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[1-4] Select the word that best completes the blank underlined.
1. "It is a joy to work in this building," said Rodney Brooks, a professor of robotics, "and I know that many of its occupants fell the same as I do about it. We asked the architect Frank Gehry to give us a building that would foster communication, and he ."
(A) delivered (B) lurked (C) betrayed (D) blundered
【정답】(A) deliver 배달하다;해방시키다; 연설을 하다 [F1411]
2. Americans - particularly young Americans - appear to be reading less for fun, and as that happens, their reading test scores are declining At the same time, performance in other academic disciplines like math and science is dipping for students whose access to books is limited, and employers are rating workers in basic writing skills.
(A) abundant (B) robust (C) deficient (D) keen
【정답】(C) deficient 부족한, 불충분한; 결함 있는 [D1342, R032]
3. With cell phone sales increasing dramatically, there has been a sharp rise in the number of car accidents caused by drivers talking on their cell phones. In Brooklyn, Ohio, a new city is banning motorists from that activity, and police will begin ticketing motorists who don't have both hands on the steering wheel.
(A) ordinance (B) insurance (C) street (D) network
【정답】(A) ordinance 법령,조례,포고 [F2911]
4. Two teams of scientists reported yesterday that they had turned human skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo - a feat could the ethical debate troubling the field.
(A) repeal (B) provoke (C) quell (D) expedite
【정답】(C) quell (폭동을) 진압하다, 평정하다; 정복하다(=subjugate);(감정을) 억누르다 [H32]
[13-16] Choose one word or group of words that is most appropriate for the blank.
13.To believe that this corruption will simply evaporate when the Bush presidency is done to underestimate the permanent erosion over the past six years.
(A) inflict (B) to inflict (C) inflicting (D) inflicted
【정답】 (D) inflict 고통을 주다, 형벌 등을 과하다,괴롭히다 [F1034, R038]
14. The situation is so bad that the public service is now less than half it had been before the coup in 1994.
(A) productive than
(B) productive as
(C) as productive as
(D) to be productive as
【정답】(C) productive 생산적인,다산의,비옥한 [F1025]
[17-22] Choose the most appropriate expression! to fill in each blank.
17. As the stock continues to gravity, Ms. Brown, whose foundation has its assets in Google stock, can be more generous with her charity. "It seems that every time I give some away, it just keeps filling up again," she said. "it's like an overflowing pot."
(A) decoy (B) defy (C) defer (D) deter
【정답】 (B) defy 무시하다,얕보다; 공공연히 반항하다 [D1341]
18. Last Tuesday, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia met Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican - the first ever by the head of the Catholic church with a Saudi monarch. The Saudi king gave the pope two gifts: sliver statue depicting a palm tree and a man riding a camel.
(A) audience (B) severance (C) ultimatum (D) disruption
【정답】(A) audience 청중, 관람객, 시청자 [F0541]
19. Passing General Motors in the spring as the biggest automaker seemed a major accomplishment for Toyota at the time. It appeared to have shaken off quality problems that it in 2006, when it reported double the number of recalls it had 2005.
(A) gloated (B) alleviated (C) dogged (D) touted
【정답】(C) dogged 완고한, 바보 [S4255, H15]
20. Men asked for more money at eight times the rate of women. In a second round of testing where participants were told directly that the sum was negotiable, 50 percent of women asked for more money, but that still did not compare with 83 percent of men. It would . Professor Babcock concluded, that women are equally poor at negotiating their salaries raises.
(A) strike (B) follow (C) refute (D) impress
【정답】(B) follow
21. Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it is based on testable hypotheses. Religion, by contrast, is based on faith. The term "doubting Thomas" well illustrates the difference. In science, a healthy is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.
(A) divinity (B) morale (C) skepticism (D) etiology
【정답】(C) skepticism 회의론[주의]; 회의적 태도 [D4012]
22. Insurance companies are beginning to agree, with some offering discounts for families with tracking technology in their cars. Starting Oct. 4, the Safeco corporation began offering up to a 15 percent discount on for customers in 39 states who opt for "Teensurance", which includes roadside assistance and installation of a free G.P.S device.
(A) policies
(B) securities
(C) vouchers
(D) warranties
【정답】(A) policy
28. The nascent movement, although tiny within a peasant population of 700 million, has confronted the Chinese communist Party with a difficult challenge~(중략)
(A) emerging (B) poorly organized (C) weak (D) nasty
【정답】(A) nascent 발생하려고 하는; 초기의 [3342, F2852]
Naadam traditionally was a time for men who had trained all year to ( 다 ) that they have mastered these skills.
31. Which of the following best fills in the blank ( 다 ) ?
(A) remember (B) show off (C) hold fast (D) assume
【정답】(B) show off 자랑하다, 과시하다 [기출필수표현 I-107, p.574]
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