tailieunhanh - GRE REAL TEST 11-2

Tham khảo tài liệu 'gre real test 11-2', ngoại ngữ, anh văn giao tiếp phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | GRE Real 19 Test 11 SECTION 2 Time 30 minutes 38 Questions Directions Each sentence below has one or two blanks each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 1. Contrary to the antiquated idea that the eighteenth century was a-------island of elegant assurance evidence reveals that life for most people was filled with uncertainty and insecurity. A clannish B declining C tranquil D recognized E sprawling 2. The insecticide proved------ by killing the weak adults of a species it assured that the strong ones would mate among themselves and produce offspring still more------to its effects. A ineffective. .hostile B cruel. .vulnerable C feasible. .susceptible D necessary. .immune E counterproductive. .resistant 3. Many industries are so------by the impact of government sanctions equipment failure and foreign competition that they are beginning to rely on industrial psychologists to-----what remains of employee morale. A estranged. .guard B beleaguered. .salvage C overruled. .undermine D encouraged. .determine E restrained. .confirm 4. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit the old a way in which each generation can-------its immediate predecessor and distinguish itself. A honor B repudiate C condone D placate E emulate 5. Although-------is usually thought to spring from regret for having done something wrong it may be that its origin is the realization that one s own nature is irremediably-------. A contrition. .resilient B certitude. .confident C skepticism. .innocent D remorse. .flawed E resignation. .frivolous 6. Numerous historical examples illustrate both the overriding influence that scientists --- have on their interpretation of data and the consequent-------of their intellectual objectivity. A prejudices. .impairment B instruments. .abandonment C theories. .independence D