An investigation that is _______ canoccasionally yield new facts, even notable ones, but typically the appearance of such facts is theresult of a search in a definite direction.
(A) timely
(B) unguided
(C) consistent
(D) uncomplicated
(E) subjective
KEY:B
1.關鍵字：“but”
2.空中應該填入一個形容詞，是對於“an investigation”的一種形容;
3.後半句中有but出現，應該是與前半句表達相反的意思，而後半句中的.“a search”是前半句中的“an investigation”的同義替換，因此空中應該填入一個與在後半句中形容search相反的詞語，即“not in a definite direction”。
4.詞語解釋
[1].(A) timely：(及時的)appropriate or adapted tothe times or the occasion
[2].(B) unguided：(沒有導向的)not to direct, supervise, or influence usually to aparticular end
[3].(C) consistent：(一致的)marked by harmony,regularity, or steady continuity
[4].(D) uncomplicated：(不復雜的)not difficult to analyze,understand, or explain
[5].(E) subjective：(主要的)of or relating to theessential being of that which has substance, qualities, attributes, orrelations
新gre填空更加註重實際運用語言能力的考察，減少了對單詞純意義的考察，所以備考新gre填空考試的考生可以根據以上gre官方指南對三空題型的解析進行備考。
Kaganmaintains that an infant’s reactions to its first stressful experiences arepart of a naturalprocess of development, notharbingers ofchildhood unhappiness or______ signsofadolescent anxiety.
(A) prophetic
(B) normal
(C) monotonous
(D) virtual
(E) typical
