[填空题]Grammarians insist that a word be a ______ form that can function in a sentence.

[单项选择]The 18th century witnessed a new literary form--the modern English novel, which is contrary to the medieval romance, gives a （　）, presentation of life of the common people.
A. romantic
B. realistic
C. prophetic
D. idealistic

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"FINAGLE" (欺骗) is not a word that most people associate with science. One reason is that the image of the scientist is of one who always (51) data in an impartial (不偏不倚的) search for truth. In any debate— (52) intelligence, schooling, energy—the phrase "science says" usually disarms opposition.
But scientists have long acknowledged the existence of a "finagle factor"—a tendency by many scientists to give a helpful change to the data to (53) desired results. The latest of the finagle factor in action comes from Stephen Jay Gould, a Harvard biologist, who has (54) the important 19th century work of Dr. Samuel George Morton. Morton was famous in his time for analysing the brain (55) of the skulls as a measure of intelligence. He concluded that whites had the largest brains, that the brains of Indians and blacks were smaller, and (56) , that whites constitute a superior

[单项选择]Text 1 Austerity is a word often found on the lips of politicians and economists at the moment, but it is seldom heard from technologists. And although the idea that "less is more" has many adherents in architecture, design and fashion, the technology industry has historically espoused the opposite view. Products should have as many features as possible; and next year’s version should have even more. As prices fall, what starts off as a fancy new feature quickly becomes commonplace—try buying a phone without a camera, or a car without electric windows—prompting companies to add new features in an effort to outdo their rivals. Never mind if nobody uses most of these new features. In an arms race, more is always more. But now there are signs that technologists are waking up to the benefits of minimalism, thanks to two things: feature fatigue among consumers who simply want things to work, and strong demand from less affluent consumers in the developing world. It is telling th
A. Politicians and economists.
B. Technologists.
C. Architectural designers.
D. Fashion designers.

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For a {{U}}wrong{{/U}} word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For a {{U}}missing{{/U}} word, mark the position of the missing word with a "∧" sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For an {{U}}unnecessary{{/U}} word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash "—" and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.