1.In retrospect回顾, Peterson’s students appreciated his_______ assignments, realizing that such assignments were specifically designed to _______ original thought rather than to review the content of his course.

(A) conventional...explain

(B) didactic学究式...ingrain根深蒂固

(C) intimidating恐吓...thwart阻挠

(D) enigmatic神秘的...stimulate

(E) difficult...discourage

2. Because time in India is conceived statically rather than dynamically, Indian languages emphasize nouns rather than verbs, since nouns express the more ______ aspects of a thing.

(A) paradoxical

(B) stable

(C) conventional

(D) temporal时间的

(E) irionic

3. As the creation of new knowledge through chemistry has become ______ resistance to innovation has become less ______, taking the form of inertia rather than direct attack.

(A) controversial有争议的 ...sporadic偶然的

(B) suspect ...onset开始，攻击

(C) essential ...effective

(D) public ...circumspect

(E) institutionalized使制度化 ...aggressive

paradoxical :矛盾的, 似非而是的，对立两面选择其一

4. Paradoxically, England’s colonization of North America was _______ by its success: the increasing prosperity兴旺 of the colonies diminished their dependence upon, and hence their loyalty to, their home country.

(A) explicate

(B) undermined毁坏

(C) determined

(D) altered

(E) distinguished

5. According to Lionel Trilling, the paradox of liberalism was that in its quest探求 for freedom it must move toward greater organization, stricter legislation, and increasing .

(A) anarchy混乱

(B) self-realization

(C) stagnation不景气

(D) control

(E) levity轻率