1. Florence Nightingale was ___ in the development of modern medicine, ___ such practices as sanitization of hospital wards and isolation of actively infected patients.
A. a collaborator…rejecting
B. a maverick…protesting
C. an innovator…initiating
D. a pioneer…criticizing
E. an individualist…standardizing
2. As a journalist who works to overturn erroneous convictions, Griffin Nicholson was opposed to the court ruling ___ appeals for inmates who might be ___ .
A. barring…culpable
B. curbing…exonerated
C. encouraging…innocent
D. scrutinizing…eligible
E. shielding…esteemed
3. Linda Greenhouse's articles for the New York Times are an outstanding example of ___, capsulizing prose into a necessarily limited space.
A. Callousness
B. Brevity
C. Intuition
D. Propriety
E. Fortitude
4. Roberto Clement was seen as ___ during his life because of both his selflessness on the baseball field and his humanitarian work in his native Nicaragua.
A. An individualist
B. a grandstander
C. a sybarite
D. an altruist
E. an opportunist
5. His habit of spending more than he earned left him in a state of perpetual------ but he------------hoping to see a more affluent day.
A. indigence: persevered in
B. confusion: compromised by
C. enervation: retaliated by
D. motion: responded
6. Known for his commitment to numerous worthy causes, the philanthropist deserved------ for his-----------.
A. recognition: folly
B. blame: hypocrisy
C. reward: modesty
D. credit: altruism
7. You should --------this paragraph in order to make your essay more-----.
A. Delete, succinct
B. Enlarge, redundant
C. Remove, discursive
D. Revise, abstruse
8. A------glance pays-----attention to details.
A. Furtive: meticulous
B. Cursory: little
C. Cryptic: close
D. Keen: scanty
9. TIRADE: ABUSIVE
A. Diatribe: familial
B. Satire: pungent
C. Panegyric: laudatory
D. Eulogy: regretful
10. SOLDIER: REGIMENT
A. Colonel: martinet
B. Dancer: balletomane
C. Singer: chorus
D. Trooper: rifle
11. ASYLUM: SHELTER
A. Harbor: concealment
B. Palisade: display
C. Stronghold: defense
D. Cloister: storage
12. STATIC: MOVEMENT
A. Humdrum: excitement
B. Chronic: timeliness
C. Ecstatic: decay
D. Diligent: industry
13. INTEREST: FASCINATE
A. Vex: enrage
B. Vindicate: condemn
C. Regret: rue
D. Appall: bother
14. LAUREL: VICTOR
A. Chevrons: army
B. Oscar: movie star
C. Power: glory
D. blue ribbon: cooking
15. PRECEDENT: JUSTIFICATION
A. Kindness: obedience
B. Authority: sanction
C. Usage: submission
D. Tradition: novelty
16. IMPLICATE: COMPLICATE
A. Vitality: inevitable
B. Empathy: sympathy
C. Importune: construct
D. Imply: simplify
17. PERMEATE: RUEFUL
A. Truculent: merciful
B. Sadden: pitiful
C. Evaporate: mournful
D. Penetrate: sorrowful
18. ENERVATE: STRENGTHEN
A. Aver: attribute
B. Divert: turn
C. Apprise: appraise
D. Stultify: enliven
19. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. Recent technological advances.
B. Communication among divers.
C. Direct observation of the ocean floor
D. Undersea vehicles
20. Divers have problems in communicating underwater because?