GRE考试

【单选题】 The editors of the magazine are often criticized for the ______ of their opinion column, which frequently ______ from one side of an issue to the other.
A．(A) monotony.. continues
B．(B) ingenuity.. settles
C．(C) unpredictability.. scuttles
D．(D) inconsistency .. vacillates
E．(E) rigidity.. dithers

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
The context of this sentence indicates that there is something about the column that is often criticized. Look at each answer choice and fill in the blanks in the sentence. The words in answer choice A do not fit the context of the sentence. Ingenuity is not usually criticized and does not make sense with settles. Unpredictability could very well be criticized, but scuttles does not logically define an opinion. Rigidity could very well be criticized, but something that is rigid, or inflexible, does not usually dither, which describes something uncertain or undecided. Therefore, answer choice D is best: The column is criticized for inconsistency (the opinions disagree or are not predictable) because the opinions stated often vacillate (vary between two opposing beliefs). 查看试题解析出处>>