下面是小站君整理的SAT11月7日考试的机经，针对词汇填空题。
1. Despite ------- on taking rare tamarins from their habitat, the illegal trade in the tiny monkeys remains -------.
A. commendations . . obligatory
B. consultations . . predominant
C. restrictions . . local
D. penalties . . illicit
E. prohibitions . . active
2. Representing a round world on a flat surface is impos-sible without some -------: the Mercator projection map shows Greenland as over ten times larger than Mexico, a country in fact only slightly smaller than Greenland.
A. oversight
B. simplification
C. distortion
D. sophistication
E. superficiality
3. The highly publicized redesign of the car is essentially -------: the exterior has been updated, but the engine remains unchanged.
A. intuitive
B. cosmetic
C. incoherent
D. consequential
E. retroactive
4. Many of our memories are -------, escaping our con-sciousness just as we strain to recall a face or a name.
A. elusive
B. pervasive
C. unvaried
D. insensitive
E. impractical
5. Although Caroline Gordon was rigorously objective in her journalistic writing, her lively and ------- private correspondence ------- a de lightful capacity for biting commentary on the social scene.
A. incisive . . disguised
B. eloquent . . derided
C. dispassionate . . demonstrated
D. exuberant . . minimized
E. entertaining . . exhibited
6. An effective member of a debating team must focus clearly on the ------- issue and avoid ------- arguments.
A. equivocal . . obstreperous
B. designated . . pertinent
C. comprehensive . . general
D. principal . . peripheral
E. subtle . . significant
7. The ------- with which merchants and landowners in early-nineteenth-century Maryland and Virginia ------- Joshua Johnston's professional services attests to his artistic skill as a portrait painter.
A. avidness . . sought
B. diffidence . . purchased
C. patience . . replaced
D. elegance . . regarded
E. zealousness . . overlooked
