GRE 填空

She expected her book to be _____, but in fact few of her readers disagreed with its premise that street art, long considered a mere sideshow entertainment, deserved to be regarded as high art.

A. controversial
B. dramatic
C. impressive
D. acclaimed
E. provocative
F. popular

















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She expected her book to be _____, but in fact few of her readers disagreed with its premise that street art, long considered a mere sideshow entertainment, deserved to be regarded as high art.

A. controversial
B. dramatic
C. impressive
D. acclaimed
E. provocative
F. popular

她希望她的書 _____，但實際上沒有讀者不同意這樣的前提，即街頭藝術長期以來只是一種旁觀者的娛樂活動，值得稱之為高藝術。

 白話：她希望她的書 _____，但實際上沒有讀者不同意街頭藝術是一種高藝術。

 再白話：她希望她的書 _____(-)，但(-)實際大家都同意(+)。


Ans: AE

 controversial
/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/
adjective 有爭議的；引起爭議的

 dramatic
/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/
adjective 驟然的；戲劇性的；激動人心的
adjective 戲劇的；表演的

 impressive
/ɪmˈpres.ɪv/
adjective （因特殊、重要或巨大而）給人留下深刻印象的
adjective （因具備特殊技能）令人欽佩的

 acclaimed
/əˈkleɪm/
noun （公開的）稱譽；讚賞；歡迎
verb （公開）稱譽；讚賞；歡迎

 provocative
/prəˈvɑː.kə.t̬ɪv/
adjective 引發思考的，啟發性的

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