FIB Practice Set 2
Question 1: The theory of cosmic evolution states that the universe, having begun in a state of simplicity and_________, has _______ into great variety.| equilibrium...modulated | |
| homogeneity...differentiated | |
| contrast…metamorphosed | |
| proportion...accelerated | |
| intelligibility…developed |
Question 2: Not wishing to appear____, the junior member of the research group refrained from ------ any criticism of the senior members' plan for dividing up responsibility for the entire project.
| reluctant…evaluating | |
| inquisitive…offering | |
| presumptuous...venturing | |
| censorious… undercutting | |
| moralistic…observing |
Question 3: Nonviolent demonstrations often create such tensions that a community that has constantly refused to ____ its injustices is forced to correct them: the injustices can no longer be ____.
| acknowledge…ignored | |
| decrease...verified | |
| tolerate...accepted | |
| address…eliminated | |
| explain...discussed |
Question 4: Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen's novels has oscillated between and___ condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed her works more highly than did most of her literature____.
| dismissal...admirers | |
| adoration...contemporaries | |
| disapproval...readers | |
| indifference...followers | |
| approbation...precursors |
Question 5: There are, as yet, no vegetation types 6r ecosystems whose study has been _____ to the extent that they no longer ____ ecologists.
| perfected...hinder | |
| exhausted … interest | |
| prolonged...require | |
| prevented...challenge | |
| delayed...benefit |
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