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1. Many find it strange that her writing is thought to be tortuous; her recent essays, although longer than most of her earlier essays, are extremely _____.
2. Most spacecraft are still at little risk of collision with space debris during their operational lifetimes, but given the numbers of new satellites launched each year, the orbital environment in the future is likely to be less _____.
3. The author presents the life of Zane Grey with _____ unusual in a biographer: he is not even convinced that Grey was a good writer.
9. The passage suggests that the history of criminal law in early modern England differs from the history of civil law during that same period in that the history of criminal law
10. The author of the passage mentions the occupations of those involved in civil litigation in early modern England most likely in order to
11. The author of the passage suggests which of the following about the “widespread assumption” (line 15 )?
12. The author discusses “the standard view” (line 14 ) most likely in order to identify a view that
13. According to the passage, which of the following is a widely held belief about geese?
14. Which of the following, if true, most weakens the editorial’s argument?
15. The slower-learning monkeys searched _____ but unintelligently: although they worked closely together, they checked only the most obvious hiding places.
16. By about age eight, children’s phonetic capacities are fully developed but still _____; thus children at that age can learn to speak a new language with a native speaker’s accent.
17. In medieval philosophy every physical phenomenon is presumed to have some determinate cause, leaving no place for _____ in the explanation of particular events.
18. Although the film is rightly judged imperfect by most of today’s critics, the films being created today are _____ it, since its release in 1940 provoked sufficient critical discussion to enhance the intellectual respectability of cinema considerably.
19. The detective’s conviction that there were few inept crimes in her district led her to impute some degree of _____ to every suspect she studied.
20. According to the passage, the phenomenon of olfactory adaptation may cause individuals who are reexposed to an odorous environment after an extended absence to
21. The passage asserts which of the following about the exposures involved in the “research on olfactory adaptation” (line 11 )?
22. The author of the passage discusses “receptor fatigue” (line 24 ) primarily in order to
23. The passage suggests that an adherent to the “orthodox position” (line 3 ) would agree with which of the following statements?
24. Replacement of the word “passive” (line 5 ) with which of the following words results in the least change in meaning for the passage?
25. Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
1. This filmmaker is not outspoken on political matters: her films are known for their aesthetic qualities rather than for their _____ ones.
2. James Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson is generally thought to have established Boswell as the first great modern biographer; yet the claim of _____ could be made for Johnson himself as author of a life of Richard Savage.
9. The passage is primarily concerned with
10. The passage suggests that Carnell sees Behn’s novels featuring male protagonists as differing from dramatic tragedies such as Dryden’s featuring male protagonists in that the former
11. The passage suggests that Carnell believes Behn held which of the following attitudes about the relationship between the private and public spheres?
12. It can be inferred from the passage that the “artificial distinction” (lines 53-54 ) refers to the
13. The passage mentions which of the following as adversely affecting the accuracy of computer predictions of climate change?
14. In the context in which it appears, “amplifies” ( line 11 ) most nearly means
15. Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
16. Female video artists’ rise to prominence over the past 30 years has _____ the ascent of video as an art form: it is only within the past three decades that video art has attained its current, respected status.
17.The report’s most significant weakness is its assumption that the phenomenon under study is _____ , when in reality it is limited to a specific geographic area.
18. The spy’s repeated bungling was, above all else, _____ those who wished to thwart her efforts, since it was so unpredictable as to obscure any pattern that might otherwise lead to her capture.
19. Each member of the journalistic pair served as _____ the other: each refrained from publishing a given piece if the other doubted that it was ready to be printed.
20. The author of the passage refers to the use of honey primarily to
21. Which sentence presents a misconception that the passage challenges?
22. The passage suggests that which of the following could help remedy the problem described in the final sentence (lines 14-17)?
23. In the context in which it appears, “sensational” ( line 16) most nearly means
24. In the context of the passage as a whole, the primary function of the sentence in lines 10-12 (“ It is . . . men”) is to
25. Which of the following might provide an explanation for the popularity of hand-in portraits that would satisfy the author of the passage?
