9. LISTEN: RECORDING::
(A) carve: statue (B) reproduce: plan
(C) review: book (D) frame: painting
(E) view: photograph
10. CENSORSHIP: INFORMATION::
(A) frugality: constraint
(B) sampling: measurement
(C) sanitation: disease
(D) cultivation: erosion
(E) philanthropy: generosity
11. DELUGE: DROPLET::
(A) beach: wave (B) desert: oasis
(C) blizzard: icicle (D) landslide: pebble
(E) cloudburst: puddle
12. SPEAK: RETICENT::
(A) spend: parsimonious
(B) excel: audacious (C) commend: irate
(D) work: servile (E) invent: diffident
13. PATRIOTIC: CHAUVINISTIC::
(A) impudent: intolerant
(B) furtive: surreptitious
(C) incisive: trenchant
(D) receptive: gullible
(E) verbose: prolix
14. BOUQUET: FLOWERS::
(A) forest: trees (B) husk: corn (C) mist: rain
(D) woodpile: logs (E) drift: snow
15. ENDEMIC: REGION::
(A) homogeneous: population
(B) inborn: individual (C) hybrid: species
(D) sporadic: time (E) aberrant: norm
16. PECCADILLO: SIN::
(A) provocation: instigation
(B) anxiety: fear (C) perjury: corruption
(D) penury: poverty
(E) admonishment: castigation
17. Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
(A) The establishment of literary salons was a response to reformers' demands for social rights for women.
(B) Literary salons were originally intended to be a meeting ground for intellectuals of both sexes, but eventually became social gatherings with little educational value.