Question 1

Even the most insulated and _______ government has to be concerned today about the popular mind; some systems may be less _______ than others, but at some point all must pay attention.

Options :

A : parochial… vociferous

B : corrupt...theoretical

C : arbitrary...sensitive

D : obscure...reined

E : vibrant. responsive

Answer: C

Question 2

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, which graphically exposed the _______ of the indiscriminate use of pesticides, is widely credited with having _______ the modern environmental movement.

Options :

A : advantages...inaugurated

B : hazards...defused

C : benefits...launched

D : deaths...contained

E : dangers...inspired

Answer: C

Question 3

Despite her fear of heights, she was to be so far up the mountain

Options :

A : dismayed

B : unwilling

C : ashamed

D : thrilled

E : alarmed

Answer: D

Question 4

He makes his attack with a massive display of scholarship but no great _______; all to often the_______ rather than the rapier is his chosen weapon.

Options :

A : pedantry...bomb

B : elaboration...axe

C : emphasis...pen

D : Discrimination., dart

E : subtlety...bludgeon

Answer: A

Question 5

Having turned out forty solo recordings, this hardworking harpsichordist can almost be classed as

Options :

A : a contradiction

B : a sluggard

C : an apprentice

D : an event

E : an industry

Answer: A