1.Althoughthearchitect’sconceptatfirstsoundedtoo____tobe____,his carefulanalysisofeveryaspectoftheprojectconvincedthepanelthatthe proposedbuildingwasindeed,structurallyfeasible. (A)mundane..attractive (B)eclectic..appealing (C)grandiose..affordable (D)innovative..ignored (E)visionary..practicable 2.Ifefficaciousnewmedicineshavesideeffectsthatarecommonlyobserved and____,suchmedicinesaretoooftenconsidered____,evenwhen laboratorytestssuggestcaution. (A)unremarkable..safe (B)unpredictable..reliable (C)frequent..outdated (D)salutary..experimental (E)complicated..useful 3.Theidealizedpaintingsofnatureproducedintheeighteenthcenturyare evidencethatthemedieval____naturalsettingshadbeen____andthat theoutdoorsnowcouldbeenjoyedwithouttrepidation. (A)fearof..exorcised (B)concernsabout..regained (C)affectionfor..surmounted (D)disinterestin..alleviated (E)enthusiasmfor..confronted 4.Somepaleontologistsdebatewhetherthediversityofspecieshas____ sincetheCambrianperiod,orwhetherimperfectionsinthefossilrecord onlysuggestgreaterdiversitytoday,whileinactualitytherehasbeen either____ordecreaseddiversity. (A)changed..escalation (B)increased..stasis (C)expanded..discontinuity (D)declined..reduction (E)improved..deviation 5.Manipulatinglaboratorytissuecultureswithhormonesisonething;using hormonestotreathumanbeings,however,iscontingentonwhether hormonesthat____inthelaboratorycanaffect____organisms,andin predictableways. (A)develop..similar (B)succeed..simple (C)fail..cellular (D)work..whole (E)reproduce..unknown 6.TheastronomerandfeministMariaMitchell’sownprodigiousactivityand thevigoroftheAssociationfortheAdvancementofWomenduringthe 1870’s____anyassertionthatfeminismwas____inthatperiod. (A)exclude..thriving (B)contradict..prospering (C)pervade..remote (D)buttress..dormant (E)belie..quiescent 7.Joneswasunabletorecognize,thecontradictionsinhisattitudesthatwere obvioustoeveryoneelse;eventhehintofanuntruthwas____tohim,but he____serioustroublebyalwayscheatingonhistaxes. (A)acceptable..risked (B)exciting..averted (C)repugnant..courted (D)anathema..evaded (E)tempting..hazarded 8.Thoughfeministinitsimplications,YvonneRainer’s1974film____the filmmaker’sactiveinvolvementinfeministpolitics. (A)preserved (B)portrayed (C)encouraged (D)renewed (E)antedated 9.Thechancesthataspecieswill____arereducedifanyvitalfunctionis restrictedtoasinglekindoforgan;____byitselfpossessesanenormous survivaladvantage. (A)degenerate..complexity (B)expire..size (C)disappear..variety (D)flourish..symmetry (E)persist..redundancy 10.Despitemanydecadesofresearchonthegasificationofcoal,thedata accumulatedarenotdirectly____toenvironmentalquestions;thusanew programofresearchspecificallyaddressingsuchquestionsis____. (A)analogous..promising (B)transferable..contradictory (C)antithetical..unremarkable (D)applicable..warranted (E)pertinent..unnecessary