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25 Jun 2025, 13:23
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It was a fact that the region was both quiet and rural, but what the typically impoverished residents considered (i) _________ refuge was considered by the well-heeled visitors to be an intolerable (ii) _________ , and its residents’ lifestyles unpleasantly (iii) _________ .
Blank (i)
A. a parochial
B. an arcadian
C. a squalid
Blank (ii)
D. asylum
E. utopia
F. hinterland
Blank (iii)
G. tony
H. spartan
I. rational
Blank (i)
A. a parochial
B. an arcadian
C. a squalid
Blank (ii)
D. asylum
E. utopia
F. hinterland
Blank (iii)
G. tony
H. spartan
I. rational
28 Jun 2025, 11:46
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A “refuge” is positive; you also have the clue “quiet and rural.” “Arcadian” conveys a positive view of rural life. “Parochial” (provincial) has a similar meaning except that it is somewhat negative. “Squalid” (dirty and run down) is even worse. The clue for the second blank is the word “but,” which indicates that the “well-heeled” (wealthy) visitors see the region very differently; the sentence requires a negative version of the first blank. “Hinterland” conveys the idea of a backwater or an undesirable place. Neither “asylum” (place of refuge) nor “utopia” (a perfect place) have the required negative spin. The wealthy visitors see life there as “unpleasantly _________,” so a negative word is needed. The only choice that can be negative is “spartan” (simple, austere). “Tony” (posh, stylish) and “rational” are both positive.
Answer: B,F,H
A “refuge” is positive; you also have the clue “quiet and rural.” “Arcadian” conveys a positive view of rural life. “Parochial” (provincial) has a similar meaning except that it is somewhat negative. “Squalid” (dirty and run down) is even worse. The clue for the second blank is the word “but,” which indicates that the “well-heeled” (wealthy) visitors see the region very differently; the sentence requires a negative version of the first blank. “Hinterland” conveys the idea of a backwater or an undesirable place. Neither “asylum” (place of refuge) nor “utopia” (a perfect place) have the required negative spin. The wealthy visitors see life there as “unpleasantly _________,” so a negative word is needed. The only choice that can be negative is “spartan” (simple, austere). “Tony” (posh, stylish) and “rational” are both positive.
Answer: B,F,H
