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Section 71<br />

Practice Test Seven 625<br />

SECTION 7<br />

Time-20 Minutes<br />

19 Questions<br />

Directions: For each of <strong>the</strong> following questions, choose <strong>the</strong> best answer and darken <strong>the</strong> corresponding oval on<br />

<strong>the</strong> answer sheet.<br />

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each<br />

blank indicating that something has been omitted.<br />

Beneath <strong>the</strong> sentence are five words or sets of words<br />

labeled (A) through (E). Choose <strong>the</strong> word or set of<br />

words that, when inserted in <strong>the</strong> sentence, best fits<br />

<strong>the</strong> meaning of <strong>the</strong> sentence as a whole.<br />

EXAMPLE:<br />

Today's small, portable computers contrast<br />

markedly with <strong>the</strong> earliest electronic computers,<br />

which were -------.<br />

(A) effective<br />

(B) invented<br />

(C) useful<br />

(D) destructive<br />

(E) enormous<br />

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1. In response to <strong>the</strong> students' confused expressions, <strong>the</strong><br />

teacher attempted to ------- <strong>the</strong> subject with a clear<br />

example.<br />

(A) extricate<br />

(B) evade<br />

( C) comprehend<br />

(D) elucidate<br />

(E) obfuscate<br />

2. The ------- cat remained by <strong>the</strong> mouse hole all<br />

afternoon, watching <strong>for</strong> his meal.<br />

(A) apprehensive<br />

(B) emaciated<br />

( C) vigilant<br />

(D) prominent<br />

(E) indolent<br />

3. Laura's excuse appeared credible at first, but<br />

fur<strong>the</strong>r questioning and investigation revealed that<br />

it was completely -------.<br />

(A) valid<br />

(B) sardonic<br />

(C) righteous<br />

(D) fabricated<br />

(E) incredulous<br />

4. The magnificent, ------- sets that depicted a<br />

futuristic city in Fritz Lang's epic film Metropolis<br />

are now widely regarded as an outstanding visual<br />

achievement.<br />

(A) prolific<br />

(B) modest<br />

( C) reticent<br />

(D) archaic<br />

(E) grandiose<br />

5. As financial rewards grow and <strong>the</strong> desire to win at all<br />

costs is raised to a fever pitch, <strong>the</strong> base elements of an<br />

athlete's personality can all too easily be -------.<br />

(A) intensified<br />

(B) qualified<br />

( C) submerged<br />

(D) reduced<br />

(E) rarefied<br />

6. Though a hummingbird weighs less than one ounce,<br />

all species of hummingbirds are ------- eaters,<br />

maintaining very high body temperatures and ------­<br />

many times <strong>the</strong>ir weight in food each day.<br />

(A) voracious . . consuming<br />

(B) fastidious . . discarding<br />

( C) hasty . . locating<br />

(D) prolific . . producing<br />

(E) delicate . . storing<br />

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