Question

directions. for each of the following items, circle the letter of the choice that best completes the meaning of the sentence or sentences.

1. for some, only the most __ conditions, such as war, are enough to drive them from the supportive __ of their homes.

(a) insidious... peripheral
(b) heinous... bulwarks
(c) invidious... bulwarks
(d) heinous... exodus
(e) insidious... exodus

1. other emigrants may pull up their roots when they are experiencing ____. this suppression might be politically or ethnically motivated.

(a) coalition
(b) martyrdom
(c) waiver
(d) repression
(e) bulwark

1. unrealistic expectations of wealth are the ____ side of the american dream. some immigrants feel that they’ve been slyly deceived about the economic opportunities in the united states.

(a) heinous
(b) invidious
(c) insidious
(d) martyred
(e) waived

1. today, about 15 percent of immigrants eventually ____ or give up, their right to stay in the united states.
2. the vietnam war brought a wave of vietnamese immigrants. some were only __ involved in the conflict and left before the killing began. they foresaw a slow, __ communist takeover.

(a) coalition... invidious
(b) exodus... heinous
(c) peripherally... insidious
(d) bulwark... insidious
(e) coalition... heinous

1. in 1921, the united states established an immigration quota and __ some emigrants’ entry into the country. many emigrants must have seen the delay as an __ act of ill will.

(a) martyred... heinous
(b) martyred... insidious
(c) waived... invidious
(d) waived... martyred
(e) martyred... invidious

1. these quotas, which were considered ____, or vile, by many people, were made less restrictive in 1965.

(a) repressive
(b) waived
(c) coalitionist
(d) martyred

Explanation:

Question 21

1. Analyze the first blank: The context is about conditions (like war) that drive people from home. "Heinous" means extremely wicked, fitting for war - like conditions. "Insidious" is more about subtle harm, not right here. "Invidious" is about causing resentment, not fitting.
2. Analyze the second blank: "Bulwarks" mean defensive structures, here referring to the supportive aspects of home. "Exodus" is a mass departure, which is what people do, not what they leave. So "heinous... bulwarks" (option B) fits.

The sentence talks about emigrants pulling up roots due to some kind of suppression (politically or ethnically motivated). "Repression" means the act of suppressing, which fits. "Coalition" is a group, "martyrdom" is dying for a cause, "waiver" is a release, "bulwark" is a defense - none fit as well as "repression".

The context is about the negative side of the American dream (unrealistic wealth expectations) that is slyly deceptive. "Insidious" means proceeding in a subtle, harmful way, fitting the "slyly deceived" part. "Heinous" is too extreme, "invidious" is about resentment, "martyred" is about dying for a cause, "waived" is about releasing - so "insidious" (option C) fits.

Answer:

B. heinous... bulwarks

Question 22