This composer has never courted popularity: her rugged modernism seems to defy rather than _____ to the audience.
A：ignore
B：discount
C：woo
D：teach
E：cow
答案：C
The sight of a single actor portraying several characters in the same scene is no longer a shock to the average moviegoer, such special-effects trickery having become so _____ .
A：expensive
B：specialized
C：sinister
D：commonplace
E：unreliable
答案：D
Early studies often concluded that the public was _____ the propagandistic influence of mass communications, but one recent study indicates that, on the contrary, mass communications seldom produce marked changes in social attitudes or actions.
A：unaware of
B：scornful of
C：susceptible to
D：unimpressed by
E：coping with
答案：C
The figure-skating pair’s convincing victory last week was particularly (i) _____to their rivals, who were in peak form and complained privately about the judging. That the pair won when their rivals were (ii) _____ too is also impressive.
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A：unsurprising D：terrific
B：irksome E：nervous
C：gratifying F：inconsistent
答案：BD
In his initial works, the playwright made physical disease (i) _____ factor in the action; from this, his early critics inferred that he had a predilection for focusing on (ii) _____ subject matter.
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A：a pivotal D：recondite
B：a nonexistent E：uncomplicated
C：an obscure F：morbid
答案：AF
