1.The correct answer is D

　　The sentence focuses on the contrast between what two groups of scholars think about King Arthur. Some scholars think King Arthur is a real “historical figure”—a real person—while others think he is not. Those who think King Arthur and his Round Table are not real would probably call them “figments,” or things that are made up.

　　2.The correct answer is E

　　To be “meticulous” is to pay extreme care in the consideration or treatment of details. In this context, “careless” means not showing care or attention. The sentence indicates that Maya is often inattentive in her schoolwork; in other words, she tends not to pay attention to her work, or typically is careless. It certainly would be uncharacteristic, then, for Maya to give extremely careful consideration to details when writing her essay — that is, it would be out of the ordinary for her to be so meticulous.

　　3.The correct answer is A

　　“Despondent” best corresponds to the dramatist’s unhappy emotional state.

　　4.The correct answer is B

　　The structure of the sentence indicates that the word that fills in the blank will be explained by the part of the sentence that follows the colon. We are told that Gordon Parks adapted the screenplay for The Learning Tree "from his own novel," wrote music for the film, and directed the film. Because of his involvement in several different aspects of the film, it makes sense to describe Parks as "protean," or demonstrating great variety and diversity.

　　5.The correct answer is B

　　Bickering is the kind of petulant or peevish arguing to which personal dislike might have led the speakers, but their “accord,” or agreement, on substantive issues kept them from squabbling.

　　6.The correct answer is D

　　The jellyfish is presented as seeming the opposite of harmful. Only “harmless” fits the logic required by “but.”

　　7.The correct answer is D

　　The word “merely” indicates that the past provisions were not as strict as the “mandatory” provisions and “recommended” is the only first term that conveys a lesser degree of strictness. Only “violators” could logically be penalized by losing their federal research grants.

　　8.The correct answer is B

　　In climbing Mount Everest, Tom Whittaker was “bolstered,” or supported, by the type of physical preparation required to reach the summit of Mount Everest. “Assiduous,” or careful and persistent, preparation coupled with “unflagging determination” would help someone complete such a challenging task.

　　9.The correct answer is D

　　The structure of the sentence suggests that Livingstone’s reputation is based on two different, even mutually exclusive, interpretations; in other words, these views of him are “dichotomous.” The second part of the sentence describes this dichotomy: some historians “revile” him, while others do the opposite, or “praise” him.

　　10.The correct answer is B

　　A harbinger is a sign of something yet to come. Temperatures are presented as “harbingers” in this sentence because they show that “a still warmer world” might be coming.

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