McGraw-Hill Education GRE 2019

Exercise: Text Completion Set 2

For the following questions, complete the text by picking the best entry for each

blank from the corresponding column of choices.

11. In certain regions of Mars, the weather so wildly that
    you can feel as though you are experiencing winter and summer in the
    same day.

A navigates

B buffers

C crests

D diminishes

E fluctuates

12. The claim that all life on earth originated from Mars is far from (i)
    . There are gaps in the evidence that must be addressed
    before the scientific community can even begin to (ii) the
    theory’s plausibility.

Blank (i) Blank (ii)

A substantiated D coalesce

B contradictory E entertain

C antagonizing F delineate

13. In the convict’s case, the axiom that “Still waters run deep” finds (i)
    : his apparent façade of (ii) should not
    imply a lack of remorse.

Blank (i) Blank (ii)

A credence D contrition

B antagonism E bemusement

C ambiguity F stoicism

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