Re: Sentence completion plz help!!

"Liu Ju" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> 1. People of intelligence and achievement can nonetheless be so ------
> and lacking in ------ that they gamble their reputations by breaking
> the law to
>   further their own ends.
>   (A) devious...propensity
>   (B) culpable...prosperity
>   (C) obsequious...deference
>   (D) truculent... independence
> I don't understand the structure with "nonetheless" (=however)" in the
> middle of the sentence like the obove.
> Can you pleaze explain the meaning of the sentence and does
> "nonetheless" mean "however"?

It means something like "even so": "Even if they are intelligent and high
achievers, people can be..." Is the correct answer (E)?

> 2. A number of scientists have published articles ------- global
> warming, stating ------- that there is no solid scientific evidence to
> support the
> theory that the Earth is warming because of increases in greenhouse
> gases.
>   (A) debunking...categorically
>   (B) rejecting...paradoxically
>   (C) deploring...optimistically
>   (D) dismissing...hesitantly
>   (E) proving...candidly

(A)

Adrian