[편입영어 - 논리완성] GRE PREP Text completion Practice

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Gre Prep Text Completion & Sentence Completion from Big Book

1. Contrary to the popular conception that it is powered by conscious objectivity, science often operates through error, happy accidents, ______ and persistence in spite of mistakes.
   

1.  facts
   
2.  controls
   
3.  hunches
   
4.  deductions
   
5.  calculations
   

• 'contrary to" is the signal word meaning 'opposite'. And 'consious objectivity' is the key word to the blank. Therefore, the antonym of 'conscious objectivity' should be put in the blank.

Key Voca

Victoria Toline would hunch over the kitchen table, steady her hands and draw a bead of liquid from a vial with a small dropper.

Seattle TimesApr 7, 2018

Sycorax, the witch mother of Caliban, is from Algiers, and though she never appears in the play, she is a harrowing, hideous figure, a “blue-eyed hag”, who is hunched over with “age and envy”.

The GuardianApr 7, 2018

I told my wife that her hunch was indeed correct.

Los Angeles TimesApr 6, 2018

Evidence is key: first-hand experience or revealing documents will be more useful than a hunch.

The VergeApr 5, 2018

Answer : C

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2. The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era is viewed by most art historians as a ____ , because, instead of an increasingly ______ pictorial art, we find degeneration.
   

1.  milestone.. debased
   
2.  consolidation.. diverse
   
3.  calamity.. aberrant
   
4.  regression.. sophisticated
   
5.  continuation.. improved
   

• The key word of the first blank is placed in the sentence, 'because ~~ ', so we should solve the second blank first. 'instead of' is the signal word meaning 'opposite'. And 'degeneraion' is the key word to the second blank. Therefore, the the antonym of 'degeneration' should be put in the second blank. The signal word of the first blank is 'because' meaning 'same direction' and 'denegeration' is the key world to the first blank. Due to the denegeration, many people think the transition to be 'negative'.

Key voca 

A charismatic New York Jew with strong family ties to Europe and Israel, Perlman grew up deeply conscious of the 20th century’s worst calamities.

Seattle TimesApr 4, 2018

Then 24 hours before he was to tee off, calamity struck.

Washington TimesApr 4, 2018

“American agriculture now counts on that promise and American wheat farmers - facing a calamity they would be hard-pressed to overcome - now depend on it.”

Washington TimesApr 3, 2018

“American agriculture now counts on that promise and American wheat farmers — facing a calamity they would be hard-pressed to overcome — now depend on it.”

Seattle TimesApr 3, 2018

These surprising, aberrant inferences carry different levels of cost: the cost of a “bear” false negative is quite high, while the cost of a “trunk” false positive is low.

Scientific AmericanMar 19, 2018

Those were some of the first concrete pieces of evidence that aberrant phase separation that turns liquids into solids might drive disease, says Jim Shorter, a protein biochemist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

NatureMar 13, 2018

His lawyers argued his “aberrant” conduct stemmed from anxiety and depression.

ReutersMar 7, 2018

This coloration is not unique, but it is aberrant, according to a 2003 research paper on what at the time was said to be the first-ever reported yellow northern cardinal in the United States.

Washington PostFeb 26, 2018

Answer : D

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3. Salazar's presence in the group was so _____ the others that they lost most of their earlier ______ ; failure, for them, became all but unthinkable.
   

1.  reassuring to .. trepidation
   
2.  unnoticed by.. curiosity
   
3.  unusual to.. harmony
   
4.  endearing to.. confidence
   
5.  unexpected by.. exhilaration
   

• We must solve the second blank. The signal word of the second blank is 'semicolon' meaning 'same direction' and 'failure ~ unthinkable' is key word to the second blank. I think 'they were convinced they would succeed'. so we guess 'they lost 'negative emotion'. The signal word of the first blank is 'so ~ that' meaning 'same direction'. Therefore positive word should be put in the first blank.

Key Voca

This seems reassuring, but there’s still a problem: Chen’s assurances really only apply to HIV status, not necessarily to other confidential information.

SlateApr 6, 2018

It was not reassuring that the army chief appeared to try to influence the court against Lula by tweeting this week that his institution “repudiates impunity”.

