GRE Question of the Day (Dey 12, 1396)
For Ruskin, architecture serves the community only when approached in a spirit of piety and (i) ____. Architecture must set effective boundaries to public space, and it does so by (ii) ____ the desire to show off, to stand out, to record the artistic flair of some temporary ego. Architecture succeeds in its public task through (iii) ____ and devotion, of the kind that can be observed in the molding, firing and laying of a properly proportioned brick, but which is violated at every point by Frank Gehry’s bombastic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
Blank (i)
(A) altruism
(B) sanctimony
(C) sacrifice
Blank (ii)
(D) retrieving
(E) fastening
(F) relinquishing
Blank (iii)
(G) humility
(H) demise
(I) braggadocio
@ibtil
Answer: C/F/G
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For Ruskin, architecture serves the community only when approached in a spirit of piety and (i) ____. Architecture must set effective boundaries to public space, and it does so by (ii) ____ the desire to show off, to stand out, to record the artistic flair of some temporary ego. Architecture succeeds in its public task through (iii) ____ and devotion, of the kind that can be observed in the molding, firing and laying of a properly proportioned brick, but which is violated at every point by Frank Gehry’s bombastic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
Blank (i)
(A) altruism
(B) sanctimony
(C) sacrifice
Blank (ii)
(D) retrieving
(E) fastening
(F) relinquishing
Blank (iii)
(G) humility
(H) demise
(I) braggadocio
@ibtil
Answer: C/F/G
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GRE Question of the Day (Dey 13, 1396)
Select TWO answer choices.
A demagogue should never exude _____ near the surface in a campaign, but this politician gives an enthusiastic ovation when his opponent triumphs in a landslide.
(A) hauteur
(B) arrogance
(C) ecstasy
(D) euphoria
(E) deprecation
(F) denigration
@ibtil
Answer: C/D
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Select TWO answer choices.
A demagogue should never exude _____ near the surface in a campaign, but this politician gives an enthusiastic ovation when his opponent triumphs in a landslide.
(A) hauteur
(B) arrogance
(C) ecstasy
(D) euphoria
(E) deprecation
(F) denigration
@ibtil
Answer: C/D
@GRE_Borzabadi
GRE Question of the Day (Dey 14, 1396)
”RESIGNATION”, an English word the French novelist Christian Oster would no doubt appreciate, presents an elegant paradox: in one sense, it indicates a bold step, a cleaving of oneself from an attachment grown onerous; in another, it’s the height of _____, an acquiescence to fate.
(A) sham
(B) fissure
(C) desperation
(D) passivity
(E) maturity
@ibtil
Answer: D
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”RESIGNATION”, an English word the French novelist Christian Oster would no doubt appreciate, presents an elegant paradox: in one sense, it indicates a bold step, a cleaving of oneself from an attachment grown onerous; in another, it’s the height of _____, an acquiescence to fate.
(A) sham
(B) fissure
(C) desperation
(D) passivity
(E) maturity
@ibtil
Answer: D
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GRE Question of the Day (Dey 15, 1396)
Many of the towns that have voted to keep incinerators in the county’s solid-waste plan have done so not because they necessarily (i) ____ incinerators, but because they are (ii) ____ to narrow their waste-disposal options.
Blank (i)
(A) forfeit
(B) favor
(C) disguise
Blank (ii)
(D) obdurate
(E) inept
(F) loath
@ibtil
Answer: B/F
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Many of the towns that have voted to keep incinerators in the county’s solid-waste plan have done so not because they necessarily (i) ____ incinerators, but because they are (ii) ____ to narrow their waste-disposal options.
Blank (i)
(A) forfeit
(B) favor
(C) disguise
Blank (ii)
(D) obdurate
(E) inept
(F) loath
@ibtil
Answer: B/F
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GRE Question of the Day (Dey 16, 1396)
While the Prime Minister's long-standing reputation for (i) ___ practical power may (ii) ___ his recently stated willingness to devolve real power to regional assemblies and local governments, it certainly does not (iii) ___ his doing it.
Blank (i)
(A) centralizing
(B) overseeing
(C) exploring
Blank (ii)
(D) render inevitable
(E) be based on
(F) raise doubts against
Blank (iii)
(G) require
(H) allow
(I) preclude
@ibtil
Answer: A/F/I
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While the Prime Minister's long-standing reputation for (i) ___ practical power may (ii) ___ his recently stated willingness to devolve real power to regional assemblies and local governments, it certainly does not (iii) ___ his doing it.
Blank (i)
(A) centralizing
(B) overseeing
(C) exploring
Blank (ii)
(D) render inevitable
(E) be based on
(F) raise doubts against
Blank (iii)
(G) require
(H) allow
(I) preclude
@ibtil
Answer: A/F/I
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GRE Question of the Day (Dey 17, 1396)
Select TWO answer choices.
