편입영어 어휘, 논리 - GRE Text completion, sentence completion

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Gre text completion, sentence completion 은 편입영어에서는 

논리완성 또는 문장완성으로 불리웁니다.

정확한 단서를 바탕으로 답을 논리적으로 추론하는 능력을 키우는 것이 핵심입니다.

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1. In the British theater young people under thirty-five have not had much ------ getting  recognition onstage, but offstage--in the ranks of playwrights, directors, designers, administrators--they have mostly been relegated to relative obscurity.

   (A) trouble 

   (B) satisfaction

   (C) curiosity about

   (D) success at

   (E) fear of

1-1. The Syrian government publicly condemned Israel for a powerful air assault on military targets near Damascus.

① announced

② warned

③ blamed

④ released

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2. An institution concerned about its reputation is at the mercy of the actions of its members, because the misdeeds of individuals are often used to ------ the institutions of which they are a part.

   (A) reform

   (B) coerce

   (C) honor

   (D) discredit 

   (E) intimidate

2. Four-year-old girls are the most inquisitive, averaging a fresh question about every two minutes.

① precious

② awkward

③ curious

④ innocent

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3. Since many casual smokers develop lung cancer and many ------ smokers do not, scientists believe that individuals differ in their ------ the cancer-causing agents known to be present in cigarette smoke.

   (A) heavy..susceptibility to 

   (B) chronic..concern about

   (C) habitual..proximity to

   (D) devoted..reliance upon

   (E) regular..exposure to

3. The country billed the world's most popular sporting event as a boon to development that would help lift millions out of poverty.

① prosperity

② benefit

③ alternative

④ access

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4. We accepted the theory that as people become more independent of one another, they begin to feel so isolated and lonely that freedom becomes ------ condition that most will seek to ------.

   (A) a permanent..postpone

   (B) a common..enter

   (C) a negative..escape 

   (D) a political..impose

   (E) an irreparable..avoid

4. He eventually became a symbol for futile political pursuit, running unsuccessfully for president nine times.

① vain

② greedy

③ arduous

④ tedious

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5. If animal parents were judged by human standards, the cuckoo would be one of nature's more ------ creatures, blithely laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, and leaving the incubating and nurturing to them.

   (A) mettlesome

   (B) industrious

   (C) domestic

   (D) lackluster

   (E) feckless 

5. The entire surface of the black cloth has been embellished with colored threads stitched in elaborate patterns.

① shrunk

② tattered

③ decorated

④ wrapped

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6. The current penchant for ------ a product by denigrating a rival, named in the advertisement by brand name, seems somewhat ------ : suppose the consumer remembers only the rival's name?

   (A) criticizing..inefficient

   (B) touting..foolhardy 

   (C) enhancing..insipid

   (D) evaluating..cumbersome

   (E) flaunting..gullible

6. Ford is making the most of its latest concept truck, using it as a customer feedback tool to validate that the brand is on the same wavelength as its customers in regard to product features.

① in feud with

② in virtue of

③ in advance of

④ in accord with

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7. His imperturbability in the face of evidence indicating his deliberate fraud failed to reassure supporters of his essential ------ ; instead, it suggested a talent for ------ that they had never suspected.

   (A) culpability..intrigue

   (B) wisdom..reproof

   (C) remorse..loquacity

   (D) probity..guile 

   (E) combativeness..compromise