新GRE考前词汇串讲练习题第七套13
121. Because of the excellent preservation of the fossil, anatomical details of early horseshoe crabs were_________ for the first time, enabling experts to_________the evolution of the horseshoe crab.
(A) scrutinized...ensure
(B) verified...advance
(C) identified...distort
(D) obscured...illustrate
(E) clarified...reassess
122. The philosopher claimed that a person who must consciously_________ his or her own indifference before helping another is behaving more nobly than one whose basic disposition allows such an act to be performed without_________ .
(A) feign...enthusiasm
(B) censure...comment
(C) embrace...duplicity
(D) suffer...effort
(E) overcome...deliberation
123. The senator's attempt to convince the public that he is not interested in running for a second term is_________ given the extremely_________fund-raising activities of his campaign committee.
(A) futile...clandestine
(B) sincere...visible
(C) specious...apathetic
(D) disingenuous...public
(E) straightforward... dubious
124. Although a change in management may appear to_________ a shift in a company's fortunes, more often than not its impact is_________ .
(A) hinder...measurable
(B) promote...demonstrable
(C) accelerate...profound
(D) betray...fundamental
(E) augur...inconsiderable
125. The skeleton of_________ bird that was recently discovered indicated that this ancient creature_________ today's birds in that, unlike earlier birds and unlike reptilian ancestors, it had not a tooth in its head.
(A) a primeval... obscured
(B) a unique... preempted
(C) a primitive...anticipated
(D) a contemporary... foreshadowed
(E) an advanced...differed from
126. While many people utilize homeopathic remedies to treat health problems, other people do not_________ such alternative treatments,_________ conventional medical treatments instead.
(A) distrust...employing
(B) embrace...eschewing
(C) reject...envisioning
(D) countenance... relying on
(E) recommend... turning from
127. As businesses become aware that their advertising must_________ the everyday concerns of consumers, their commercials will be characterized by a greater degree of_________ .
(A) allay...pessimism
(B) address...realism
(C) evade....verisimilitude
(D) engage…fancy
(E) change...sincerity
128. Because the lawyer's methods were found to be_________ , the disciplinary committee_________ his privileges.
(A) unimpeachable...suspended
(B) ingenious...withdrew
(C) questionable...expanded
(D) unscrupulous...revoked
(E) reprehensible...augmented
129. People of intelligence and achievement can nonetheless be so_________ and lacking in_________ that they gamble their reputations by breaking the law to further their
own ends.
(A) devious...propensity
(B) culpable...prosperity
(C) obsequious...deference
(D) truculent... independence
(E) greedy... integrity
130. A number of scientists have published articles_________ global warming, stating __________ that there is no solid scientific evidence to support the theory that the Earth is warming because of increases in greenhouse gases.
(A) debunking...categorically
(B) rejecting...paradoxically
(C) deploring...optimistically
(D) dismissing...hesitantly
(E) proving...candidly
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