GRE考试

【单选题】 People traveled hundreds of miles to be in the presence of the ______ and listen to his ______ words.
A．(A) scholar.. ludicrous
B．(B) dissident.. calming
C．(C) extrovert.. fabricated
D．(D) miscreant.. joyous
E．(E) sage.. astute

网考网参考答案：E
网考网解析：
The best word for the first blank should be a person whom others would travel hundreds of miles to see. Both scholar and sage seem appropriate. However, only astute fits in the second blank, as it is unlikely that people would travel hundreds of miles to listen to a scholar's ludicrous words. 查看试题解析出处>>