A independent B unusual C outmoded D uncontrolled E inactive

6-4¡¢ÉÏÏÂÒå´ÊµÄÖظ´ 38¡¢Remelting old metal cans rather than making primary aluminum from bauxite ore shipped from overseas saves producers millions of dollars in----and production costs. A distribution B salvage C storage D procurement

E research

39¡¢Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias, were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century, when----was valued much more highly than it is today. A scent B beauty C elegance D color E variety

40¡¢In an age without radio or recordings, an age----by print, fiction gained its greatest ascendancy. A decimated B denigrated C dominated D emphasized

E resurrected

41¡¢Professional photographers generally regard inadvertent surrealism in a photograph as a curse rather than a blessing; magazine photographers, in particular, consider themselves ------ to the extent that they can --------its presence in their photographs. A skillful.. enhance B inadequate.. eliminate C original.. demonstrate D fortunate.. minimize E conventional.. highlight

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42¡¢Among the many----of the project, expense cannot be numbered; the goals of the project's promoters can be achieved with impressive----.

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A highlights.. efficiency B features.. savings

C disadvantages.. innovation D claims.. speed E defects.. economy

43¡¢The ------- with which the French aristocracy greeted the middle-class Rousseau was all the more ------- because he showed so little respect for them. A deference.. remarkable B suspicion.. uncanny C reserve.. unexpected D anger.. ironic

E appreciation.. deserved

44¡¢Because many of the minerals found on the ocean floor are still ------- on land, where mining is relatively inexpensive, mining the ocean floor has yet to become a ------- enterprise. A scarce. . common B accessible.. marginal C unidentified.. subsidized D conserved . . public E plentiful.. profitable

45¡¢Any language is a conspiracy against experience in the sense that it is a collective attempt to----experience by reducing it into discrete parcels. A extrapolate B transcribe

C complicate D amplify E manage

46¡¢It is to the novelist's credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any----or playful supernatural tricks. A elucidation B discrimination C artlessness D authenticity E whimsy

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47¡¢Although ancient tools were----preserved, enough have survived to allow us to demonstrate an occasionally interrupted but generally----progress through prehistory.

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A partially.. noticeable B superficially.. necessary C unwittingly.. documented D rarely.. continual E needlessly.. incessant

48¡¢The labor union and the company's management, despite their long history of unfailingly acerbic disagreement on nearly every issue, have nevertheless reached an unexpectedly -------, albeit still tentative, agreement on next year's contract. A swift B onerous C hesitant D reluctant E conclusive

49¡¢Current data suggest that, although----states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically. A simultaneous B serious C exceptional D partial E transitional

50¡¢The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were----- their few and simple desires.

A simultaneous with B commensurate with C substantiated by D circumscribed by E ruined by

51¡¢At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that----was very near the surface.

A seriousness B confidence C laughter D poise E determination

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52¡¢The children's ---- natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.

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A mercurial B blithe

C phlegmatic D introverted E artless

53¡¢The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era is viewed by most art historians as a ____ , because, instead of an increasingly ______ pictorial art, we find degeneration. A milestone.. debased B consolidation.. diverse C calamity.. aberrant

D regression.. sophisticated

E continuation.. improved 54¡¢From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion-that of the ------ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit. A promotion B exploration C surviving D conservation E enclosure

55¡¢Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960's portrayed him as----thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censoring ideas he did not like. A an adventurous B a doctrinaire

C an eclectic D a judicious E a cynical

56¡¢Paradoxically, England's colonization of North America was ----- by its success: the increasing prosperity of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country. A demonstrated B determined C altered D undermined E distinguished

57¡¢Rather than enhancing a country's security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to increase that country's----. A boldness B influence C responsibility D moderation E vulnerability

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