1. Unlike a judge, who must act alone, a jury discusses

a case and then reaches its decision as a

group, thus minimizing the effect of ---- bias.

(A) legal

(B) professional

(C) individual

(D) unexpected

(E) unarticulated

2. One reason why pertinent fossils are ---- is

that crucial stages of evolution occurred in the

tropics where it is difficult to explore for fossils,

and so their discovery has ----.

(A) unique... resulted

(B) unconcealable.. declined生活日记网

(C) uncommon.. lagged

(D) recent.. resumed

(E) prominent .. failed

3. The harmonious accommodation reached by the

warring factions exemplifies the axiom that

---- is possible among people of goodwill, even

when they have previously held quite ----

perspectives.

(A) candor.. indistinguishable

(B) tension.. congenial

(C) agreement.. unequivocal

(D) compromise.. antagonistic

(E) coexistence.. fixed

4. The prime minister tried to act but the plans

were ---- by her cabinet.

(A) frustrated

(B) discussed

(C) embellished

(D) overlooked

(E) unleashed

5. Amid the collapsing or out-of-control mechanical

devices, the belching volcano had a

disturbingly---- quality, like a character who

has stumbled onstage by mistake.

(A) anomalous

(B) overwrought

(C) obdurate

(D) ephemeral

(E) derelict