1. Unlike a judge, who must act alone, a jury discusses a case and then reaches its decision as a group, thus minimizing the effect of ---bias.

    (A) legal

    (B) professional

    (C) individual

    (D) unexpected

    (E) unarticulated

    2. One reason why pertinent fossils are ---is that crucial stages of evolution occurred in the tropics where it is difficult to explore for fossils, and so their discovery has ----.

    (A) unique... resulted

    (B) unconcealable.. declined

    (C) uncommon.. lagged

    (D) recent.. resumed

    (E) prominent .. failed

    3. The harmonious accommodation reached by the warring factions exemplifies the axiom that --is possible among people of goodwill, even when they have previously held quite ---perspectives.

    (A) candor.. indistinguishable

    (B) tension.. congenial

    (C) agreement.. unequivocal

    (D) compromise.. antagonistic

    (E) coexistence.. fixed

    4. The prime minister tried to act but the plans were ---by her cabinet.

    (A) frustrated

    (B) discussed

    (C) embellished

    (D) overlooked

    (E) unleashed