FIB Practice Set 10

Question 1: The old man could not have been accused of ___ his affection; his conduct toward the child betrayed his ______ her.

	lavishing...fondness for
	sparing...tolerance of
	rationing...antipathy for
	stinting...adoration of
	promising...dislike of

Question 2: A leading chemist believes that many scientists have difficulty with stereochemistry because much of the relevant nomenclature is ___, in that it combines concepts that should be kept ____.

	obscure...interrelated
	specialized...intact
	subtle…inviolate
	descriptive...separate
	imprecise...discrete

Question 3: Among the many of the project, expense cannot be numbered; the goals of the project's promoters can be achieved with impressive

	highlights...efficiency
	features…savings
	disadvantages...innovation
	claims...speed
	defects...economy

Question 4: Though science is often imagined as a ____ exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: they are ____ human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances.

	fervent...vulnerable
	neutral...rational
	painstaking...careless
	disinterested...passionate
	cautious...dynamic

Question 5: Social scientists have established fairly clear-cut ____that describe the appropriate behavior of children and adults, but there seems to be ____ about what constitutes appropriate behavior for adolescents.