2. Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen's novels has oscillated between _____ and condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed her works more highly than did most of her literature
a) dismissal. admirers
b) adoration. contemporaries
c) disapproval. readers
d) indifference. followers
e) approbation. precursors

3. There ate, as yet, no vegetation types Or ecosystems whose study has been _____ to the extent that they no longer _____ ecologists.
a) perfected. hinder
b) exhausted. interest
c) prolonged. require
d) prevented. challenge
e) delayed. benefit

4. Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the National Institutes of Health, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which _____ treatments are unsatisfactory.
a) similar
b) most
c) dangerous
d) uncommon
e) alternative

5. It was her view that the country's problems had been _____ by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counterproductive.
a) foreseen
b) attacked
c) ascertained
d) exacerbated
e) analyzed

6. Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible _____: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftmanship and sequencing.
a) sincerity
b) efficiency
c) virtuosity
d) rapidity
e) energy

7. The actual _____ of Wilson's position was always _____ by his refusal to compromise after having initially agreed to negotiate a settlement.
a) outcome. foreshadowed
b) logic. enhanced
c) rigidity. betrayed
d) uncertainty. alleviated
e) cowardice. highlighted

8. The senator's reputation, though _____ by false allegations of misconduct, emerged from the ordeal _____
a) shaken. unscathed
b) destroyed. intact
c) damaged. impaired
d) impugned. unclear
e) tarnished. sullied

9. This poetry is not _____; it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly regional themes.
a) familiar
b) democratic
c) technical
d) complex
e) provincial

10. Experienced employers recognize that business students who can _____ different points of view are ultimately more effective as managers than are the brilliant and original students who _____ dogmatically to their own formulations.
a) discredit. revert
b) assimilate. adhere
c) impose. refer
d) disregard. incline
e) advocate. relate