8. He looked personable on first impression. But he spoke in a manner so inappropriate and childish that his audience were taken aback.

① agreeable

② tangible

③ formidable

④ charitable

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9. In his rage, he flung virtually everything within reach at the wall.

① practically

② prosaically

③ sporadically

④ specifically

10. In order to eradicate these harmful influences, we have to first discover their source.

① update

② obsess

③ obliterate

④ understand

11. If you think this job is irksome, wait until we show you the next one.

① trivial

② tiresome

③ defective

④ dangerous

12. In the Internet age, people express themselves in all kinds of ways: blogging, facebooking, tweeting, and so on. They all kinds of thoughts on the Internet.

① post

② cease

③ banish

④ decrease

13. With that one comment, he brought an end to all the aimless talk.

① illegible

② incisive

③ inedible

④ ingrained

The "Spanish Prisoner," a scam dating back to 1588, is alive and well on the Internet. --중략-- The ㉮alleged prisoner cannot reveal his identity without serious repercussions, and is relying on the con artist to raise the money needed to secure his release. --중략-- This will continue until ㉯he is cleaned out.

14. 밑줄 친 ㉮와 의미가 가장 가까운 것은?

① cheated

② crooked

③ supposed

④ wretched

[17-19 본문]

"Halcyon days," a term used to describe a peaceful time --중략-- in a floating nest, in order to protect which aeolus, got of the winds, ㉮restrained the winds and calmed the waves.

Behind this story is the Greek myth of ㉯ . Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus. She was happily married to Ceyx, the king of Thessaly. --중략-- but the 'h' was added in association with the sea ("hals" in Greek).

18. 밑줄 친 ㉮와 의미가 가장 먼 것은?

① curbed

② scolded

③ checked

④ subdued(subdue)

19. 빈 칸 ㉯에 가장 알맞은 것은?

① seafaring

② shipwreck

③ transportation

④ metamorphosis

[22-24 본문]

㉮The great paradox of the risk-taking business is that it occurs in a society increasingly obsessed with safety. One consequence of the safety culture has been the growth of pastimes that pose no real risk but can inspire terror and release a gratifying dose of stimulants. The obvious example is the ㉯white-knuckle ride. --중략-- The Latest development of this concept is the virtual reality ride, which gives physical sensation to the participants with the aid of advanced computer technology. ㉰ these extreme sports are not for faint-hearted. --중략-- more dangerous, a lot will happily content themselves with not testing their own limit.

23. 밑줄 친 ㉯와 의미가 가장 가까운 것은?

① bleached

② loosened

③ gregarious

④ frightening

24. 빈 칸 ㉰에 가장 알맞은 것은?

① By far

② Obviously

③ Otherwise

④ Incredibly

[27-29 본문]

One basic weakness in a conservation system based wholly on economic motives is that most members of the land community have no economic value. Wildflowers and songbirds are examples. --중략-- Yet these creatures are members of the biotic community, and if its stability depends on its ㉮integrity, they are entiled to continuance. When one of these non-economic categories is threatened, and if we happen to love it, we invent subterfuges to give it economic importance. --중략-- The evidence had to be ㉯ in order to be valid. It is painful to read these circumlocutions today.

27. 밑줄 친 ㉮와 의미가 가장 가까운 것은?

① adherence to ethical principles

② state of being whole and undiminished

③ effort to reduce waste or extravagance

④ ability to accomplish a job without efforts

28. 빈 칸 ㉯에 가장 알맞은 것은?

① inventory

② economic

③ incompatible

④ environmental

[30-32 본문]

Taking a long break in the middle of the day is not only healthier than the conventional lunch: it's apparently more natural. --중략-- Studies suggest that humans are ㉮"biphasic" creatures, requiring days broken up by two periods of sleep instead of one "monophasic" shift. The drowsiness you feel after lunch comes not from the food but from the time of day. --중략-- For others it's less difficult, but it's there. So there is a ㉯ reason for siestas, a midday nap in Spain.

31. 빈 칸 ㉯에 가장 알맞은 것은?

① historial

② biological

③ nutritional

④ conventional

[33-35 본문 일부]

A new study found that mothers who breast-fed their newborns during the first three months got just as much rest as their bottle-feeding ㉮ .

33. 빈 칸 ㉮에 들어갈 가장 알맞은 것은?

① siblings

② relatives

③ colleagues

④ counterparts

[36-40 본문]

Poverty is much more than a lack of money. --중략-- This "self-perpetuating" nature of poverty merits careful attention. Basic to the economics of ㉮delinquency is the transmission of poverty across the generation. Today, for the 18-year-old, employment is hard to find. What chance has a slum-dwelling 6-year-old to break out of the cycle of poverty? --중략-- their preparation for adulthood by public institutions, their chances for self-improvement that perpetuate poverty.

this culture of poverty becomes a legacy of psychological distortion, --중략-- and a belief in the meaninglessness of struggle. The degradation and spiritual depression of poverty are ㉯ ; they affect every action that makes up the poor man's life style.

37. 빈 칸 ㉯에 가장 알맞은 것은?[2.5점]

① unfamiliar

② omnipresent

③ relatively mild

④ completely inaudible