Most of the students found the lecturer`s speech ______； in fACT, it was so dull that some even nodded off.  

A. illuminating

B. cryptic

C. tedious

D. disjointed

E. unsettling

考点 in fACT，ACTually， in reality

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Many people mistakenly imagine that life in space is full of _____; in reality, an astronaut`s day includes many tasks so _____ as to be boring.

A. tedium……repetitive        

B. comfort……leisurely      

C. excitement……routine    

D. difficulty……sporadic  

E. stimulation……unique

The critic wrote that Hoffman`s novel was _____, so abominable, in fACT, that slamming it shut was the only pleasure it provided.  

A. prescient

B. labyrinthine

C. execrable

D. metaphysical

E. audacious

This new report focuses on how seemingly _____ technological design features, often cosmetic in nature, can ACTually _____ consumer`s decisions in profound ways.

A. insignificant……influence      

B. inexpensive……neutralize    

C. innovative……represent      

D. ingenious……permit  

E. inane……criticize

Early critics of Emily Dickinson's poetry mistook for simplemindedness the surface of artlessness that in fACT sheconstructed with such______.

(A) astonishment

(B) cunning

(C) allusion

(D) innocence

(E) vexation

Representing a round world on a flat surface is impossible without some _____: the Mercator projection may shows GREenland as over ten times larger than Mexico, a country in fACT only slightly smaller than GREenland.  

A. oversight

B. simplification

C. distortion

D. sophistication

E. superficiality

After David left him waiting for the third consecutive time, Kirk realized that the same behavior he had initially valued as spontaneous and carefree was, in fACT, simply _____.  

A. capricious

B. incontrovertible

C. extraneous

D. captivating

E. inscrutable

Scientific discoveries are often thought of as the result of _____ effort, but many discoveries have, in fACT, arisen from _____ or a mistake.  

A. conscientious……a method      

B. incidental……a mishap    

C. collaborative……a design    

D. persistent……an extension

E. systematic……an accident

New research on technology and public policy focuses on how

seeminglydesign features, generally overlooked in most analyses of public works projects or industrial machinery, ACTually ___social choices of profoundsignificance.

(A) insignificant...mask

(B) inexpensive...produce

(C) innovative...represent

(D) ingenious...permit

(E) inopportune...hasten

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