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Children today are being taught to be ______ of any abnormality including strangers, standing packages, or simply anything out of the order; not for merely their own good, but for the good of the community--such are the times we now live in.

  1. skittish
  2. wary
  3. shy
  4. impudent
  5. challenging

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Given the tone of the sentence, only one choice meets the demands of the blank. Choice B, "wary, " which means to be careful in guarding against danger or deception is the only selection that fully complies with the demand of the sentence.



In general, new breakthroughs in scientific and biological research allow us to identify origins of many viruses of formerly ______ origins.

  1. escapable
  2. mysterious
  3. abstract
  4. useful
  5. memorable

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Choice B, "mysterious, " indicates that the origin of many viruses are discovered now only through new research methods.



Hitherto impossible research has been made ______ by the new technology recently engineered by her company with greatly enhanced scope and depth of mapping the core of the earth.

  1. commonplace
  2. controversial
  3. problematic
  4. feasible
  5. resolute

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Given that the technology is new, it would hardly be Choice A, "commonplace, " and since we're looking for a positive word--remembering that important tool of monitoring the tone of the sentence-- Choice D, "feasible, " is the best choice.



The dissimilarities are absolutely striking; even though she is ______, she has few friends, and even though she is a ______ stylist, few customers ask for her when booking.

  1. cute. . .fair
  2. amiable. . .consummate
  3. professional. . .haphazard
  4. nice. . .radical
  5. magnificent. . .futuristic

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

We're clearly looking for two qualifiers here: one regarding her ability to make friends as an offset to having few of them; two regarding her profession as a stylist and an offset to her having few requesting customers. Remembering the clue phrase "even though" is telling us that the word we're looking for is again, an offset to the conditions that follow that phrase. In the first blank, all choices are possible, although Choice B, "amiable, " means easy to get along with, a really good match to the friendship issue.
The second blank is the easier to eliminate bad choices and since "consummate" means complete or perfect, it is a good fit to her professional qualifications notwithstanding her lack of requesting customers.






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