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根据网考网考试中心的统计分析，以下试题在2018/7/19日GRE考试习题练习中，答错率较高，为：39%
【单选题】 A university training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a ______ of thought.
A．(A) line
B．(B) strand
C．(C) mass
D．(D) plethora
E．(E) skein

网考网参考答案：E，答错率：39%
网考网试题解析：
One would have to disentangle a skein or coiled and twisted bundle of yarn. Note how the presence of the verb disentangle, which may be used both figuratively and literally, influences the writer's choice of words. In this case, while line and strand are possible choices, neither word possesses the connotations of twistings and tangled contortions that make skein the most suitable choice. 查看试题解析出处>>