Although is seems to have been a fixture of the square since the city's origin, the produce market actually opened only ____________.
Answer(s): B
The use of the conjunction “although” indicates a contradiction within the sentence.If the market seems to have been in existence since the city began, it must have been opened a long time ago. But the use of the conjunction “although” implies that this is not so. So, it must have been opened only recently. So, “recently” is the answer.
The grave problems that affected him were the purely ____________ones of hunger, pain and fatigue.
Answer(s): A
Hunger, pain and fatigue cannot be described as “imaginary”, or “irrelevant”, or “hereditary”, or “coincidental” problems. They can best be described as “physical” problems. So, “physical” is the answer.
Her ability to analyze issues fairly and competently has earned her the ____________of even her most peers.
Answer(s): E
An ability to analyze issue and competently will not result in “solicitation” (meaning begging) or “suspicion.” So, “solicitation; unbiased” and “suspicion; discerning” can first be ruled out.The use of the phrase “even her” in the second part of the sentence rules out the adjectives “sympathetic” and “knowledgeable” in “attention; sympathetic” and “reputation; knowledgeable.”It is the “respect; exacting” pair which completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.
Until the mid-1800's, the occasional reports by European explorers of the existence of gorillas were generally disbelieved and swiftly ____________the realm of tall tales.
Answer(s): C
Stories that are generally disbelieved would be pushed into the category of tall tales (meaning lies). Among the choices, it is phrase “relegated to” that has this meaning. So, “relegated to” is the answer.
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