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SECTION ONE
1. Residents of the secluded island fear that_________ commercial development will_________ their quiet way of life.
(A) widespread.. reinforce
(B) waning.. harm
(C) diminishing.. reform
(D) encroaching . disturb
(E) further..aid
2. Nicknamed the "contact lens," the device installed on the Hubble telescope successfully _________ its flawed vision, the result of a faulty mirror.
(A) corrected (B) displayed (C) generated (D) scrutinized (E) accentuated
3. Though it is often exclusively_________ Brazil, the Amazon jungle actually_________ parts of eight other South American countries.
(A) protected by.. threatens
(B) located in.. bypasses
(C) limited to.. touches
(D) surrounded by.. borders
(E) associated with.. covers
4. As an architect who rehabilitates older buildings, Roberta Washington objected to a city policy that resulted in the mass _________ of clearly _________ structures.
(A) demolition.. inconsequential
(B) renovation.. derelict
(C) razing.. salvageable
(D) protection .. venerable
(E) scouring.. grimy
5. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's recent book presents a_________ of detail, providing far more information than one can easily digest.
(A) modicum (B) discrepancy (C) surfeit (D) deficit (E) juxtaposition
6. On the verge of financial collapse the museum was granted a_________, receiving a much-needed_________ of cash in the form of a government loan.
(A) reprieve .. infusion
(B) deferment.. inducement
(C) rebate.. advance
(D) hearing.. security
(E) procurement.. account
7. More_________ than her predecessor Superintendent Reynolds would many predicted have a far less_________ term of office.
(A) phlegmatic.. apathetic
(B) conciliators.. confrontational
(C) empathetic .. compassionate
(D) vigilant.. reputable
(E) penurious .. frugal
8. Rodolfo Gonzales was once described as_________ in body and mind because of the flexibility and grace apparent in both his boxing and his writing of poetry and plays.
(A) unyielding (B) tremulous (C) emphatic (D) lithe (E) fickle
9. Galloping technological progress has made consumers_________: advances undreamed of a generation ago are so common that they seem humdrum.
(A) flabbergasted (B) miffed (C) jaded (D) wary (E) embittered
