FIB Practice Set 46
Question 1: The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to ______accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.| insular | |
| investigative | |
| synoptic | |
| Subjective | |
| sensational |
Question 2: William James lacked the usual _____death; writing . to his dying father, he spoke without _____about the old man's impending death.
| longing for..regret | |
| awe of..inhibition | |
| ,curiosity about..rancor | |
| apprehension of..eloquence | |
| anticipation of..commiseration |
Question 3: Current data suggest that, although _____states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggres-sion are as distinct physiologically as they are psy¬chologically.
| simultaneous | |
| serious | |
| exceptional | |
| partial | |
| transitional |
Question 4: It is ironic that a critic of such overwhelming vanity now suffers from a measure of the oblivion to which he was forever _____ others; in the end, all his _____ has only worked against him.
| dedicating..self-possession | |
| leading..self-righteousness | |
| consigning..self-adulation | |
| relegating..self-sacrifice | |
| condemning..self-analysis |
Question 5: Famous among job seekers for its _____, the com¬pany, quite apart from generous salaries, bestowed on its executives annual bonuses and such _____as low-interest home mortgages and company cars.
| magnanimity..reparations | |
| inventiveness.. benefits | |
| largesse..perquisites | |
| discernment..prerogatives | |
| altruism..credits |
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