Inglés VI

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. Dolly Madison, the wife of President James Madison, was known especially for her ______________, remaining calm even as the British invaded Washington D.C. during the War of 1812.

Seth was extremely ______________, and did not enjoy activities that required effort to meet new people.

1. Though Denise’s colleagues occasionally took the distant look on her face to mean that she was __________(i); she was actually thoroughly _________(ii) of what was happening in the office at all times.

Some religious leaders have declared inaction on environmental issues to be ____________, because it may now be considered a sin to pollute the earth.

Because he ate high-calorie snacks while riding the exercise bike, Julie ridiculed DeRay’s workout philosophy as __________.

Marty could not help but view the glass as half-empty: for example, when the economy turned around and jobs began to _____________(i), Marty insisted to all who would listen that the good news would be quite transient, that another recession was ____________(ii), and that those who doubted him would later appreciate his unwillingness to celebrate.

The recent convert, still a ____________ with respect to the rites of her church, did not yet feel completely comfortable in her new faith.

Veeder claims that the very notion of the existence of synonyms is __________(i), as words depend on _____________(ii), connotation, and linguistic and cultural context for their _____________(iii) meanings.

Politicians’ tendency to __________(i) their own virtues by demeaning their opponents is ____________(ii): what if voters forget the name of the candidate and remember only that of his adversary?

Video game enthusiasts know that, while the astounding advances in technological innovation might increase the level of fun of gaming experience, such a result is by no means ________________.

Middlemarch author George Eliot reportedly bemoaned the dearth of _________(i) women, of which her well-educated main character, Dorothea, was a __________(ii). Therefore, Eliot scholars have long debated the author’s meaning in marrying Dorothea to the elderly preacher Casaubon and having him exploit his bride for __________(iii) needs.

Dismissed by the establishment, professing nothing but disdain for the canon, and yet beloved by his followers who trumpet his __________ opinions, the raffish pundit is laughing all the way to the bank.

The 1966 opening of the relatively expansive Grace Memorial Bridge signaled a __________(i) improvement in highway safety in the low country of South Carolina; the old bridge had been ___________(ii) narrow, creating a ______________(iii) driving experience for traders and tourists alike.

Sarah Grand’s short story, “The Tenor and the Boy” was a ____________(i) account of her popular novel The Heavenly Twins, for it was published years before the novel was completed. Unlike the novel’s characters, who were drawn in rich detail, the short story contained mere ______________(ii) caricatures.

One might sometimes wonder whether some of the stories passed down through generations are veritable or ____________(i); whether the heroes had such endless mettle or were, in their hearts, occasionally ______________(ii); and whether the denizens of the times described were really so ____________(iii), or were perhaps tinged with a bit of guile.