keen
innate
8.A ------- person, he found the training almost unbearably monotonous, but he resolved to check his ------- and perform the basic tasks required.
Answer Choices
bitter . . submissiveness
reclusive . . reserve
dynamic . . restlessness
mercurial . . constancy
vivacious . . ambition
9.The play, which features ------- mix of comedy, pathos, and music, was correctly described by one honest critic as a -------.
a seamless . . debacle
an ungainly . . hodgepodge
an unfortunate . . masterpiece
an inappropriate . . success
a harmonious . . failure
Explanation
1.
The key words are sufficiently, which indicates a positive response to the writers ideas, and bear with, which conveys negative feelings toward the writers language. Only interesting...abuses of provides a corresponding positive-negative relationship.
2.
Choice is correct. If these terms were inserted into the sentence, the sentence would read The success of the Norman Invasion depended on an intricate logistical operation: in planning it, William the Conqueror wisely left no detail overlooked. The sentence indicates that the Norman Invasion was an overall success and that William the Conqueror behaved wisely, so we can infer that the logistical operation was well-planned. It is likely, then, that William the Conqueror did not overlook, or neglect, any of the numerous logistical details involved in an intricate, or complex, operation.
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