1. Hydrogen is the ----element of the universe in

that it provides the building blocks from which

the other elements are produced.

(A) steadiest (B) expendable (C) lightest

(D) final (E) fundamental

2. Few of us take the pains to study our cherished

convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural---

-doing so.

(A) aptitude for (B) repugnance to

(C) interest in (D) ignorance of

(E) reaction after

3. It is his dubious distinction to have proved what

nobody would think of denying, that Romero at

the age of sixty-four writes with all the

characteristics of----.

(A) maturity (B) fiction (C) inventiveness

(D) art (E) brilliance

4. The primary criterion for----a school is its

recent performance: critics are----to extend

credit for earlier victories.

(A) evaluating .. prone

(B) investigating .. hesitant

(C) judging .. reluctant

(D) improving .. eager

(E) administering .. persuadedwｗw.ExamＷ.CoM

5. Number theory is rich in problems of an

especially----sort: they are tantalizingly simple

to state but----difficult to solve.

(A) cryptic.. deceptively

(B) spurious.. equally

(C) abstruse.. ostensibly

(D) elegant.. rarely

(E) vexing ..notoriously