Although Tom was aware that it would be to display annoyance publicly at the sales conference, he could not hide his irritation with the client’s unreasonable demands.

(A) Advisable

(B) Efficacious

(C) Pragmatic

(D) Captious

(E) Impolitic

Answer: E

Annoyance烦恼，irritation愤怒。

Advisable可取的，efficacious有效的，pragmatic实际的，captious吹毛求疵的，impolitic不礼貌的。

翻译：尽管T清楚知道在产品交易会上公开地表现出愤怒是非常不明智的，但是他不能隐藏自己对顾客的无理要求的愤怒。

Although Simpson was ingenious at to appear innovative and spontaneous, beneath the ruse he remained uninspired and rigid in his approach to problem-solving.

(A) Intending

(B) Contriving

(C) Forbearing

(D) Declining

(E) Deserving

Answer: B

Ruse骗术、诡计。

Intend计划，contrive策划，forbear容忍，decline下降，deserve应得。

翻译：尽管S为了显示出创新和自发，在策划问题上显得很聪明，但在策略之下的解决问题上，他却显得毫无灵感且固执。

Although just barely as a writer of lucid prose, Jones was an extremely editor who worked superbly with other writers in helping them improve the clarity of their writing.

(A) Deficient

(B) Appalling

(C) Adequate

(D) Muddling

(E) Capable

(F) Inept

Answer: C E

lucid表达清晰的、易懂的，神志清醒的，有光亮的。

Deficient有缺陷的，appalling吓人的，adequate足够的、差强人意的，muddling困惑的，capable能干的，inept无能的、不适当的。

翻译：作为一个明晰的散文的作者，尽管J仅仅是差强人意的，但是他在帮助其他作者提高他们的写作上确实一个能干的编辑。

Although the mental process that creates a fresh and original poem or drama is doubtless that which originates and elaborates scientific discoveries, there is clearly a discernible difference between the creators.

(A) Peripheral to

(B) Contiguous with

(C) Opposed to

(D) Analogous to

(E) Inconsistent with

Answer: D

Elaborate详细阐述，discernible可识别的。

Peripheral周围的，contiguous比邻的，oppose相对的，analogous类似的、模拟的，inconsistent不一致的。

翻译：尽管创作出有新意并且独特的诗和戏剧的思维过程与创建和解释科学发明的思维过程毫无疑问的类似，但是在他们的创造者之间却有显著的差异。

Although Irish literature continued to flourish after the sixteenth century, a tradition is in the visual arts: we think about Irish culture in terms of the word, not in terms of pictorial images.

(A) Forgotten

(B) Ingrained

(C) Comparable

(D) Superfluous

(E) Absent

(F) Apparent

Answer: C E

Forgotten被遗忘的(主观的行为)，ingrained根深蒂固的，comparable可比较的、相似的，superfluous多余的、琐碎的，absent不在的，apparent显然的。

翻译：尽管爱尔兰文学在世纪之后依然繁荣，但在可视艺术中的一个相似的传统已经消失：我们认为爱尔兰文明是就其文字而言，而并非就其绘画而言的。

High software prices are frequently said to widespread illegal copying, although the opposite - that high prices are the cause of the copying - is equally plausible.

(A) Contribute to

(B) Result from

(C) Correlate with

(D) Explain

(E) Precede

Answer: B

Plausible表面看起来有道理的。

Contribute to有助于，result from是…的结果，correlate with与…有关联，explain解释，precede先于。

翻译：软件的高价格经常被说成是普遍违法拷贝的结果，尽管他的对立面，即软件的高价格是拷贝的原因，貌似是可信的。