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Thursday, January 1

Contemporary novelist Alice Walker is quite the opposite of ------- ; through the ability of herheroines to rise above tragic setbacks, she expresses the belief that people can take chargeof their own destinies.A. an optimistB. an idealistC. a moralizerD. a fatalistE. a competitorHere's Why:The most important phrase in this sentence is quite the opposite. The sentence says thatAlice Walker is a person who believes people can take charge of their own destinies. Afatalist is one who believes that events are determined by fate and that individuals cannottake charge of their own destinies. So the term fatalist describes the opposite of AliceWalker and is thus the correct response.

Friday, January 2

The ﬁnest quality raw silk comes from the commonly domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, itfeeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree.A. it feedsB. feedingC. they feedD. which feedsE. having fed

Sunday, January 4

Gwendolyn Brooks character Maud Martha appears ------- but feels great rage: she ------- heremotions with a mask of compliance.A. responsive . . echoesB.

nonchalant

. . exposesC.

docile

. . camouﬂagesD. uncontrolled . . beliesE.

invincible

. .

catapults

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Here's Why:The word but in the ﬁrst part of the sentence suggests that Maud Marthas appearancedoes not accurately represent her emotions. It is therefore logical to say that shecamouﬂages, or masks, her anger by appearing to be docile, or compliant.

Monday, January 5

Many types of dance music and jazz call for special instruments, which includes the hi-hat,A Ba pair of cymbals operated by a foot pedal; a cowbell struck with a wooden-tipped drumstick;Cand wire brushed used on both drums and cymbals to produce a swishing sound. No errorHere's Why:The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where there is an inappropriate verb form. Thesingular includes does not agree with the plural instruments. This problem can be ﬁxed byusing which include or simply including.

Wednesday, January 7

Paradoxically, this successful entrepreneur is sometimes ------- and at other times

reclusive

.A. autonomousB.

dispassionate

solitary

D. unthinkingE.

gregarious

Here's Why:The paradox in the sentence is that the successful entrepreneur can be reclusive at timesand gregarious at others. The entrepreneur alternately prefers isolation and its opposite, thecompany of people.

Thursday, January 8

Digital technology, like every marketer knows, it is synonymous with speed, precision, and thefuture.A. technology, like every marketer knows, it is

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B. technology, similar to what every marketer knows asC. technology, as every marketer knows, isD. technology is what every marketer knows asE. technology that every marketer knows isHere's Why:Choice (C) is correct. It avoids the errors of the original by deleting the unnecessary pronounit and by using the idiomatic as in place of the awkward and imprecise like.

Saturday, January 10

While the faculty curriculum redevelopment committee has drawn up detailed ------- plans, full------- of the newly devised curriculum program is expected to take three to four years.A.

peremptory

. . draftingB.

preparatory

. .

disengagement

C. ﬁnal . . expansionD. preliminary . . implementationE. auspicious . .

conceptualization

Here's Why:Choice (D) is correct. If these terms were inserted into the sentence, the sentence would readWhile the faculty curriculum redevelopment committee has drawn up detailed preliminaryplans, full implementation of the newly devised curriculum program is expected to take threeto four years. In other words, even though the committee responsible for the new programhas done much preliminary, or initial, planning, it will still take several years to fullyimplement, or put into practice, the program.

Tuesday, January 13

Mr. Warmington considered himself a connoisseur of ﬁne wines, claiming he could -------variations in taste and quality among any range of vintages he was served.A.

purvey

B. discernC.

eﬀace

mollify

E. debate

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