1. It has been argued that politics as ___, whatever its transcendental claims, has always been the systematic1 organization of common hatreds2.
(A) a theory
(B) an ideal
(C) a practice
(D) a contest
(E) an enigma3
2. Eric was frustrated4 because, although he was adept5 at making lies sound ___, when telling the truth, he___ the power to make himself believed.
(A) plausible6. . lacked
(B) convincing. held
(C) honest.. found
(D) true.. acquired
(E) logical.. claimed
3. The Chinese, who began systematic astronomical7 and weather observations shortly after the ancient Egyptians, were assiduous record-keepers ,and because of this ,can claim humanity's longest continuous___ of natural events.
(A) defiance
(B) documentation
(C) maintenance
(D) theory
(E) domination
4. The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic8 era is viewed by most art historians ___because, instead of an increasingly___ pictorial9 art , we find degeneration.
(A) milestone10. .debased
(B) consolidation11. .diverse
(C) calamity12.. aberrant
(D) regression.. sophisticated
(E) continuation. .improved
5. A perennial13 goal in zoology14 is to infer function from___ , relating the ___of an organism to its physical form and cellular15 organization.
(A) age.. ancestry
(B) classification..appearance
(C) size..movement
(D) structure..behavior
(E) location..habitat
6. The breathing spell provided by the ___arms shipments should give all the combatants a chance to reevaluate their positions.
(A) plethora16 of
(B) moratorium17 on
(C) reciprocation18 of
(D) concentration on
(E) development of
7. Charlotte Salomon's biography is a reminder19 that the currents of private life, however diverted, dislodged, or twisted by ___public events, retain their hold on the___ recording20 them.
(A) transitory.. culture
(B) dramatic.. majority
(C) overpowering. .individual
(D) conventional.. audience
(E) relentless21. .institution
8. The valedictory22 address, as it has developed in American colleges and universities over the years, has become a very strict form, a literary___ that permits very little ___ .
(A) text.. clarity
(B) work.. tradition
(C) genre23.. deviation
(D) oration24.. grandiloquence
(E) achievement.. rigidity25
9. In a most impressive demonstration26, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi's "Celeste Aida "normally a tenor's___ , with the casual enthusiasm of a fold singer performing one of his favorite___ .
(A) pitfall27.. recitals
(B) glory. .chorales
(C) nightmare.. ballads
(D) delight.. chanteys
(E) routine.. composers
10. Although___ , almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong___ publicity28 and controversy29.
(A) conventional. .interest in
(B) monotonous30.. reliance on
(C) shy.. aversion toward
(D) retiring. .penchant31 for
(E) evasive.. impatience with
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