GRE Text Completion / Sentence Completion [편입영어 끝판왕]

13. An obvious style, easily identified by some superficial quirk, is properly ------- as a mere mannerism, whereas a complex and subtle style ------- reduction to a formula.

(A) avoided. .risks

(B) decried. .resists

(C) prized. .withstands

(D) identified. .consists of

(E) cultivated. .demands

-> If you see the expression, " be ___(A)___ (past participle) as a negative word" , remember that a negative word should be put in the (A) blank. 

For example, 

• However, the news on imminent nuclear testing was dismissed as groundless by South Korean officials.
• The sleek jets have been derided as inferior to those of our putative enemies.

-> To solve the second blank, at first you have to see "whereas". If you see "whereas", the second sentence is opposite to the first one. In this question, "mere mannerism" is similar to "formula".

-> I think (b) is proper.

14. The children's ------- natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.

(A) mercurial

(B) blithe

(C) phlegmatic

(D) introverted

(E) artless

-> To solve this question, you have to see "in sharp contrast to". Parents are even-tempered, and because of "in sharp contrast to", the children's natures may be unstable. So I think (a) is proper.

~ phlegmatic : showing little emotion

ex>  “Sleep” ended with a fade-out, immediately followed by the voice of a Beautyrest staff doctor, guiding the audience through meditation with the phlegmatic voice “Saturday Night Live” actors use to parody NPR.

15. She is most frugal in matters of business, but in her private life she reveals a streak of -------.

(A) antipathy

(B) misanthropy

(C) virtuosity

(D) equanimity

(E) prodigality

-> Because of "but", her private life is in contrast to the matters of business. So she may be lavish. I think (E) is proper.

16. The challenge of interpreting fictional works written under politically repressive regimes lies in distinguishing what is ------- to an author's beliefs, as opposed to what is ------- by political coercion.

(A) innate. .understood

(B) organic. .imposed

(C) contradictory. .conveyed

(D) oblique. .captured

(E) peripheral. .demanded

-> At first I had approached the second blank. Because of "by political coercion", the word harmonious with "force" must be put in the second blank. I think (B)imposed and (E)demanded are proper.

-> Because of "as opposed to", the word related with "free" has to be put in the first blank. I think (b) is proper.

-> I think you must rightly understand the word "organic", which means "essential".

17. The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines in the nineteenth century suggests that people were very -------, but the gullibility of the public today makes citizens of yesterday look like hard-nosed -------.

(A) cautious. .educators

(B) sophisticated. .realists

(C) rational. .pragmatists

(D) naive. .idealists

(E) credulous. .skeptics

-> If you see the expression "A suggest B", it is likely that A is similar to B. The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines means people easily believed the fake. So I think (D) and (E) are proper. 

-> To solve the second blank, you must see "but", which means modern people are more gullible. So compared with the public today, the citizens of yesterday are likely to look critical relatively. I think (E) is proper.

18. Our highly ------- vocabulary for street crime contrasts sharply with our ------- vocabulary for corporate crime, a fact that corresponds to the general public's unawareness of the extent of corporate crime.

(A) nuanced. .subtle

(B) uninformative. .misleading

(C) euphemistic. .abstract

(D) differentiated. .limited

(E) technical. .jargon-laden

-> Because of "contrasts sharply with", the first blank and the second blank are opposite. If you see the followings, opposite words is (D). 

19. Some artists immodestly idealize or exaggerate the significance of their work: yet others, ------- to exalt the role of the artist, reject a transcendent view of art.

(A) appearing                   (B) disdaining

(C) seeking                       (D) failing

(E) tending

-> If you see the expression "Some ~~ others ~~~" , you had better think that some and others have opposite opinions on the issues. Some artists idealize and exaggerate ~~ , and so others may have disinterested views on the art. So I think others dislike to exalt the role of artist, because to exalt the role of the artist is the act of some artists. I think (b) is proper.

20. Estimating the risks of radiation escaping from a nuclear power plant is ------- question, but one whose answer then becomes part of a value-laden, emotionally charged policy debate about whether to construct such a plant.

(A) an incomprehensible

(B) an undefined

(C) an irresponsible

(D) a divisive

(E) a technical

-> To solve this question, take advantage of the word "but". From the second sentence, espescially "emotionally charged", I can guess the word meaning "rational, disinterested, theoritical" must be put in the blank. So I think (e) is proper.

21. Whereas biologists must maintain a ------- attitude toward the subjects of their research, social scientists must, paradoxically, combine personal involvement and scholarly -------.

(A) scrupulous. .sympathy

(B) careful. .abandon

(C) casual. .precision

(D) passive. .passion

(E) disinterested. .detachment

-> You must solve the second blank at first. Because of "paradoxically", the word opposite to "personal involvement" should be put in the second blank. So I think only (e) is proper.

-> Due to "Whereas", biologists are different from social scientists. Because social scientists are involved in the subject personally, biologists must have objective view on the subjects.

22. The sea was not an ------- the ------- of the windmill; on the contrary, while the concept of the new invention passed quickly from seaport to seaport, it made little headway inland.

(A) element in. .evolution

(B) issue in. .acceptance

(C) aid to. .designers

(D) obstacle to. .diffusion

(E) impediment to. .creation

-> If you see the expression " (A)~~~ not ~~~ ; on the contrary (B)~~~~~ ", you must remeber that the opposite contents of (A) sentence excluding the word "not" must be put in the (B) blank. From this logic, I think (d) is proper.

Here are similar questions... Try !!

Early studies often concluded that the public was _______ the propagandistic influence of mass communications, but one recent study indicates that, on the contrary, mass communications seldom produce marked changes in social attitudes or actions.

　　A. unaware of

　　B. scornful of

　　C. susceptible to

　　D. unimpressed by

　　E. coping with

Answer : C

That the artist chose to remain in his hometown does not mean that he remained (i) __________; on the contrary, he (ii) __________ the international artistic movements of his day.

　　Blank (i)             Blank (ii)

　　A provincial         D knew nothing about

　　B capricious        E made light of

　　C obstinate         F kept abreast of

Answer : A / F

23. While many people utilize homeopathic remedies to treat health problems, other people do not ------- such alternative treatments, ------- conventional medical treatments instead.

(A) distrust. .employing

(B) embrace. .eschewing

(C) reject. .envisioning

(D) countenance. .relying on

(E) recommend. .turning from

-> Remember "many people(some) <-> other people" / "homeopathic remedies = such alternative treatments".

-> Some use homeopathic remedies, and so other people do not use homeopathic remedies. I think (B), (D), (E) is proper. In this context, conventioanl medical treatments are opposite to homeopathic remedies. Therefore, other people use conventional medical treatments. I think (d) is proper.