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Science is arguably a very high-minded pursuit, but that is not to say that all of its practitioners are _____, as numerous articles alleging overly generous pharmaceutical industry payments to medical researchers have tried to show.

A. conventional
B. clever
C. unimpeachable
D. ingenious
E. blameless
F. predictable

















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Science is arguably a very high-minded pursuit(+), but(-) that is not to say(-) that all of its practitioners are _____(+), as numerous articles alleging overly generous pharmaceutical industry payments to medical researchers have tried to show.

A. conventional
B. clever
C. unimpeachable
D. ingenious
E. blameless
F. predictable

科學可以說是一個非常高瞻遠矚的追求，但這並不是說所有的從業者都是_____，因為許多醫學研究者曾經試圖證明過度慷慨的醫藥行業支付。

Ans: CE

arguably
/ˈɑːrɡ.ju.ə.bli/
adverb 大概，可能

 pursuit
/pɚˈsuːt/
noun 嗜好，消遣，娛樂
noun 追蹤；追擊
noun 追求；從事；實行

 conventional
/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
adjective 傳統的；常規的；普通的

 clever
/ˈklev.ɚ/
adjective 聰明的；伶俐的；機靈的
adjective 靈巧的；熟練的
adjective （設計）巧妙的，精巧的
adjective 滑頭的，油腔滑調的

 unimpeachable
/ˌʌn.ɪmˈpiː.tʃə.bəl/ 
adjective （品格）無可懷疑的，無可指責的，無可挑剔的

 ingenious
/ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
adjective （人）靈巧的；（物品等）製作精巧的；（方法等）巧妙的

 predictable
/prɪˈdɪk.tə.bəl/
adjective 可預言的；可預計的，可預料的
adjective 意料之中的；墨守成規的，按老套辦事的

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