- For the start-up, the (i) stresses of the economic downturn
seemed to have a silver lining. Though the persistent concern about
attaining new clients taxed the employees’ psyches, it also taught them the
necessity of (ii) to weather cyclical fluctuations.
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A unmitigated D confabulationB miserly E serendipityC conciliatory F resourcefulness- It is the (i) nature of technology that most alarms cultural
critics. Though they find many of its features (ii) and even
beneficial, they worry that its ubiquity can be (iii).
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A insidious D salutary G nourishingB understated E tolerable H incidentalC ominous F irreproducible I alienating- His inherent (i) leisure proved beneficial to his finances
but (ii) his personal development, since he never gave
himself time to pursue hobbies.
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A consumption with D deleterious toB ignorance of E fortuitous toC aversion to F derivative of- Because Kundera’s novels take place during a time of upheaval in Eastern
Europe, critics believe that Kundera’s use of the social (i)
in which his characters’ lives occur implies political commentary.
However, the novelist has been clear that his works are meant to
(ii) all elements of human living, not just the political.
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