Claudia's _____ face gave no clue to her hard, cold heart.
  A) winsome
  B) gruesome
  C) fatuous
  D) ironic
  E) flaccid

  In such a small office setting, the office manager found he had
  _____ responsibilities that required knowledge in a variety of
  different topics.
  A) heedless
  B) complementary
  C) mutual
  D) manifold
  E) correlative

  Minnie finally _____ to her sister's constant barrage of questions
  and revealed the identity of her new boyfriend.
  A) reiterated
  B) succumbed
  C) seceded
  D) reneged
  E) retaliated

  The new actress's talents were severely _____ by the local critics;
  she went on to be a distinguished member of a well-respected
  acting company.
  A) underrated
  B) berated
  C) placated
  D) dissuaded
  E) interred

  Janet was very enthusiastic about the concert. She praised the
  pianist, the singer and the choice of program; but it was the violin
  concerto that she praised most of all.
  Which Option summarize the passage :
  A) Janet went to the concert because she wanted to hear the violin
  concerto.
  B) The piano is Jane's favorite instrument, although she is fond of
  violin concertos.
  C) Jane thought the concert was wonderful and especially the violin
  concerto.
  D) Except for the violin concerto, Jane didn't really enjoy the concert.
  E) Not much of Jane's favorite music was included in the program.

  Which Option can be equal revision for the given statement?
  For once I feel inclined to agree with Richard though usually I don't approve of his ideas.
  A) I reckon this is the first time Richard and I agree, for I generally find his views somewhat amoral.
  B) Once in a while I like to agree with Richard as I usually come out in opposition to him.
  C) As often as not Richard and I hold completely different views, so he'll be surprised to find me agreeing with him.
  D) On certain issues Richard and I are in agreement, but on the whole I find his point of view rather disgusting.
  E) More often than not I find Richard's ideas rather repulsive, but on this occasion he just might be right.

  It is surprising how little known, even today, about memory is.
  This is largely due to the fact that we have no way of watching
  the memory function. _____ Hopefully, with the advances in high
  technology, the secrets of the mechanism of the memory will soon be
  revealed.
  A) The harder people try to remember something the less they are
  able to remember.
  B) When people get older-their memory often fails them.
  C) In the past many books were written on medicine.
  D) Still, a great deal of research on the subject is being carried out.
  E) One way in which animals differ from man is that they have no
  memory.

  How intelligent can machines become? Philosophers and scientists have inconclusively debated this question since before the computer age. One of the reasons put forward for believing in the impossibility of truly intelligent machines is simply that machines are created by people. _____ They do what he wants them to: machines have "derived intent", while only humans have "original intent".
  A) Laziness is a human failing and unknown to machines.
  B) Computers themselves are now presenting a more practical side to this debate.
  C) This is actually why people are giving machines more and more responsibility.
  D) This, it is argued, makes them man's slaves rather than his equals.
  E) The more complex a task the machine achieves, the more it will be asked to do.

  _____ , he refuses to accept any of their suggestions.
  A) Even though the committee members had approved the plan in full
  B) While the speaker considers politics to be the art of persuasion
  C) Since he is so prejudiced in this matter
  D) Because the discussions at the conference would have included a wide range of issues
  E) if they told him that he had to make up his mind as soon as possible

  The judge dismissed the extraneous evidence because it was not
  _____ to the trial.
  A) pertinent
  B) pretentious
  C) synonymous
  D) abject
  E) inalienable