【SAT官方每日一题】7/30/12 Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.The actor’s ------- decline in popularity was as striking and unexpected as his ------- rise to prominence had been.
A. sudden . . meteoric
B. gradual . . equivocal
C. precipitous . . obscure
D. dazzling . . secret
E. inevitable . . unpredictable
正确答案:A
解析:
Choice (A) is correct. We know that “striking and unexpected” describes both the actor’s rise and his decline; “sudden” fits with this description, as does “meteoric,” which means suddenly or temporarily brilliant.
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