1. Many literary scholars believe that Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) has been the (i)___ influence on some of the most accomplished Black women writing in the United States today. Indeed, Alice Walker, the author of the prize-winning novel The Color Purple, has said of Their Eyes, “There is no book more important to me than this one.” Thus, it seems necessary to ask why Their Eyes, a work now viewed by a multitude of readers as (ii)___ in its complex depiction of a Black woman’s search for self and community, was ever (iii)___ to the margins of the literary canon.
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A set back D distorting G flourish
B aid to E minor H perished
C conjure for F neutral I demystify
2. Two impressive studies have reexamined Eric Williams’ conclusion that Britain’s abolition of the slave trade in 18th century were driven primarily by economic rather than humanitarian motives. Seymour Drescher provides a more (i)___ view. Rejecting interpretations based either on economic interestor the moral vision of abolitionists, he has reconstructed the populist characteristics of British abolitionism. Yet David Eltis’ answer actually supports some of Williams’ insights. (ii)___ Drescher’ s idealization of British traditions of liberty, Eltis points to continuing use of low wages and draconian vagrancy laws in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to ensure the (iii)___ of British workers. Indeed, certain notables even called for an acceptance of coerced labor that Eltis attributes to a preindustrial desire to keep it costs low and exports competitive.
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A balanced D Eschewing G industriousness
B serried E Ensconcing H indolence
C inconceivable F Bolstering I pellucidity
3. Cultivation of a single crop on a given tract of land leads eventually to decreased yields, this can be (i)___ by crop rotation, denying the pathogens a suitable host for a period of time. However, even if crops are not rotated, the severity of diseases often (ii)___ after a number of years as the microbial population of the soil changes and the soil becomes “(iii)___” to those diseases.
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A Intensified D enhance G vulnerable
B resolved E altered H suppressive
C cured F decrease I receptive
4. Although the idea of (i)___ a woman physician was a (ii)___ one for most Western missionaries in China, the (iii)___ of a well-trained Western woman physician could not be ignored by Canton mission hospital administrators.
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A constrained by D revive G complements of
B prompted by E reduce H a substitute of
C associated with F maintain I a large percentage of
5. To raise the price a firm may charge for its product is (i)___ the availability of close substitutes for the product. If a firm attempts to charge a higher price—a supracompetitive price—consumers will turn to other firms able to supply substitute products at competitive prices. However, supracompetitive prices often (ii)___ consumers’ welfare because such prices force some consumers to buy a less attractive mix of products than they would ordinarily buy. Moreover, if a firm provides (iii)___ the products actually orpotentially available, customers may find it difficult to buy from alternative suppliers. Consequently, afirm with a large share of the relevant market of substitutable products may be able to raise its price without losing many customers.
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A employing D hackneyed G tradeoffs
B tending E daring H advantages
C laying off F banal I liabilities
정답 : 1. AEG
2. ADG
3. BEG
4. AEH
5. AEI