5. The children's —— natures were in sharp contrast
to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.
(A) mercurial
(B) blithe
(C) phlegmatic
(D) introverted
(E) artless
6. By —— scientific rigor with a quantitative approach,
researchers in the social sciences may often have ——
their scope to those narrowly circumscribed topics that
are well suited to quantitative methods.
(A) undermining…… diminished
(B) equating…… enlarged
(C) vitiating…… expanded
(D) identifying…… limited
(E) imbuing…… broadened
7. As early as the seventeenth century, philosophers
called attention to the —— character of the issue,
and their twentieth-century counterparts still approach
it with ——。
(A) absorbing…… indifference
(B) unusual…… composure
(C) complex…… antipathy
(D) auspicious…… caution
(E) problematic…… uneasiness
8. TRIPOD: CAMERA::
(A) scaffolding: ceiling
(B) prop: set
(C) easel: canvas
(D) projector: film
(E) frame: photograph
9. AQUATIC: WATER::
(A) cumulus: clouds
(B) inorganic: elements
(C) variegated: leaves
(D) rural: soil
(E) arboreal: trees
10. EMOLLIENT: SUPPLENESS::
(A) unguent: elasticity
(B) precipitant: absorption
(C) additive: fusion
(D) desiccant: dryness
(E) retardant: permeability