EconomistApr 5, 2018

But not without sound: The movie’s ingenious sound design includes the gentle cadences of nature at its most quietly reassuring.

Washington PostApr 4, 2018

Part II of the retention effort will be a monstrous challenge, but it’s reassuring that Rizzo will be around to help negotiate a record-breaking Harper deal or see the franchise through a deflating transition.

Washington PostApr 5, 2018

His outing lacked the exhilaration and the novelty of Ohtani's performance.

Los Angeles TimesApr 8, 2018

“But we’re going!” he said, unable to suppress the exhilaration in his voice.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

We were trapped in that stairwell, our bodies pressed against everyone else’s in one shivering mass of nerves and exhilaration.

The Darkest Minds

His scenes recall the body- and soul-deadening training; the urge to desert on the eve of his first deployment to conflict; the exhilaration and struggle to survive amid the heat and insects.

EconomistMar 1, 2018

Answer : A

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4.  The eradication of pollution is not merely a matter of ___ , though the majestic beauty of nature is indeed an important consideration.
   

1.  economics
   
2.  legislation
   
3.  cleanliness
   
4.  aesthetics
   
5.  restoration
   

• The signal word of blank is "though" meaning 'opposite direction' and the keyword is 'majestic beauty'. Thus, the antonym of 'beauty' must be put in the blank, but the word 'not' is important, so we must put the similar word of beauty in the blank.

Answer : D

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5. Despite an agreement between labor and management to keep the print and electronic media ______ developments, the details of the negotiations were ______ all but a few journalists from the major metropolitan newspapers.
   

1.  abreast of.. disclosed to
   
2.  involved in.. leaded to
   
3.  apprised of.. withheld from
   
4.  speculating about.. denied to
   
5.  ignorant of .. suppressed by
   

• If you read 'despite an agreement' , you can think the agreement might be breached. The meaning of the first blank phrase may be opposite to one of the second blank sentence.

• all but = all except

Key Voca

The track also is wide, with cars often three or four abreast on restarts.

Los Angeles TimesMar 15, 2018

There’s something very touching about RuPaul’s concern to stay abreast of subcultural developments and find a way to embrace even those he finds confronting.

The GuardianMar 3, 2018

In January, he said the search will be “overly open,” with the public kept abreast of its status.

Seattle TimesMar 2, 2018

Motorists driving along the 5 Freeway through the Grapevine on Tuesday "really need to stay abreast of current weather conditions," he said.

Los Angeles TimesFeb 26, 2018

Laura Ingraham will return to her show on Fox News on Monday night, unbowed after a spring break hiatus that some briefly speculated might be made permanent.

Washington PostApr 8, 2018

The American Bar Association Journal even wondered whether Justice Gorsuch was meddling with the court’s writing process and speculated that the rookie was the reason for a slow pace of opinions during this term.

Washington TimesApr 8, 2018

Local police repeatedly urged people on Saturday afternoon not to speculate about the nature of the incident and wait for official information.

BBCApr 8, 2018

The police repeatedly urged people on Twitter to stop speculating about the circumstances of the crash, insisting that it was too soon to determine its cause.

New York TimesApr 7, 2018

Answer : C

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6. Word order in a sentence was much freer in Old French than it is in French today. This _______ disappeared as the French language gradually lost its case distinctions.
   

1.  restriction
   
2.  license
   
3.  similarity
   
4.  rigidity
   
5.  imperative
   

• Word order in French has become rigid. That is, Freedom of word order in French was lost. Thus, the word meaning 'freedom' must be put in the blank.

Key Word

Either the Uber driver or the passenger saw his licenseplate, “BIJAN,” and reported it to police, who said they broadcast a lookout for it.

Washington PostApr 6, 2018

Michele Williams, the center’s interim director, said she was “very glad” that bill was withdrawn because the marriage license fees provide a “critical part” of the funding for the shelter.

Washington PostApr 6, 2018

He also cites the conservative political scientist James Q. Wilson, who argued that neglecting broken windows in poor communities conveys a message of moral license, leading to an unraveling of social restraints and increased crime.

New York TimesApr 2, 2018

Mr. Montes de Oca was studying cosmetology but hadn’t yet received a state-issued license.

Wall Street JournalApr 8, 2018

Answer : B