Most people who read Ted’s correspondence are surprised that there is more stuff of professional than personal, but the distinction is ____: every letter reveals stamps of his personality.
[A] unique
[B] clear-cut
[C] unanimous
[D] indispensable
[E] artificial
[F] non-existent
@ibtil
Answer: E/F
@GRE_Borzabadi
Select TWO answer choices.
Most people who read Ted’s correspondence are surprised that there is more stuff of professional than personal, but the distinction is ____: every letter reveals stamps of his personality.
[A] unique
[B] clear-cut
[C] unanimous
[D] indispensable
[E] artificial
[F] non-existent
@ibtil
Answer: E/F
@GRE_Borzabadi
Forwarded from ibtil_ IELTS (Bahram Modaberi)
Irsafam Tehran
6 January 2018
Writing task 2
The tendency for human beings to copy one another is shown in the popularity of fashion in clothes and other consumer goods
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
6 January 2018
Writing task 2
The tendency for human beings to copy one another is shown in the popularity of fashion in clothes and other consumer goods
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
GRE Question of the Day (Dey 18, 1396)
Before divulging the nature of the study, the scientists expected the public reaction to be _____, predicting that they will get macabre results; thus, they carefully prepared a press conference to explain the worth and medical benefit of the research.
(A) ebullience
(B) indifference
(C) trifling criticism
(D) approbation
(E) fanaticism
@ibtil
Answer: B
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Before divulging the nature of the study, the scientists expected the public reaction to be _____, predicting that they will get macabre results; thus, they carefully prepared a press conference to explain the worth and medical benefit of the research.
(A) ebullience
(B) indifference
(C) trifling criticism
(D) approbation
(E) fanaticism
@ibtil
Answer: B
@GRE_Borzabadi
GRE Question of the Day (Dey 19, 1396)
Because the decision-making process was entirely (i) _____, there was no way to predict its outcome. The process was (ii) ______ rolling dice, where there is a finite number of possibilities but no way to accurately predict which two numbers will come up.
Blank (i)
A. arbitrary
B. regimented
C. unilateral
Blank (ii)
D. likened to
E. belittled by
F. dissimilar to
@ibtil
Answer: A/D
@GRE_Borzabadi
Because the decision-making process was entirely (i) _____, there was no way to predict its outcome. The process was (ii) ______ rolling dice, where there is a finite number of possibilities but no way to accurately predict which two numbers will come up.
Blank (i)
A. arbitrary
B. regimented
C. unilateral
Blank (ii)
D. likened to
E. belittled by
F. dissimilar to
@ibtil
Answer: A/D
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GRE Question of the Day (Dey 21, 1396)
The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i)______ rather than ideological, as he adapts his political positions at any particular moment to the political realities that constrain him. He does not, however, piously (ii)______ political principles only to betray them in practice. Rather, he attempts in subtle ways to balance his political self-interest with a (iii) ______, viewing himself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.
Blank (i)
A) quixotic
B) self-righteous
C) strategic
Blank (ii)
D) brandish
E) flout
F) follow
Blank (iii)
G) profound cynicism
H) deeply felt moral code
I) thoroughgoing pragmatism
@ibtil
Answer: C/D/H
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The most striking thing about the politician is how often his politics have been (i)______ rather than ideological, as he adapts his political positions at any particular moment to the political realities that constrain him. He does not, however, piously (ii)______ political principles only to betray them in practice. Rather, he attempts in subtle ways to balance his political self-interest with a (iii) ______, viewing himself as an instrument of some unchanging higher purpose.
Blank (i)
A) quixotic
B) self-righteous
C) strategic
Blank (ii)
D) brandish
E) flout
F) follow
Blank (iii)
G) profound cynicism
H) deeply felt moral code
I) thoroughgoing pragmatism
@ibtil
Answer: C/D/H
@GRE_Borzabadi
GRE Question of the day (Dey 21, 1396)
Select TWO answer choices.
People from one community always take each other as _____ since they automatically classify the others as their family line.
[A] acquaintance
[B] consort
[C] neighborhood
[D] kinfolk
[E] relative
[F] patron
@ibtil
Answer: D/E
@GRE_Borzabadi
Select TWO answer choices.
People from one community always take each other as _____ since they automatically classify the others as their family line.
[A] acquaintance
[B] consort
[C] neighborhood
[D] kinfolk
[E] relative
[F] patron
@ibtil
Answer: D/E
@GRE_Borzabadi
GRE Question of the Day (Dey 22, 1396)
Although Simpson was ingenious at ____ to appear innovative and spontaneous, beneath the ruse he remained uninspired and rigid in his approach to problem-solving.
(A) intending
(B) contriving
(C) forbearing
(D) declining
(E) deserving
@ibtil
Answer: B
@GRE_Borzabadi
Although Simpson was ingenious at ____ to appear innovative and spontaneous, beneath the ruse he remained uninspired and rigid in his approach to problem-solving.
