New ones from the real tests... Need ur help...

[mafaisal]

Originally Posted by Shaahid (New ones from the real tests... Need ur help...)
6. E
Because contrary here means the second part should be definitely the opposite of what the first means. The manager has a very severe reputation that can harm someone but the rules that she implemented are not harmful.

I have confusion here.
As I know 'innocuous' means 'harmless' and 'uncomplicated' means 'easy and not complex'. If someone is severe, then her implemented rules may harm others. But here we need to put something that is not harmful.

Please correct me

[shaahid]

Originally Posted by mafaisal

I have confusion here.
As I know 'innocuous' means 'harmless' and 'uncomplicated' means 'easy and not complex'. If someone is severe, then her implemented rules may harm others. But here we need to put something that is not harmful.

Please correct me

Sorry I mistakenly type E instead of A if you just observe my explanation then you could understand. Yes I also think it would be A and I have corrected it.
Thanks.

[goin4gre]

I agree with wangming for all answers expect the 3rd one which is D ("allusive")...IMO

[shaahid]

Originally Posted by Fredrichodie

As they're from the tests...no OA...lets discuss together...

1 Powerful as they are, the __ songs the artist is best know for might sting more and have even greater emotional complexity if one felt that his criticisms were aimed at himself as well as at his unnamed foes.
A accusatory B altruistic C mournful D simplistic E humble

2 Tuberculosis has long been ___ and ___ disease : for thousands of years, it has continued to afflict humankind without regard for sex, class, occupation, or race.
A an unremitting...selective B an unpredictable...limitable
C a sporadic...capricious D a relentless...egalitarian
E a virulent...preventable

3 The writer has gained such popularity with his readers that even his inanities are now considered ___.
A vacuous B tedious C speculative D allusive E trenchant

4 While still ___, Juvenal's satires ___ a change of tone and some touches of human hardness, as though he had found some consolation at last.
A pessimistic...avoid B embittered...show
C hopeful...display D sardonic...escape
E compassionate...embrace

5 For all the scathing precision within the line of social aspirants and moneyed folk, the writer appears to ___ being part of the world she makes seem so ___.
A abhor...shallow B disdain...glamorous
C romantic...mysterious D savor...intoxicating
E relish...instafferate(this might be a typo in my resource...)

6 Contrary to the manager's draconian reputation, most of the work rules and procedures she implemented were relatively ___.
A innocuous B punctilious C onerous D transparent E uncomplicated

An my try is : DDDDAE but friends around me have different ideas and we just cannot reach any consensus.
please help me out of it...

Can I know how have you got these questions? Has there any source?