A candid b disarming c empathetic d understanding e

A. candid
B. disarming
C. empathetic
D. understanding
E. frank
F. insightful
6-11 As the charismatic speaker left the podium, she was surrounded by _____
of zealous supporters who _____ our attempts to approach her.
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A. an entourage D. interfered with
B. a debacle E. encompassed
C. a dearth F. pertained to
6-12 Sally was a lighthearted and even-tempered woman: she had none of her
sister’s _____.
A. mellow
B. affability
C. equanimity
D. resilience
E. truculence
F. belligerence

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6-13 Because postmodernist critics often rely on _____ language, their prose
frequently seems _____ to nonspecialists who fail to comprehend its meaning.
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A. accessible D. exotic
B. esoteric E. grating
C. hackneyed F. impenetrable
6-14 Eduardo was _____ to find that the editorial he had written was _____ by
several typographical errors.
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A. overjoyed D. authenticated
B. intrigued E. enhanced
C. embarrassed F. marred
6-15 In order to _____ the loss of natural wetlands used by migrating snow
geese, conservationists in the 1960 ’s and 197 0 ’s _____ wetland refuges in the
northern prairies.
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A. standardize D. dismantled
B. compensate for E. established
C. account for F. ignored
6-16 Frequently used as a spice, ginger also has _____ properties: it can be
used to help treat coughs, colds, and upset stomachs.
A. immutable
B. invariable
C. edible
D. curative
E. therapeutic
F. descriptive
6-17 The scientific organization _____ the newspaper for prominently covering
the predictions of a psychic while _____ to report on a major research
conference.
Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A. denounced D. hastening
B. promoted E. neglecting
C. honored F. opting

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6-18 The colors and patterns on butterflies’ wi ngs may seem merely _____, but
they are actually _____ the survival of these insects, enabling them to attract
mates and to hide from predators.
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A. artificial D. results of
B. unique E. instrumental in
C. decorative F. precursors of
6-19 A discerning publishing agent can _____ promising material from a mass
of submissions, separating the good from the bad.
A. supplant
B. dramatize
C. supersede
D. winnow
E. overhaul
F. screen
6-20 Residents of the secluded island fear that _____ commercial development
will _____ their quiet way of life.
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A. encroaching D. reinforce
B. waning E. disturb
C. diminishing F. aid
6-21 Though it is often exclusively _____ Brazil, the Amazon jungle actually
_____ parts of eight other South American countries.
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A. associated with D. threatens
B. located in E. bypasses
C. protected by F. covers
6-22 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. paucity
E. juxtaposition
F. superfluity

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6-23 More _____ than her predecessor, Superintendent Reynolds would, many
predicted, have a far less _____ term of office.