While Parker is very outspoken on issues she cares about, she is not ; she concedes the of opposing arguments when they expose weakness inherent in her own.

(A) Fickle

(B) Fanatical

(C) Congenial

(D) Strength

(E) Incompatibility

(F) Speciousness

Answer: B D

第空与outspoken同义，为递进关系。第二句如果对方能暴露她的缺陷，她会让步，第二句为正评价，所以第一句为负评价。第二句不改变逻辑方向即可。

Outspoken说话率直。Concede承认为正确、停止抵抗、让步。

Fickle多变的，fanatical狂热盲信的，固执的，congenial和善友好、令人愉悦的(趣味相投的)，strength强势优势，incompatibility不兼容，speciousness似是而非。

翻译：尽管P在她关心的话题面前非常率直，但她并不是一个固执的人;她会让步于对立观点中的优点，如果对方能真正暴露她所固有的缺陷的话。

While not completely nonplussed by the unusually caustic responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonetheless visibly by their lively criticism.

(A) Humiliated

(B) Discomfited

(C) Deluded

(D) Disgraced

(E) Embarrassed

(F) Tantalized

Answer: B E

此题为程度转折。Nonetheless表程度递减。第一句为completely nonplussed，第二句与nonplus同义。

Nonplus使迷惑。Nonetheless虽然如此，但是。Caustic尖酸刻薄的。

Humiliate使蒙羞，discomfit使不安，delude迷惑，disgrace使丢脸，embarrass使窘迫，tantalize挑逗。

Ø Humiliate: to reduce to a lower position in one’s own eyes or others’ eyes, =mortify.

Ø Discomfit: to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment, =disconcert.

Ø Delude: to mislead the mind or judgment of, =deceive or trick.

Ø Disgrace: to be a source of shame to; to cause to lose favor or standing.

Ø Embarrass: to place in doubt, =perplexity or difficulties; to hamper the movement of; to make intricate, =complicate.

Ø Tantalize: to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach.

Humiliate使屈辱，discomfit使尴尬、阻碍，delude欺骗、哄骗，disgrace使丢人、使耻辱，embarrass使尴尬、阻挠，tantalize挑逗、引诱、激起。

翻译：尽管这个演讲者没有彻底的被来自观众中格外刻薄的反应弄得很窘迫，但他仍然被观众们猛烈的批评弄的十分难堪。

While the delegate clearly sought to the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.

(A) Substantiate

(B) Dampen

(C) Encourage

(D) Elucidate

(E) Rekindle

(F) Check

Answer: B F

Stop short of doing差一点就做某事。

Substantiate证实，dampen弄湿、抑制，encourage鼓励，elucidate阐明，rekindle使再振作，check阻止、同意。

翻译：尽管这位代表意图明确地力图打击近期出现的乐观主义情绪，但她差一点就说出这个会议几乎崩溃并且不会产生任何有重要性的结果。