1 Although the substance is normally quite______________, scientists found that when tempered with other elements it could be stored safely in metal containers. A) voluminous B) caustic C) insoluble D) vapid
2 Far from being mere replicas of seventeenth-century African culture, Maroon societies have continually developed as their members have________________the artistic heritage bequeathed by their ancestors, adapting it creatively to their changing lives. A) confused B) repressed C) denied D) modified
3 The ambassador's papers are not_______reading, but on who reads slowly and attentively will be richly repaid. A) petty B) valuable C) insightful D) easy
4 Because he felt intimidated in his new position, he was divulging his frank opinions of company proposals. A) precipitate in B) candid in C) chary of D) fervid about
5 By forcing our surrender to the authority of the clock systematic timekeeping has imposed a form of________on society A) anarchy B) permanence C) provincialism D) tyranny
6 Nutritionists declare that the mineral selenium, despite its toxic aspects, is_______________to life, even though it is needed in extremely small quantities. A) destructive B) insignificant C) essential D) extraneous
7 Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable__through a complex network of producers and consumers. A) commodities B) dividends C) communications D) nutrients
8 We first became aware that her support for the new program was less than ___________ when she declined to make a speech in its favor. A) qualified B) haphazard C) fleeting D) wholehearted
9 Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable__the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long - term warming effects. A) interest in B) uncertainty about C) enthusiasm for D) worry about
10 Within the tribal government of the Crow Indians, the clan system serves as a method of checks and balances that_________the assumption of authoritarian rule by any one clan. A) determines B) prevents C) examines D) delegates
11 He was widely regarded as a_man because he revealed daily his distrust of human nature and human motives. A) disrespectful B) cynical C) confused D) misinformed
12 Because modern scientists find the ancient Greek view of the cosmos outdated and irrelevant, they now perceive it as only of__________interest. A) historical B) intrinsic C) astronomical D) experimental
13 In her crusade to make public servants accountable to voters, she________________the nations unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians. A) exposed B) dramatized C) accepted D) promoted
14 The notion that cultural and biological influences _______________determine cross - cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance. A) jointly B) completely C) directly D) equally
15 The life of Rumel, who enhanced his own political strength as he fought for his people's freedom, suggests that not all liberation movements result in the________________of their leaders. A) corruption B) canonization C) self-glorification D) downfall
