1. No longer______by the belief that the world around us was expressly designed for humanity, many people try to find intellectual______for that lost certainty in astrology and in mysticism.

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A an accepted D anachronism to

B an underground E concern about

C an unknown F defiance against

答案：AE

2. Noting that few employees showed any______for complying with the corporations new safety regulations, Peterson was forced to conclude that acceptance of the regulations would be______, at best.

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A enthusiasm D grudging

B indifference E indeterminate

C rectitude F unavoidable

答案：AD

3. Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphians in 1793, and so______Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in______in the Western Hemisphere.

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A decimated D abeyance

B terrorized E secret

C corrupted F quarantine

答案：AD

4. Nature’s energy efficiency often______human technology: despite the intensity of the light fireflies produce, the amount of heat is negligible; only recently have humans developed chemical light-producing systems whose efficiency______ the firefly’s system.

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A admire D elusive

B dismiss E relevant

C adapt F unconventional

答案：AE

5. Hampshire’s assertions, far from showing that we can______the ancient puzzles about objectivity, reveal the issue to be even more______than we had thought.

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A candid D soliciting

B idiosyncratic E altering

C reticent F eschewing

答案：BE

6. Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so modified and enlarged that the______design is no longer______.

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A embellished D discernible

B initial E applicable

C appropriate F attractive

答案：BD

7. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater ______their efforts to build a progressive party than the______of the progressives already elected to the legislature.

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A sustained D reasons

B restricted E substitutes

C hampered F justifications

答案：BF

8. As for the alleged value of expert opinion, one need only ______ government records to see______ evidence of the failure of such opinions in many fields.

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A distribute D questionable

B consult E strong

C retain F circumstantial

答案：BE

9. Just as astrology was for centuries______faith, countering the strength of established churches, so today believing in astrology is an act of______ the professional sciences.

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A benefit from D success

B obstacle to E reputation

C praise for F resistance

答案：BF

10. Though extremely______about his own plans, the man allowed his associates no such privacy and was constantly______information about what they intended to do next.

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A outstrips D stimulates

B inhibits E rivals

C determines F reproduce

答案：DC