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In Questions 1 to 6, for each blank, select the choice that best completes the text.

1. The (i) that the executive employed to hire the employee
   eventually backfired. Once the employee understood that such
   underhanded tactics had led to her hiring, the (ii) that
   made her so qualified for the job devolved into indifference and even
   resentment.

Blank (i) Blank (ii)

A courage D enthusiasm

B cunning E idolatry

C rancor F garrulity

2. Advances in digitization, with its emphasis on speed and effectiveness, are
   a(n) byproduct of a capitalistic society. When a society
   places a premium on efficiency, any developments that can decrease the
   amount of time and energy expended will be embraced.

A curious

B inexorable

C incidental

D deleterious

E incremental

3. The author wrote the letter with a(n) (i) tone, her feelings
   (ii) by a pride that rendered her inborn sensitivity
   inaccessible.

Blank (i) Blank (ii)

A indecipherable D accentuated

B muted E obscured

C effusive F emboldened

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