新GRE考试历年填空真题四

1. It is true that the seeds of some plants have ----
after two hundred years of dormancy, but reports
that viable seeds have been found in ancient
tombs such as the pyramids are entirely----
(A) revived.. empirical
(B) germinated.. unfounded
(C) endured.. irrelevant
(D) erupted.. reasonable
(E) proliferated.. substantiated
2. Even though many persons in the audience
jeered the star throughout the play, she ---- 来自www.Examw.com
curtain calls.
(A) refused all
(B) adored some
(C) delayed several
(D) appeared for
(E) balked at
3. The most technologically advanced societies
have been responsible for the greatest ----;
indeed, savagery seems to be in direct proportion
to ----.
(A) wars.. viciousness
(B) catastrophes.. ill-will
(C) atrocities.. development
(D) inventions.. know-how
(E) triumphs.. civilization
4. The combination of ------and ------ in
Edmund’s speech can be starting, especially when
he slyly slips in some juicy vulgarity amid the
mellifluous circumlocutions of a gentleman of the
old school.
(A) tact.. innocence
(B) raciness.. ribaldry
(C) piousness.. modesty
(D) elegance.. earthiness
(E) propriety.. bashfulness
5. For many young people during the Roaring
Twenties, a disgust with the excesses of American
culture ---- a wanderlust to provoke an exodus
abroad.
(A) stymied
(B) overwhelmed
(C) reflected
(D) combined with
(E) conflicted with