31. b The options for the first blank are very close in
meaning. Clearly, there is something about the
publishers' attitude that worries authors. This indicates
that we need a somewhat negative word for the
second blank. If the publishers are not publishing books
that do not 'excite' or 'stimulate' the market it does not
explain the writers' concern. 'Titillate' which means 'to
arouse, tease, interest, or excite pleasurably and often
superficially' carries a negative connotation and fits
here. You can also take a clue from "not bold enough"
.
32. a This question essentially boils down to a choice
between options (a) and (d). Option (b) can be
eliminated, as 'monitor' would be idiomatically incorrect
in the first blank. Option (c) would also be incorrect,
as we need an adverb in the second blank and 'stealthy'
is an adjective. The first word in both options (a) and
(d) can fit the first blank. However, in the second
blank, between 'surreptitiously' and 'slyly',
surreptitiously would be more appropriate as it means
'by clandestine means or secretly' whereas slyly also
carries the additional connotation of 'cunningly' which
is not indicated in the paragraph.
33. d Option (d) is the only one where the words fit the
sentences idiomatically.
37. d The correct usage is 'runaway inflation'.
38. b Since we are talking about a specific key, the correct
usage should have been 'in the key of C major'.
43. c Sentence A is incorrect as it has a subject-verb
agreement error. It should be "infection that leaves
people susceptible". In statement B there should be an
article before "role in the disease". Statement C is
similarly missing a determiner before 'link', "study
suggests that this link is real"
48. c Option (c) is supported by the passage. Refer to these
lines in the third paragraph "Too often, they also confirm
that the hardest hit are always the poor". Option (a)
cannot be inferred as the passage simply says that
certain images fail to move us. We cannot infer that
human beings are apathetic. Option (b) is not mentioned
anywhere in the passage. Option (d) is also out of the
scope of the passage as the passage is concerned
with photo-reportage. It does not discuss
documentaries.
49. b According to the passage "the images that shake us
most present their audience with conundrums,
bringing into our sightline paradoxical juxtapositions."
If we look at the example of the pictures of the Israeli
solidier, the authoragain mentions, "we are faced at
once with the intensely familiar and the totally
extraneous and abhorrent." Option (b) would therefore
be the most effective image.
50. b Option (b) best expresses the central idea in the
passage. The passage analyses why certain types
of images fail to evoke sympathy in us and what types
of images will be more effective. Option (a) is not
suitable as the author does not address the question
of whether photo-reportage is effective or not. He/
she seems convinced that it is not effective.
54. a Statement B begins the discussion on palliative care.
Statements D and E take the idea further by describing
what it includes. We can therefore narrow down
options to (a) and (c). They differ only with regard to
the placement of statement C. Statement C describes
'Hospice care', or intensive palliative care which might
include completely abandoning medical treatment.
Therefore, it cannot be put together with statements
D,E and A as they clearly include medical care
.
55. d The crucial link to solve this parajumble is the pair (BA).
Statement B is clearly the opening sentence as it
introduces both the person (Welles) as well as the
place (Hollywood). That leaves us with options (a)
and (d). Statement A should come after statement B as
it begins the narrative "From the moment he arrived
there". Therefore, BAECD is the correct order
.
56. b Statements (C-E) and (A-B) form mandatory pairs.
Statements C and E describe the author's opinion on
the use of colour. Statements A and B talk about Al
Hirschfeld and his artwork. Statement D should come
after statements (A-B) as it gives an example of the
'spare' artwork mentioned in B.
meaning. Clearly, there is something about the
publishers' attitude that worries authors. This indicates
that we need a somewhat negative word for the
second blank. If the publishers are not publishing books
that do not 'excite' or 'stimulate' the market it does not
explain the writers' concern. 'Titillate' which means 'to
arouse, tease, interest, or excite pleasurably and often
superficially' carries a negative connotation and fits
here. You can also take a clue from "not bold enough"
.
32. a This question essentially boils down to a choice
between options (a) and (d). Option (b) can be
eliminated, as 'monitor' would be idiomatically incorrect
in the first blank. Option (c) would also be incorrect,
as we need an adverb in the second blank and 'stealthy'
is an adjective. The first word in both options (a) and
(d) can fit the first blank. However, in the second
blank, between 'surreptitiously' and 'slyly',
surreptitiously would be more appropriate as it means
'by clandestine means or secretly' whereas slyly also
carries the additional connotation of 'cunningly' which
is not indicated in the paragraph.
33. d Option (d) is the only one where the words fit the
sentences idiomatically.
37. d The correct usage is 'runaway inflation'.
38. b Since we are talking about a specific key, the correct
usage should have been 'in the key of C major'.
43. c Sentence A is incorrect as it has a subject-verb
agreement error. It should be "infection that leaves
people susceptible". In statement B there should be an
article before "role in the disease". Statement C is
similarly missing a determiner before 'link', "study
suggests that this link is real"
48. c Option (c) is supported by the passage. Refer to these
lines in the third paragraph "Too often, they also confirm
that the hardest hit are always the poor". Option (a)
cannot be inferred as the passage simply says that
certain images fail to move us. We cannot infer that
human beings are apathetic. Option (b) is not mentioned
anywhere in the passage. Option (d) is also out of the
scope of the passage as the passage is concerned
with photo-reportage. It does not discuss
documentaries.
49. b According to the passage "the images that shake us
most present their audience with conundrums,
bringing into our sightline paradoxical juxtapositions."
If we look at the example of the pictures of the Israeli
solidier, the authoragain mentions, "we are faced at
once with the intensely familiar and the totally
extraneous and abhorrent." Option (b) would therefore
be the most effective image.
50. b Option (b) best expresses the central idea in the
passage. The passage analyses why certain types
of images fail to evoke sympathy in us and what types
of images will be more effective. Option (a) is not
suitable as the author does not address the question
of whether photo-reportage is effective or not. He/
she seems convinced that it is not effective.
54. a Statement B begins the discussion on palliative care.
Statements D and E take the idea further by describing
what it includes. We can therefore narrow down
options to (a) and (c). They differ only with regard to
the placement of statement C. Statement C describes
'Hospice care', or intensive palliative care which might
include completely abandoning medical treatment.
Therefore, it cannot be put together with statements
D,E and A as they clearly include medical care
.
55. d The crucial link to solve this parajumble is the pair (BA).
Statement B is clearly the opening sentence as it
introduces both the person (Welles) as well as the
place (Hollywood). That leaves us with options (a)
and (d). Statement A should come after statement B as
it begins the narrative "From the moment he arrived
there". Therefore, BAECD is the correct order
.
56. b Statements (C-E) and (A-B) form mandatory pairs.
Statements C and E describe the author's opinion on
the use of colour. Statements A and B talk about Al
Hirschfeld and his artwork. Statement D should come
after statements (A-B) as it gives an example of the
'spare' artwork mentioned in B.
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