For each of Questions 13 to 16, select the two answer choices that, when
used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole
and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
13. Many young employees actively seek out mentors, but when managers
attempt to mentor young employees who have not sought out mentoring,
the help often comes across as presumptuous and _____________.
baneful
noxious
patronizing
amenable
pragmatic
condescending
14. In previous decades, it was simply assumed that fathers of young children
would work full-time and at the same intensity as they did before
becoming parents, but today, increasing numbers of men—wanting to
further their careers but also wanting to spend time with their children—
are more ______________ about this arrangement.
stolid
ambiguous
whimsical
ambivalent
equivocal
officious
15. The slipstream is a partial vacuum created in the wake of a moving
vehicle that allows for “drafting,” whereby a racecar can __________
another and win the race by taking advantage of reduced wind resistance.
supersede
assume
overtake
champion
collide
outstrip
16. While the celebration of the artist’s work was pure paean—nothing but
plaudits and tributes—many of those in the art world feel that an
acknowledgment of the artist’s _________ would help to humanize the
artist and make the art more accessible.
faculties
poultices
foibles
mores
aptitudes
peccadilloes
Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following reading passage.
In keeping with the notable incorporation of operatic elements into
the rock music lexicon,
the genre in the 1970s experienced a significant shift in emphasis away
from recording and
toward music performance itself. Several factors effected this change.
First, the extended
length and the moralizing subject matter of songs of the era rendered
them less appropriate for
5 radio play and more suitable for public presentation. Additionally,
the advent of the concept
album, in which multiple tracks revolved around a single unifying
narrative or theme, furnished
a basis upon which similarly calibrated performances could be enacted.
Finally, as PA system
technology improved, it became possible to hold concerts with 100,000
people or more,
which encouraged artists to craft concerts that diverged from the merely
musical toward the
10 experiential. Bands began conceiving of their performances as
shows
,
more akin to musical
theater guided by plot and setting than to the traditional concert guided
by the omnipresent
set-list. Instead of simply playing one song after another, therefore,
bands developed full
performance medleys revolving around specific motifs, and punctuated
by bombastic light
shows, costume changes, and other massive stunts. For example, the
popular British band
15 Pink Floyd famously built a barrier in the middle of stage during one
performance then had it
dramatically knocked down mid-show as a promotion for their new
album
The Wall
.
17. The passage cites all of the following as reasons for the inclusion of
operatic elements into the rock music genre in the 1970s EXCEPT:
(A)
Changes in concert equipment changed the way shows could be
delivered.
(B)
Pink Floyd’s dramatic staging served to promote an influential
album.
(C)
Shifts in the content of the music contributed to the songs having a
more “story-telling” quality.
(D)
One medium through which rock songs had typically been
delivered to the public became less conducive to the genre.
(E)
Artists altered their performances to reflect changes in the modern
concert ambiance.
18. In the context of the passage, the word “effected” (line 3) most nearly
means
(A)
influenced
(B)
moved forward
(C)
transformed
(D)
determined
(E)
brought about
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