【SAT官方每日一题】14/8/12 Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

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考试类型: Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

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* C* \- W& L% k0 j1 b5 Z2 vChoose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

. W& W& p# t, B- H- I- mTheir conversation was unsettling, for the gravity of their topic contrasted so oddly with the------- of their tone.

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A. uniqueness

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7 @- n( N/ Z, \: @, k0 d2 T" k* jC. lightness

6 @& n, S4 T% ^D. precision

; Q9 j* u7 O5 Q/ hE. reverence

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" B1 C3 ?$ g* J- L解析:

0 \( Q1 o+ {& j" C& m; OOnly “lightness” fits the logic of the sentence as being contrary to the “gravity” of the topic. Listening to others discuss a grave (or serious) topic in a light-hearted tone would be unsettling and confusing.
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