The movie avoids many of the ____________ novel, bringing into sharper focus characters that originally were amiable or disagreeable ____________.
Answer(s): E
If the movie had brought the characters in the novel to a sharper focus, those characters must have been portrayed with less sharpness in the novel. Among the choices, it, is “stereotypes” and “blurs” which have this meaning. But “stereotypes” cannot be described as excellence of a novel. So, “excellencies” can also be ruled out.The pair “shortcomings; blur” completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.
Even the most insulated and ____________ government has to be concerned today about the popular mind; some systems may be less ____________than others, but at some point all must pay attention.
Answer(s): C
The last phrase in the sentence, “but at some point, all most pay attention” implies that the second missing word must mean attentive. Among the choices for this word, it is only “sensitive” and “responsive” which have this meaning. But an insulated (meaning with no touch with the people) government cannot be described as a “vibrant” one. So, “arbitrary; sensitive” is the answer.
Explanations given to the patient by the anesthetist prior to surgery often ____________anxiety and ____________the need for analgesics.
Answer(s): D
If an anesthetist (the physician who administers chloroform) gives some explanations to the patient before the surgery, it will not be with a view to “intensify” his anxiety, but to “relieve” his anxiety. If this is so, there will be less need to give him analgesics (meaning drugs which produce insensitivity to pain). So, “ignore; preclude” is the answer.
The jellyfish's show pulsing action people it in a graceful, seemingly ____________drift, but its tentacles contain poison potent enough to stun a swimming human.
The use of the conjunction “but” implies a contradiction within the sentence. The second part says that the jellyfish's tentacles contain a poison which can kill a swimming human. So, to justify the use of the conjunction “but”, the first part must imply that the jellyfish looks “harmless.” So, “harmless” is the answer.
The production's slight romantic appeal depends on its two stars, who are ____________to watch even when they are delivering ____________speeches.
The use of the conjunction “even when” implies a contrast within the sentence. So, the two missing words must mean the opposites of each other.If the drama's appeal depends on its two stars, it means that they are either “attractive” to watch or “pleasant” to watch. But the pair “attractive; creative” does not justify the use of the phrase “even when.” So, “pleasant; empty” is the answer.
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