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23 Oct 2024, 00:37
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85% (00:37) correct
14% (00:30) wrong based on 7 sessions
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That the artist chose to remain in his hometown does not mean that he remained (i)_________; on the contrary, he (ii)_________the international artistic movements of his day.
Blank (i)
Blank (ii)
Blank (i)
| A. provincial |
| B. capricious |
| C. obstinate |
Blank (ii)
| D. knew nothing about |
| E. made light of |
| F. kept abreast of |
22 Apr 2025, 10:34
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The first part of the sentence suggests that the answer to Blank (i) names a quality that someone who chose to remain in his hometown might tend to have; in addition, the second part of the sentence suggests that this quality has to do with that person’s attitude toward the wider world. Te answer choice for Blank (i) that best fts these conditions is “provincial,” so it is correct. Someone who is the opposite of provincial is interested in what is happening outside of his or her narrow domain, so the correct answer choice for Blank (ii) is “kept abreast of.” “Obstinate” may seem a plausible choice for Blank (i), as those who ft the “provincial” stereotype ofen not only are uninterested in other people’s opinions but also actively resist any pressure to change. However, “obstinate” by itself does not imply any particular attitude toward the world beyond one’s immediate environment, as one can be interested in other people’s opinions while at the same time clinging frmly to one’s own.
Thus the correct answer is provincial (Choice A) and kept abreast of (Choice F).
The first part of the sentence suggests that the answer to Blank (i) names a quality that someone who chose to remain in his hometown might tend to have; in addition, the second part of the sentence suggests that this quality has to do with that person’s attitude toward the wider world. Te answer choice for Blank (i) that best fts these conditions is “provincial,” so it is correct. Someone who is the opposite of provincial is interested in what is happening outside of his or her narrow domain, so the correct answer choice for Blank (ii) is “kept abreast of.” “Obstinate” may seem a plausible choice for Blank (i), as those who ft the “provincial” stereotype ofen not only are uninterested in other people’s opinions but also actively resist any pressure to change. However, “obstinate” by itself does not imply any particular attitude toward the world beyond one’s immediate environment, as one can be interested in other people’s opinions while at the same time clinging frmly to one’s own.
Thus the correct answer is provincial (Choice A) and kept abreast of (Choice F).
