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1、This very important class of decisions can be described as _ because the chain of decisions that will be made in the future changes as a result of each current decision.importantdynamiclogicalstaticprolongedDespite having the many of the most (i) _ backers, the fringe party candidate had yet to (ii)
2、 _support from a sufficient number of people to be considered a serious threat by the mainstream candidates.Blank (i) limpid fervent scrimpingBlank (ii) galvanize repose misappropriate The pivot “despite” means the backers described by blank (i) must contrast with the lack of sufficient support ment
3、ioned in the rest of the sentence. This contrast would exist if these supporters were particularly “passionate” or “strong.”(A) Limpid means “calm or without worry.” This is not a match. (B) CORRECT. Fervent means “enthusiastic or passionate.” This is a good fit with our fillers.(C) Scrimping means
4、“sparing” and is not what we need here.The end of the sentence provides an important clue; the candidate was not “considered a serious threat by the mainstream candidates.” The candidate would be viewed this way if he were yet to “gain” support from enough people, providing our filler for blank (ii)
5、.(D) CORRECT. Galvanize means “stimulate into activity.” This is a good match.(E) Repose means “lay at rest,” so does not make sense here.(F) Misappropriate means “embezzle or steal.” There is nothing in this sentence to suggest such deceitful action.The brothers personal lives mocked their professi
6、ons in the sense that the elder, an accountant, led an amorphous, (i) _ life while his artistic junior had constructed a scrupulous, almost (ii) _existence.Blank (i) appraised inchoate amoralBlank (ii) creative enumerated meticulous While most members hold an adverse opinion about the plan to comply
7、 with long avoided yet recently (i) _ regulations, the board will likely (ii) _the plan. Neither board president nor a senior member, Rogers, the architect of the plan, still wields (iii) _influence.Blank (i)adverseineluctableshirkedBlank (ii)acquiesce tomisappropriateabetBlank (iii)vitiatedtacitfle
8、dgling In blank (i), we have a classic pivot word “yet.” We are told the regulations have been long avoided yet recently something has changed. Look for a word that means “unavoidable.”(A) Adverse means “unfavorable.” Perhaps the members do not want to comply with the regulations because they are un
9、favorable. However, this does not contrast well with “long avoided.”(B) CORRECT. Ineluctable is the same as “inescapable” or “unavoidable.”(C) To shirk means “to evade, neglect, or avoid.” It does not make sense to say “long avoided yet recently avoided.”In blank (ii) we also have a contrast. The bo
10、ard members have a negative opinion about the plan. The word “while” tells us that we are looking for a decision from the board that would be surprising given the negative opinion. Look for a filler word that means “agree with” or “approve.”(D) CORRECT. Acquiesce means “to agree to something passive
11、ly.” This word is a perfect fit because it takes into account both the fact that the board will agree and the fact that it will do so grudgingly(E) Misappropriate means “to allocate something wrongly.” (F) Abet means “to support an action, especially something illegal.” While abet technically would
12、work, there is nothing so suggest that the plan is illegal. In fact, the opposite is true. The board is submitting to regulations, not illegally avoiding them.The last sentence explains why the board will grudgingly agree. Rogers, the man who came up with the plan, does not hold any title, but he mu
13、st hold significant influence since he can get the board to approve the plan. A good filler word would be “significant.”(G) Vitiated means “weakened or made ineffective.” This is the opposite of our filler.(H) CORRECT. Tacit means “implied but not expressed.” While this word does not match our fille
14、r word, it works in the sentence. Rogers does not have explicit influence derived from his position since he is “neither board president nor senior member.” However, implied influence is still influence.(I) Fledgling, when used as an adjective, means “inexperienced” or “still learning.” We can assum
15、e an inexperienced board member, one who is just starting out, will not have significant influence on the decisions of the board.Perhaps her upbringing on the pristine streets of Beijing was to blame for the feeling of_ Syut felt every time she set foot in this sordid city.attritionqueasinessmalaiserestivenesstimiditytorpidThe key to this sentence is to note the contrast between this city and Beijing. This city is “sordid,” which can mean “filthy or dirty.” This contrasts with the “pristine” or “extremely clean” streets of Beijing. The next step is to understand how someone accustomed to
