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02 Jun 2025, 10:50
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Given the (i) _________ of the book, the critical reception bwas surprisingly (ii) _________ ; reviewers who usually pounce on the slightest orthodoxy met the text with unabashed approbation.
Blank (i)
A.ingenuity
B. tortuousness
C. conventionality
Blank (ii)
D. tepid
E. laudatory
F. deprecating
Blank (i)
A.ingenuity
B. tortuousness
C. conventionality
Blank (ii)
D. tepid
E. laudatory
F. deprecating
15 Jun 2025, 12:05
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The word “surprisingly” before blank (ii) indicates that the blanks will oppose each other in tone; since the reviewers gave “unabashed approbation,” the second blank should be a positive word, such as receptive. “Laudatory” is a synonym for “approbation” and is therefore the correct answer. “Tepid,” meaning lukewarm, and “deprecating,” meaning to belittle or express disapproval, are not good matches. Given the oppositional structure, blank (i) should be negative. “Ingenuity” is too positive. “Tortuousness,” meaning twisting or crooked, and “conventionality” both have negative connotations. The reviewers “usually pounce on the slightest orthodoxy,” or widely accepted theory, so the best match is “conventionality.”
Answer: C,E
The word “surprisingly” before blank (ii) indicates that the blanks will oppose each other in tone; since the reviewers gave “unabashed approbation,” the second blank should be a positive word, such as receptive. “Laudatory” is a synonym for “approbation” and is therefore the correct answer. “Tepid,” meaning lukewarm, and “deprecating,” meaning to belittle or express disapproval, are not good matches. Given the oppositional structure, blank (i) should be negative. “Ingenuity” is too positive. “Tortuousness,” meaning twisting or crooked, and “conventionality” both have negative connotations. The reviewers “usually pounce on the slightest orthodoxy,” or widely accepted theory, so the best match is “conventionality.”
Answer: C,E
