SAT填空题1.Atthefamilyparty,Lizfoundhercousincharmingandgentletheofhisformerlyvulgarandantisocialself.A.antithesisB.aberration2.Withthegulfbetweenthetwosideswidening,manyconsideredthelikelihoodofamergerbetweenth

Question

SAT 填空题
1.At the family party,Liz found her cousin charming and gentle the ___of his formerly vulgar and antisocial self.
A.antithesis
B.aberration
2.With the gulf between the two sides widening,many considered the likelihood of a merger between the two companies to be _____.
答案说是imminent,但gulf 不应该是隔阂的意思吗,那越大的隔阂就越不可能合并啊!
3.Edward was understandably upset that he had lost the position,but he was ————by the conviction that he had done nothing to ______ the dismission.
正确选项是consoled.merit.
可是我不明白为什么要用merit?

Answer 1

1.A “与他以前的粗俗,不道德”形成了鲜明的对照.
2.gulf 在此时差距的意思,如果两个公司差距太大,弱的那个就极有可能被强的那个吞并.
3.merit 名词是“优点”动词是“值得”相当于be worth +n/doing
因此本句译为“我们可以理解Edward 很难过因为他失去了这个职位,但他感到欣慰的是他没有做任何错误的值得事情免职的事情”