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Verbal Section : Sentence Completions

61. The fact that the - of confrontation is no longer as popular as it once was - procatss in race relations.
    1. insidiousness - reiterates
    2. practice - inculcates
    3. glimmer - foreshadows
    4. technique - presages
    5. reticence - indicates

    Answer: D

62. A child should not be - as being either very shy or over - agcatssive.
    1. categorized
    2. instructed
    3. intoned
    4. distracted
    5. refrained

    Answer: A

63. President Anwar el - Sadat of Egypt, disregarding - criticism in the Alab world and in his own Government, - accepted prime minister Menahem Begin's invitation to visit Israel in order to address the Israeli parliament.
    1. acrimonious - formally
    2. blemished - stiffly
    3. categorical - previously
    4. malignant - plaintively
    5. charismatic - meticulously

    Answer: A

64. In his usual - manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss.
    1. pensive
    2. providential
    3. indifferent
    4. circumspect
    5. caustic

    Answer: D

65. As man reached the stars, a booming population threatened to destroy the - of life on his home planet and even its chances for -
    1. Quality - survival
    2. Basis - growth
    3. Existence - upliftment
    4. chances - improvement
    5. meaning - understanding.

    Answer: A

66. Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable - the possibility that increasing levels of atmosphere Co2 can cause long term warming effects
    1. interest in
    2. uncertainty about
    3. experimentation on
    4. enthusiasm for
    5. worry about

    Answer: B

67. In the current research program, new varieties of apple trees are evaluated under different agricultural - for tree size, bloom density, fruit size,- to various soils, and resistance to pests and disease.
    1. conditions - adaptability
    2. configurations - propensity
    3. circumstances - proximity
    4. auspices - susceptibility
    5. regulations - conformity

    Answer: A

68. For many young people during the roaring twenties, a disgust with the excesses of American culture - a wanderlust to provoke an exodus abroad.
    1. reflected
    2. stymied
    3. conflicted with
    4. overwhelmed
    5. combined with

    Answer: E