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Gre填空六选二Exercise 9 1.There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is______other forms. (A) segregated from (B) parallel to (C) dependent on (D) overshadowed by (E) relied on (F) mimicked by 2. Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias, were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century, when______was valued much more highly than it is today. (A) scent (B)fragrance (C) beauty (D) elegance (E) color (F) variety 3. The spellings of many old English words have been______in the living language, although their pronunciations have changed. (A) preserved (B) shortened (C) maintained (D) preempted (E) revised (F) improved 4. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to______accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news. (A) insular (B) investigative (C) synoptic (D) subjective (E) sensational (F) compendious 5. Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable______through a complex network of producers and consumers. (A) commodities (B) dividends (C) communications (D) goods (E) nutrients (F) artifacts 6. During the opera’s most famous aria the tempo chosen by the orchestra’s conductor seemed ______, without necessary relation to what had gone before. (A) arbitrary (B) capricious (C) cautious (D) compelling (E) exacting (F) meticulous 7.* Noting the murder victim’s flaccid musculature and pearlike figure, she deduced that the unfortunate fellow had earned his living in some______occupation. (A) treacherous (B) prestigious (C) ill-paying (D) illegitimate (E) sedentary (F) outstanding 8. While not completely nonplussed by the unusually caustic responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonetheless visibly______by their lively criticism. (A) humiliated (B) discomfited (C) deluded (D) disgraced (E) embarrassed (F) tantalized 9. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play