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.
| novelty | |
| eccentricity | |
| urbanity | |
| coarseness | |
| tolerance |
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