FIB Practice Set 48
Question 1: In eighth-century Japan, people who _____waste¬-land were rewarded with official ranks as part of an effort to overcome the shortage of _____fields.| conserved..forested | |
| reclaimed..arable | |
| cultivated ..domestic | |
| irrigated..accessible | |
| located.. desirable |
Question 2: If duty is the natural _____ of one's _____the course of future events, then people who are power¬ful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not.
| correlate. _understanding of | |
| outgrowth..control over | |
| determinant. involvement in | |
| mitigate..preoccupation with | |
| arbiter..responsibility for |
Question 3: Physicists rejected the innovative experimental technique because, although it ____some problems, it also produced new ____.
| clarified..data | |
| eased.. interpretations | |
| resolved.. complications | |
| caused.. hypotheses | |
| revealed.. inconsistencies |
Question 4: During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, _____ both the strength to work and many of the specific skills they once possessed.
| regaining | |
| denying | |
| pursuing | |
| insuring | |
| losing |
Question 5: The pressure of population on available resources is the key to understanding history; consequently, any historical writing that takes no cognizance of ____facts is ____flawed.
| demographic..intrinsically | |
| ecological..marginally | |
| cultural..substantively | |
| psychological..philosophically | |
| political..demonstratively |
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