Even those observers who are the most _____about genetic privacy issues would have to concede that genetic discrimination is rare: there have only been two cases of any notoriety.

A：sanguine

B：zealous

C：candid

D：objective

E：apathetic

答案：B

She constantly _____herself for not living up to her own ideals—for not working hard enough or not having motives that were pure enough.

A：exalted

B：coddled

C：excoriated

D：mollified

E：deluded

答案：C

Ancient cart ruts found on Malta were created in soft limestone that begins to dissolve when exposed to rainfall. Their forms thus necessarily become (i)_____over time and their original features are (ii)_____ .

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A：solidifed D：refined

B：degraded E：replicated

C：conspicuous F：obscured

答案：BF

Making loans and fighting poverty are normally two of the least glamorous pursuits around, but remarkably enough put the two together, and you have an economic innovation that has become not just (i) _____but downright (ii) _____.

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A：popular D：chic

B：pointless E：unfathomable

C：dangerous F：sensible

答案：AD

Convinced of the gravity of her poetry, Voigt must have found the reviews of her most recent collection (i)_____ reading: one amused reviewer thought that it was unrecognizable as poetry but decidedly (ii)_____ .

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A：tempting D：inspiring

B：depressing E：irritating

C：thrilling F：diverting

答案：BF