1. The threat of war, far from _______, lay heavily in the air, and the villagers, while _______ going about their normal activities, were unable to shake off the feeling of impending catastrophe.a-receding ... ostensiblyb-diminishing ... contentedlyc-increasing .... apparentlyd-escalating ... joyfullye-subsiding .... felicitously

2.Homo sapiens, the proud splitter of atom, inventor of electronic computer,_______ of genetic code may be humbled by a lowly _______ of severs and soil - the microbe.a-designer ... inhabitantb-discoverer ... rodentc-writer ... organismd-decipherer ... denizene-auther ... purifier

3.The fossil record reveals innumerable instances of environmental _______ by which one can draw an analogy between the evolution of life on Earth and the branches of a bush, a few of which ________ but most of which branch again and again.a-calamities ... end abruptlyb-adaptations ... progress linearlyc-safeguards ... wither and died-events ... intertwinee-changes ... produce leaves

4.The government's ______ clinical study requirements for approval of new drugs do not _______ pharmaceutical firms when it comes to research and development chiefly because of profit potential afforded by patent protection.a-official ... permitb-onerous ... dissuade c-extensive ... motivated-unenforceable ... favore-vague ... support

5-In India, the development of the field of sociology was not _______ controversies; rather, it burgeoned from social experience, which explains the relatively _______ approach among Indian sociologist to identefing and solving social problems.a-impeded by political ... academicb-challenged by academic ... theoreticalc-hindered by petty ... controversial

d-stimulated by ideological ... empiricale-sparked by social ... experimental

6. The world is moving into a period of ' civilisational clash' in which the primary identification of people will not be ________ as during the Cold War, but_______

(1)religious, technological(2)cultural, ethnic (3)political, economic(4)ideological, cultural

7. The internet represents that awkward _______ in all communication systems; while it _______ to bring us together, it keeps us apart.

(1)paradox, tries(2)irony, intends (3)paradox,needs(4)irony,wishes

8. These stories are just a few of the _______, sometimes extraordinary ones in this volume, in which people face unbelievable odds_and __________!

(1)abhorrent,fly(2)creative, die (3)inspiring, lose(4)inspiring,win

9. The dream of flying had _________ inventors since the ancient Greeks and Chinese, though most of those who attempted to create wings for themselves were considered ________

(1)revived,strange(2)troubled, insomniacs (3)attracted, oddballs(4)repulsed, demi-gods

10. Unable to contain their _______ and amazement at the end of the performance, the audience burst into _______, and showed no signs of stopping.

(1)excitement, cheers(2) frustration, song (3)envy, flames(4) delight, tears

11.our grandfather was an entertaining _______ ; he used to _______ us with marvelous anecdotes that we, in our childlike simplicity , accepted unquestioningly.a- rascal ... boreb- orator ... intimidatec- raconteur ... regaled- curmudgeon ... surprisee- tyrant ... stupefy

12.charu has never visited Kempty falls but she could appreciate their splendor ______ through the description of others.a- surprisinglyb- mysticallyc- innocuouslyd- vicariouslyd- wisely

13. member of research team were initially so adversarial that ______ seemed impossible; the project's inauspicious start made it's final success all the more ______ .a - concentration ... incidentalb- disagreement .... incongruousc- collaboration ... predictabled- hostility ... dazzlinge- cooperation ... remarkable

14.when listening to a medieval religious chant , the listeners does not encounter the composer's individual personality; ______ , the chant merely ______ both the musical and religious rules of the period.a- rather ... embodiesb- in addition ... conveysc- instead ... beliesd- in other words ... repudiatese- moreover ... reflects

15.in their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the ration model followed by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive process that often appear ______ and ______ .a- cerebral ... consideredb- heretical ... judgmentalc- conscientious ... logical

d- irrational ... iconoclastice- capricious ... deliberate

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