236. In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him, reading was purposeful, not ________ .

    (A) deliberate

    (B) retentive

    (C) critical

    (D) desultory

    (E) exhaustive

 237. In the 1920s Hollywood became a magnet for men and women on the cutting edge ________ artists genuinely excited by the possibilities of the up-and-coming film medium.

    (A) irritable

    (B) innovative

    (C) untalented

    (D) outdated

    (E) inferior

 238. In the absence of native predators to stop their spread, imported deer ________ to such an inordinate degree that they overgrazed the countryside and ________ the native vegetation.

    (A) thrived ... threatened

    (B) propagated ... cultivated

    (C) suffered ... abandoned

    (D) flourished ... scrutinized

    (E) dwindled ... eliminated

 239. In the constant battle for newsstand supremacy, with newsstands groaning from the weight of specialty publications, the biggest challenge facing any new magazine is ________ itself from the crowed, making its mission ________ .

    (A) transforming ... plausible

    (B) separating ... impossible

    (C) distinguishing ... clear

    (D) acquiring ... public

    (E) distancing ... futile

 240. In the light of Dickens’s description of the lively, even ________ dance parties of his time ,Sharp’s approach to country dancing may seem overly formal, suggesting more  ________ than is necessary.

    (A) sophisticated ... expertise

    (B) rowdy ... decorum

    (C) prudish ... propriety

    (D) lewd ... ribaldry

    (E) enjoyable ... vitality

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