506. Under the rule of the foreign invaders, the land seemed asleep, save for a small group of rebels who sought to kindle the ________ nationalism of the people.
(A) valid
(B) blatant
(C) dormant
(D) pretentious
(E) contemplated
507. Unfortunately, excessive care in choosing one’s words often results in a loss of ________ .
(A) precision
(B) atmosphere
(C) selectivity
(D) spontaneity
(E) credibility
508. Unfortunately, in developing countries rapid economic growth often ________ the overexploitation of natural resources and ________ distribution of wealth.
(A) halts … indiscriminate
(B) holds off … inadequate
(C) leads to ... inequitable
(D) continues … evenhanded
(E) goes beyond … ungrateful
509. Unfortunately, the current Broadway season offers some ________ fare that sounds markedly like imitations of previous hits.
(A) epic
(B) radical
(C) formulaic
(D) incongruous
(E) challenging
510. Unlike Sartre, who was born into a cultivated environment, receiving culture in his feeding bottle, so to speak, the child Camus had to fight to ________ a culture that was not ________.
(A) acquire ... innate
(B) encourage ... barbarous
(C) develop ... frivolous
(D) restrain ... inferior
(E) justify ... conventional
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