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1. The studio’s most recent movies reflect a ------- of
   many different artistic visions rather than the
   ------- of a single director.
   (A) conglomeration.. insubordination
   (B) prudence.. unity
   (C) bastion.. despair
   (D) synthesis.. dominance
   (E) conspiracy.. retreat
   2. Rather than endeavoring to write timeless fiction
   with lasting value, many novelists cater to
   the -------tastes of those modern readers who
   read a book once and then discard it.
   (A) immoral
   (B) fleeting
   (C) valuable
   (D) solid
   (E) intellectual
   3. Although many investors may tolerate short-
   term declines in the value of their securities,
   few will accept a ------- downturn in the stock
   market.
   (A) protracted
   (B) contemporaneous
   (C) transient
   (D) surreptitious
   (E) fickle
   4. In most modern societies, athletes are ------- in
   the same way that successful warriors were
   celebrated by civilizations in years past.
   (A) invoked
   (B) repudiated
   (C) lionized
   (D) vilified
   (E) beguiled

SECTION 8

Time—20 minutes

19 questions

Turn to Section 8 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.

Directions:For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and

fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet.

Each sentence below has one or two blanks,

each blank indicating that something has been

omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words

or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose

the word or set of words that, when inserted

in the sentence, bestfits the meaning of the

sentence as a whole.

EXAMPLE:

Rather than accepting the theory unquestion-

ingly, Deborah regarded it with-----.

(A) mirth

(B) sadness

(C) responsibility

(D) ignorance

(E) skepticism

AB C D