1. Although skeptics say financial problems will probably ______ our establishing a base on the Moon; supporters of the project remain______, saying that human curiosity should overcome such pragmatic constraints.
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A disabuse D pessimistic
B hasten E enthusiastic
C prevent F unconvinced
2. Changes of fashion and public taste are often ___ and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most ______ gauges of the state of the public’s collective consciousness.
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A transparent D underutilized
B ephemeral E problematic
C permanent F sensitive
3. Speakers and listeners are often at odds: language that is easy for the receiver to understand is often difficult to______, and that which is easily formulated can be hard to______.
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A produce D confirm
B transmit E defend
C estimate F comprehend
4. Famous among job seekers for its ______, the company, quite apart from generous salaries, bestowed on its executives annual bonuses and such ______ as low-interest home mortgages and company cars.
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A charitable D disquieted
B vague E colored
C coherent F sharpened
5. When people are happy, they tend to give______ interpretations of events they witness: the eye of the beholder is ______ by the emotions of the beholder.
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A provocative D original
B predictable E projected
C intriguing F prevailing
6. The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were ______ not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the ______ methodology into question.
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A magnanimity D reparations
B largesse E appropriation
C altruism F perquisites
7. Our times seem especially ______to bad ideas, probably because in throwing off the shackles of tradition, we have ended up being quite ______ untested theories and untried remedies.
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A crossfire D dislike
B interplay E substitute
C tussle F tout
8. In recent decades the idea that Cezanne influenced Cubism has been caught in the ______ between art historians who credit Braque with its invention and those who ______ Picasso.
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A difference D stereotypes
B resemblance E perceptions
C complaint F salaries
9. In our corporation there is a ______ between male and female ______ because 73 percent of the men and 34 percent of the women polled believe that our company provides equal compensation to men and women.
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A impervious D vulnerable to
B hospitable E wary of
C indifferent F devoid of
10. Scientists’ pristine reputation as devotees of the disinterested pursuit of truth has been_____by recent evidence that some scientists have deliberately ______experimental results to further their own careers.
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A reinforced D replicated
B compromised E fabricated
C resuscitated F challenged
參考答案：1.AF 2.CE 3.CF 4.AD 5.BE 6.EF 7.CD 8.CD 9.BC 10.EF