FIB Practice Set 54

Question 1: Although economists have traditionally considered the district to be solely an agricultural one, the ______ of the inhabitants occupations makes such a classi¬fication obsolete.

	productivity
	diversity
	predictability
	profitability
	stability

Question 2: The author of this book _____ overlooks or minimizes some of the problems and shortcomings in otherwise highly successful foreign industries in order to _____the points on which they excel and on which we might try to emulate them.

	accidentally..exaggerate
	purposely..emphasize
	occasionally..counterbalance
	intentionally..confuse
	cleverly..compound

Question 3: Crosby's colleagues have never learned, at least not in time to avoid embarrassing themselves, that her occasional ____ air of befuddlement _____ a display of her formidable intelligence.

	genuine..dominates
	alert..contradicts
	acute..precludes
	bogus..presages
	painstaking..succeeds

Question 4: To ensure the development and exploitation of a new technology, there must be a constant _____ of several nevertheless distinct activities.

	interplay
	implementation
	comprehending
	improvement
	exploration

Question 5: Some customs travel well; often, however, behavior that is considered the epitome of ____ at home is perceived as impossibly rude or, at the least, harm¬lessly bizarre abroad.