ect, i n reali ty hi s i nterest i n the proj ect was so----as to be almost nonexi stent.(A) generated.. redundant(B) di spl ayed.. preemptive(C) expected.. i ndi scriminate(D) fei gned.. perfunctory(E) demanded.. di spassi onate7. Not all the indi cators necessary to convey the effect of depth i na picture work simul taneousl y, the pi cture's ill usi on of----three-dimensi onal appearance m ust therefore resul t from thevi ewer's i ntegrati on of vari ous i ndicators perceived----.(A) imitati ve.. coi nci dentall y(B) uniform.. successi vel y(C) temporary.. comprehensi vel y(D) expressi ve.. sym patheti call y(E) schemati c.. passi vel y1. The natural bal ance between prey and predator has been increasi ngl y----, most frequentl y by human i nterventi on.(A) cel ebrated(B) predicted(C) observed(D) di sturbed(E) questi oned2. There i s some----the fact that the author of a book as sensi ti ve and i nformed as Indi an A rti sans di d not devel op her i nterest in Native A meri can art until adul thood, for she grew up i n a region rich i n A merican Indi an culture.(A) irony i n(B) sati sfacti on i n(C) doubt about(D) concern about(E) presumptuousness i n3. Ecol ogy, like economics, concerns i tself with the movement of valuabl e----through a compl ex network of producers and consumers.(A) commodi ties(B) di vi dends(C) communicati ons(D) nutrients(E) artifacts4. Observable as a tendency of our cul ture i s a -----of------psychoanal ysi s: we no l onger feel that i t can sol ve ouremoti onal probl ems.(A) di vergence.. certainl y about(B) confrontati on.. eni gmas i n(C) withdrawal.. beli ef i n(D) defense.. weaknesses i n(E) fail ure.. ri gor in5. The struggle of the generations i s one of the obvi ous constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presum ptuous to suggest that the ri valry between young and ol d i n Western society during the current decade i s ----criti cal.(A) perenni all y(B) di sturbi ngl y(C) uni quel y(D) archetypally(E) capti ousl y6. Rhetori c often seems to----over reason i n a heated debate, with both si des----i n hyperbol e.(A) cl oud.. subsi ding(B) prevail.. yiel di ng(C) tri umph.. engagi ng(D) reverberate.. cl amori ng(E) trample.. tangling7. Mel odramas, which presented stark oppositi ons between innocence and criminali ty, virtue and corrupti on, good and evil, were popul ar preci sel y because they offered the audi ence a world ----of----.(A) bereft.. theatricality(B) composed.. adversi ty(C) full.. circum stanti ality(D) depri ved.. polarity(E) devoi d.. neutrali ty 1. In the current research program, new varieti es of appl e trees are eval uated under di fferent agri cul tural----for tree siz e, bl oom densi ty, frui t size, ----to vari ous soil s, and resi stance to pests and di sease.(A) circum stances.. proximity(B) regulati ons.. conformity(C) condi ti ons.. adaptabili ty(D) auspi ces.. suscepti bili ty(E) confi gurati ons.. propensi ty2. At first, I found her gravity rather i ntimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that----was very near the surface.(A) seri ousness(B) confi dence(C) laughter(D) poi se(E) determinati on3. Even though i n today's Soviet Uni on the----the Muslim cl ergy have been accorded power and pri vileges, the Muslim lai ty and the rank-and-file cl ergy still have li ttle----to practi ce their reli gi on.(A) practi ti oners among.. opportunity(B) di ssidents withi n.. obli gati on(C) adversaries of.. i ncli nation(D) leaders of.. lati tude(E) traditionali sts among.. i ncenti ve4. The proponents of recombi nant DNA research have deci ded to----federal regulati on of their work; they hope that by making thi s compromise they can forestall proposed state and l ocal control s that might be even stiffer.(A) protest(B) insti tute(C) deny(D) encourage(E) di sregard5. It i s to the noveli st's credit that all of the epi sodes i n her novel are presented reali sti call y, wi thout any----or pl ayful supernaturaltri cks.(A) el uci dation(B) di scrimination(C) artlessness(D) authenti city(E) whimsy6. Our new tool s of system s anal ysi s, powerful though they may be, l ead to----theories, especiall y, and predictabl y, i n economics and poli tical sci ence, where productive approaches have l ong beenhi ghl y----.(A) pragmati c.. specul ati ve(B) inelegant.. efficaci ous(C) explanatory.. i ntui ti onal(D) wrongheaded.. convergent(E) simpli sti c.. elusi ve7. Nineteenth-century schol ars, by examining earlier geometri c Greek art, found that cl assical Greek art was not a magi cal----or a brilliant---- bl endi ng E gyptian and A ssyrian art, but was independentl y evol ved by Greeks i n Greece.(A) stratagem.. appropri ation(B) exemplar.. synthesi s(C) conversi on.. annexati on(D) paradi gm.. construct(E) appari ti on.. amal gam。