(A) intending
(B) contriving
(C) forbearing
(D) declining
(E) deserving
@ibtil
Answer: B
@GRE_Borzabadi
GRE Question of the Day (Dey 23, 1396)
In her later years, Bertha Pappenheim was an apostle of noble but already (i) ______ notions, always respected for her integrity, her energy, and her resolve but increasingly out of step and ultimately (ii) ______ even her own organization.
Blank (i)
A) anachronistic
B) accepted
C) exotic
Blank (ii)
D) emulated by
E) appreciated by
F) alienated from
@ibtil
Answer: A/F
@GRE_Borzabadi
In her later years, Bertha Pappenheim was an apostle of noble but already (i) ______ notions, always respected for her integrity, her energy, and her resolve but increasingly out of step and ultimately (ii) ______ even her own organization.
Blank (i)
A) anachronistic
B) accepted
C) exotic
Blank (ii)
D) emulated by
E) appreciated by
F) alienated from
@ibtil
Answer: A/F
@GRE_Borzabadi
https://www.ibtil.org/shownews?id=405 جهت مشاهده و ثبت نام دوره کلیک نمایید
GRE Question of the Day (Dey 24, 1396)
J. G. A. Pocock’s numerous investigations have all revolved around the fruitful assumption that a work of political thought can only be understood in light of the linguistic (i) ____ to which its author was subject, for these prescribed both the choice of subject matter and the author’s conceptualization of this subject matter. Only the occasional epic theorist, like Machiavelli or Hobbes, (ii) ____ in breaking out of these (iii) ____ by redefining old terms and inventing new ones.
Blank (i)
(A) constraints
(B) anachronisms
(C) jargons
Blank (ii)
(D) succeeded
(E) concerned
(F) failed
Blank (iii)
(G) definition
(H) possibility
(I) bonds
@ibtil
Answer: A/D/I
@GRE_Borzabadi
J. G. A. Pocock’s numerous investigations have all revolved around the fruitful assumption that a work of political thought can only be understood in light of the linguistic (i) ____ to which its author was subject, for these prescribed both the choice of subject matter and the author’s conceptualization of this subject matter. Only the occasional epic theorist, like Machiavelli or Hobbes, (ii) ____ in breaking out of these (iii) ____ by redefining old terms and inventing new ones.
Blank (i)
(A) constraints
(B) anachronisms
(C) jargons
Blank (ii)
(D) succeeded
(E) concerned
(F) failed
Blank (iii)
(G) definition
(H) possibility
(I) bonds
@ibtil
Answer: A/D/I
@GRE_Borzabadi
📣 سوالات تافل اینترنتی January 13, 2018
هر هفته چند سری آزمون در کشور ها و سنتر های مختلف برگزار می شود. اطلاع از سوالات هر هفته به شما کمک می کند با موضوعات اخیر آشنا شوید. احتمال زیادی وجود دارد این سوالات در ماه های آینده عینا تکرار شود.👇👇👇👇
🔹به علت برگزاری چند سری آزمون در یک هفته، ممکن است تعدادی از داوطلبان با سوالات دیگری در آزمون خود مواجه شده باشند.
هر هفته چند سری آزمون در کشور ها و سنتر های مختلف برگزار می شود. اطلاع از سوالات هر هفته به شما کمک می کند با موضوعات اخیر آشنا شوید. احتمال زیادی وجود دارد این سوالات در ماه های آینده عینا تکرار شود.👇👇👇👇
🔹به علت برگزاری چند سری آزمون در یک هفته، ممکن است تعدادی از داوطلبان با سوالات دیگری در آزمون خود مواجه شده باشند.
#TOEFL #iBT January 13, 2018: @ibtil
#Writing Task 2
🔷 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It's a waste of money for Government to fund space travel or space exploration. Give specific examples and details to support your answer.@aalaeeTOEFLiBT
#Reading Vocabulary Questions
1. Laboriously: making much effort
2. Distinguish: separate @ibtil
3. Resemble: be similar to
4. Vulnerable: susceptible: weak
5. Dense: closely placed
6. Abrupt: sudden
7. Core: center
8. Presumed: assumed
#Reading Passages Topics
1. Rice Farming
2. Zebra Strips
3. Collapse of the city Coban @ibtil
#Writing Task 2
🔷 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It's a waste of money for Government to fund space travel or space exploration. Give specific examples and details to support your answer.@aalaeeTOEFLiBT
#Reading Vocabulary Questions
1. Laboriously: making much effort
2. Distinguish: separate @ibtil
3. Resemble: be similar to
4. Vulnerable: susceptible: weak
5. Dense: closely placed
6. Abrupt: sudden
7. Core: center
8. Presumed: assumed
#Reading Passages Topics
1. Rice Farming
2. Zebra Strips
3. Collapse of the city Coban @ibtil