section 2
time -30 minutes
38 questions
1. though —— to some degree， telling a small lie
sometimes enables one to avoid —— another's
feelings.
（a） necessary…… mollifying
（b） regrettable…… harming
（c） unfortunate…… exaggerating
（d） attractive…… considering
（e） difficult…… resisting
2. perhaps because scientists have been so intrigued by
dogs' superior senses of smell and hearing， researchers
have long —— their eyesight， assuming that they
inhabit a drab， black-and-white world， devoid of
color.
（a） studied
（b） coveted
（c） appreciated
（d） resented
（e） underestimated
3. despite a string of dismal earnings reports， the
two-year-old strategy to return the company to
profitability is beginning to ——。
（a） falter
（b） disappoint
（c） compete
（d） work
（e） circulate
4. the president reached a decision only after lengthy
------, painstakingly weighing the ----opinions
expressed by cabinet members.
（a） deliberation…… divergent
（b） confrontation…… unanimous
（c） relegation…… consistent
（d） speculation…… conciliatory
（e） canvassing…… arbitrary
5. although just barely —— as a writer of lucid prose，
jones was an extremely —— editor who worked
superbly with other writers in helping them improve
the clarity of their writing.
（a） deficient…… muddling
（b） proficient…… contentious
（c） adequate…… capable
（d） appalling…… competent
（e） engaging…… inept
6. the accusations we bring against others should be
---- ourselves; they should not ---- complacency
and easy judgments on our part concerning our own
moral conduct.
（a） definitions of…… produce
（b） instructions to…… equate
（c） denigrations of…… exclude
（d） warnings to…… justify
（e） parodies of…… satirize