11. In sharp contrast to the intense___ of the young republic, with its utopian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress , recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved___ .
(A) idealism.. cynicism
(B) individualism. escapism
(C) sectarianism.. recklessness
(D) assertiveness2. .ambition
(E) righteousness.. egalitarianism
12. Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ___the incipient___ among geologists3 about the validity of the theory of continental4 drift.
(A) obviating5.. consensus
(B) forestalling6.. rift
(C) escalating7.. debates
(D) engendering8.. speculation
(E) resolving.. rumors9
13. The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, ___between rulers and citizens based on those laws and procedures that are___ to the maintenance of community.
(A) a compromise. .inimical
(B) an interdependence. .subsidiary
(C) a counterpoint.. incidental
(D) an equivalence. .prerequisite
(E) a reciprocity.. conducive10
14. For someone as ___ as she, who preferred to speak only when absolutely necessary , his relentless11 chatter12 was completely___ .
(A) ingenuous13.. ignorant
(B) curt14.. enchanting
(C) cheerful.. idle
(D) laconic15.. maddening
(E) forward. .pointless
15. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit16 the old, a way in which each generation can ___its immediate17 predecessor18 and distinguish itself.
(A) honor
(B) repudiate
(C) condone
(D) placate
(E) emulate19
16. During the opera's most famous aria1 the tempo20 chosen by the orchestra's conductor seemed___ , without necessary relation to what had gone before.
(A) tedious
(B) melodious
(C) capricious
(D) compelling
(E) cautious
17. At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ___evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.
(A) addresses
(B) creates
(C) alters
(D) suppresses
(E) substitutes
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