70. Often such arguments have the effect of _______ rather than clarifying the issues involved.
(A) obscuring
(C) tackling
(B) prejudicing
(D) blocking

66. She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to _______ in starting her own business. (A) dwell on (C) base on (B) come upon (D) draw upon

67. The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are _______. (A) intricate (C) subtle (B) fragile (D) crisp

68. Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only _______ the crisis. (A) accelerates (C) ascends (B) prevails (D) precedes

69. He blew out the candle and _______ his way to the door. (A) converged (C) strove (B) groped (D) wrenched

71. When women do become managers, do they ring a different style and different skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men? Are women more highly motivated and __71__ than male managers? Some research __72__ the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills to management jobs, such as greater __73__, an emphasis on affiliation and attachment, and a __74__ to bring emotional factors to bear __75__ making workplace decisions. These differences are __76_ to carry advantages for companies, __77__ they expand the range of techniques that can be used to __78__ the company manage its workforce __79__. A study commissioned by the International Women’s Forum __80__ a management style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that __81__ from the command-and-control style __82__ used by male managers. Using this “interactive leadership” approach, “women __83__ participation, share power and information, __84__ other people’s self-worth, and get others excited about their work. All these __ 8 5__ reflect their belief that allowing __86__ to contribute and to feel __87__ and important is a win-win __88__—good for the employees and the organization.” The study’s director __89__ that “interactive leadership may emerge __90__ the management style of choice for many organizations.” (A) confronted (B) commanded (C) confined (D) committed

72. (A) supports (B) argues (C) opposes (D) despises

73. (A) combination (B) cooperativeness (C) coherence (D) correlation

74. (A) willingness (B) loyalty (C) sensitivity (D) virtue

75. (A) by (B) in (C) at (D) with

76. (A) disclosed (B) watched (C) revised (D) seen