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Name: School: TIME - 30 Minutes 40 Questions Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered word or set of words. Choose the word or set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Example:
Although its publicity has been ---, the film itself is intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced, and altogether ---.
A. tastelessrespectable B. extensivemoderate C. sophisticatedamateur D. risquecrude E. perfectspectacular

1. The selection committee for the exhibit was amazed to see such fine work done by a mere ---,
A. connoisseur B. artist C. amateur D. entrepreneur E. exhibitionist

2. The teacher suspected cheating as soon as he noticed the pupils ---glances at his classmates paper.
A. futile B. sporadic C. furtive D. cold E. inconsequential

3. Known for his commitment to numerous worthy causes, the philanthropist deserved --- for his ---,
A. recognitionfolly B. blamehypocrisy C. rewardmodesty D. admonishmentwastefulness E. creditaltruism

4. If you listen carefully, you can hear this simple--- throughout the entire score.
A. metaphor B. paean C. banality D. motif E. trilogy

5. Either the surfing at Maui is ---, or I went there on an off day.

6. Your ---remarks spoil the effect of your speech; try not to stray from your subject.
A. innocuous B. digressive C. derogatory D. persistent E. enigmatic

7. We need both ornament and implement in our society; we need the artist and the ---.
A. beautician B. writer C. politician D. artisan E. model

8. When such --- remarks are circulated, we can only blame and despise those who produce them.
A. adulatory B. chance C. rhetorical D. redundant E. reprehensible

9. The stereotypical image of masculinity assumes that weeping is --- unmanly behavior, and not simply a human reaction which may be --- by either sex.
A. inexplicablyrepented B. excessivelydiscerned C. essentiallydefined D. inherentlyadopted E. intentionallyexaggerated

10. We need more mean and women of culture and enlightenment in our society; we have too many --- among us.
A. pedants

B. Philistines C. ascetics D. paragons E. apologists

11. Courteously and ---, but persistently, the members of the special investigatory commission asked question after question to all the Presidents aides.
A. intrusively B. belligerently C. urbanely D. remorselessly E. intermittently

12. Many educators argue that a --- grouping of students would improve instruction because it would limit the range of student abilities in the classroom.
A. heterogeneous B. systematic C. homogenous D. sporadic E. fragmentary

13. As news of his indictment spread through the town, the citizens began to --- him and to avoid meeting him.
A. ostracize B. congratulate C. desecrate D. minimize E. harass

14. These sporadic raids seem to indicate that the enemy is waging a war of --- rather than attacking us directly.
A. retribution B. attrition C. conquest D. subversion E. words

15. There are too many --- and not enough serious workers.
A. sycophants B. kleptomaniacs C. novices D. dilettantes E. zealots

16. Unlike W.E. B Dubois, who was --- of the vocational emphasis in black education, Booker T. Washington favored --- the limited funds available for educating blacks to programs that prepared people for practical jobs.
A. criticalrestricting B. awareconfining

C. suspiciousdenying D. protectiveallotting E. appreciativeallocating

17. Many elderly people are capable of working, but they are kept from gainful employment by the --- of those employers who mistakenly believe that young people alone can give them adequate service.
A. philosophy B. parsimony C. conservatism D. rationalizations E. short-sightedness

18. The college president made the --- statement that no student athlete on academic probation, not even the top-scorer of the varsity team, would be allowed to participate in intercollegiate sports.
A. impertinent B. uncontroversial C. opinionated D. categorical E. equivocal

19. The fire marshals spend many hours seeking the cause of the --- in which so many people were killed and so many others hospitalized with major burns.
A. maelstrom B. labyrinth C. conflagration D. torpor E. carnage

20. If you come to the conference table with such an --- attitude, we cannot expect to reach any harmonious agreement.
A. exemplary B. iridescent C. indolent D. obdurate E. unwonted

21. I can vouch for his honesty; I have always found him --- and carefully observant of the truth.
A. arbitrary B. plausible C. volatile D. veracious E. innocuous

22. This well-documented history is of importance because it carefully --- the --accomplishments of Indian artist who are all too little known to the public at large.
A. recognizesnegligible

B. overlookspurported C. scrutinizesillusory D. distortsnoteworthy E. substantiatesconsiderable

23. Perhaps because he feels --- by an excess of parental restrictions and rules, at adolescence the repressed child may break out dramatically.
A. nurtured B. appeased C. confined D. fascinated E. liberated

24. Sue felt that Jacks --- in the face of the compelling evidence which she had presented was an example of his --- mind.
A. truculenceunbiased B. skepticismopen C. incredulityclosed D. acquiescencekeen E. reluctanceimpartial

25. --- his broker had told him that the stock was a --- investment, he insisted on buying 100 shares.
A. Becausespeculative B. Althoughprecarious C. Sincenegligible D. Althoughformidable E. Becausedwindling

26. The enemy soldiers were hot in pursuit; desperate, the fugitive sought --- in the village church.
A. salvation B. sanctuary C. confirmation D. therapy E. repudiation

27. She is an interesting ---, an infinitely shy person who, in apparent contradiction, possesses an enormously intuitive --- for understanding people.
A. aberrationdisdain B. caricaturetalent C. specimenloathing D. phenomenondisinclination E. paradoxgift

28. We cannot pardon such --- act of violence.

D. a circumspect E. an insipid

29. At the present time, we are suffering from --- of stories about the war; try writing about another subject.
A. a calumny B. a dearth C. an insurgence D. a plethora E. an inhibition

30. Because he was ---, he shunned human society.

31. The police feel that the --- shown by the judges to first offenders unfortunately --- many youngsters to embark on a life of crime.
A. understandingcondemns B. clemencyencourages C. harshnesspredisposes D. indifferencedirects E. intoleranceinduces

32. He has the --- distinction of being the only one in the class to fail the examination.
A. voluntary B. dubious C. exemplary D. partial E. logical

33. It is wise to begin to treat a progressive disease while it is still in its --- stage.
A. climatic B. clinical C. incipient D. terminal E. pharmaceutical

34. Crowther maintained that the current revival was the most fatuous and --- production of the entire theatrical season.
A. gripping B. inane C. prophetic D. memorable E. salubrious

35. His olfactory sense was so highly developed that he was often called in to judge ---.
A. productivity B. colors C. litigation D. perfume E. acoustics

36. Although I have always been confused by our --- system, I --- traveling on the subways occasionally.
A. mercantileremember B. monetarydeplore C. socialponder D. transitrelish E. revolutionaryprefer

37. In his address, the superintendent exhorted the teachers to discover and --- each students -- talents.
A. suppressunrecognized B. developintrinsic C. redirect..specious D. belittledormant E. justifygratuitous

38. Roentgens habit of spending more than he earned left him in a state of perpetual ---, but he --- hoping to see a more affluent day.
A. indigencepersevered in B. confusioncompromised by C. enervationretaliated by D. motionresponded by E. opulenceinsisted on

39. The --- of such utopian notions is reflected by the quick disintegration of the idealistic community at Brooke Farm.
A. timeliness B. creativity C. impracticability D. effervescence E. vindication

40. We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most --- of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and them cheering to their feet.
A. enthralling B. accomplished C. pedestrian D. auspicious E. masterful