【SAT官方每日一题】7/30/12 Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

滚吧肥汤圆UID: 3272378

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
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/ N2 u- k  e2 k3 U+ V9 lThe actor’s ------- decline in popularity was as striking and unexpected as his ------- rise to prominence had been.

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A. sudden . . meteoric

B. gradual . . equivocal

C. precipitous . . obscure
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, E) ^( r9 @0 t- U/ C( FD. dazzling . . secret

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正确答案:A
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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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