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　　Section 58

　　1. Contrary to the antiquated idea that the eighteenth century was a ________ island of elegant assurance, evidence reveals that life for most people was filled with uncertainty and insecurity.

　　(A) clannish

　　(B) declining

　　(C) tranquil

　　(D) recognized

　　(E) sprawling

　　2. The insecticide proved ________; by killing the weak adults of a species, it assured that the strong ones would mate among themselves and produce offspring still more ________ to its effects.

　　(A) ineffective.. hostile

　　(B) cruel.. vulnerable

　　(C) feasible.. susceptible

　　(D) necessary.. immune

　　(E) counterproductive.. resistant

　　3. Many industries are so ________ by the impact of government sanctions, equipment failure, and foreign competition that they are beginning to rely on industrial psychologists to ________ what remains of employee morale.

　　(A) estranged.. guard

　　(B) beleaguered.. salvage

　　(C) overruled.. undermine

　　(D) encouraged.. determine

　　(E) restrained.. confirm

　　4. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit the old, a way in which each generation can ________ its immediate predecessor and distinguish itself.

　　(A) honor

　　(B) repudiate

　　(C) condone

　　(D) placate

　　(E) emulate

　　5. Although ________ is usually thought to spring from regret for having done something wrong, it may be that its origin is the realization that one's own nature is irremediably ________.

　　(A) contrition.. resilient

　　(B) certitude.. confident

　　(C) skepticism.. innocent

　　(D) remorse.. flawed

　　(E) resignation.. frivolous

　　6. Numerous historical examples illustrate both the overriding influence that scientists' ________ have on their interpretation of data and the consequent ________ of their intellectual objectivity.

　　(A) prejudices.. impairment

　　(B) instruments.. abandonment

　　(C) theories.. independence

　　(D) conclusions.. coloration

　　(E) suppositions.. reinforcement

　　7. From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion—that of the ________ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.

　　(A) promotion

　　(B) exploration

　　(C) surveying

　　(D) conservation

　　(E) enclosure

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