FIB Practice Set 23
Question 1: Ethnologists are convinced that many animals survive through learning ___but learning that is ____ their genetic programming, learning as thoroughly ____as the most instinctive of behavioral responses.| superseded by..primitive | |
| compatible with..transient | |
| complementary to..familiar | |
| derived from..inventive | |
| dictated by. -.stereotyped |
Question 2: Though some of the information the author reveals about Russian life might surprise Americans, her major themes are ____enough.
| familiar | |
| thorough | |
| vital | |
| original | |
| Interesting |
Question 3: In the early twentieth century, the discovery of radium ____ the popular imagination; not only was its discoverer, Marie Curie, idolized, but its market value ___that of the rarest gemstone.
| stormed..sank to | |
| horrified..approached | |
| taxed..was equal to | |
| enflamed..exceeded | |
| escaped..was comparable to |
Question 4: The president's secretary and his chief aide adored him, and both wrote obsessively _____personal memoirs about him; unfortunately, however, ____does not make for true intimacy.
| fatuous..frankness | |
| devoted..idolatry | |
| garrulous..confidentiality | |
| candid..discretion | |
| rancorous..criticism |
Question 5: Despite claims that his philosophy can be traced to ____ source, the philosophy in fact draws liberally on several traditions and methodologies and so could justifiably be termed _____.
| a particular..consistent | |
| a schematic..multifaceted | |
| a dominant. cogent | |
| an authoritative..derivative | |
| a single..eclectic |
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