21. In spite of the----nature of Scotland's terrain, its main roads are surprisingly free from severe----.
(A) rocky.. weather
(B) mountainous.. grades
(C) uncharted.. flooding
(D) uNPRedictable.. damage
(E) landlocked.. slipperiness
22. Walpole's art collection was huge and fascinating, and his novel The Castle of Otranto was never out of print; none of this mattered to the Victorians, who----him as, at best, ----.
(A) dismissed.. insignificant
(B) judged.. worthwhile
(C) revered.. talented
(D) reviled.. meager
(E) taunted.. dangerous
23. Since the author frequently----other scholars, his objection to disputes is not only irrelevant but also----.
(A) supports.. overbearing
(B) provokes.. frightening
(C) quotes.. curious
(D) ignores.. peevish
(E) attacks.. surprising
24. Without seeming unworldly, William James appeared wholly removed from the----of society, the conventionality of academe.
(A) ethos
(B) idealism
(C) romance
(D) paradoxes
(E) commonplaces
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