2016年5月7日SAT考试填空预测

　　Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

　　With the 1969 film The Learning Tree, Gordon Parks proved what a truly ------- artist he was: he not only directed the film and composed its musical score, but also adapted its screenplay from his own novel.

　　(A) complacent

　　(B) protean

　　(C) lauded

　　(D) clairvoyant

　　(E) harried

　　Explanation

　　Choice (B) is correct. The structure of the sentence indicates that the word that fills in the blank will be explained by the part of the sentence that follows the colon. We are told that Gordon Parks adapted the screenplay for The Learning Tree "from his own novel," wrote music for the film, and directed the film. Because of his involvement in several different aspects of the film, it makes sense to describe Parks as "protean," or demonstrating great variety and diversity.

　　Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

　　Scientists have discovered that our sense of smell is surprisingly ------- , capable of distinguishing thousands of chemical odors.

　　(A) rigid

　　(B) inert

　　(C) erratic

　　(D) keen

　　(E) innate

　　Explanation

　　One of the meanings of “keen” is “acutely sensitive.” Therefore, if our sense of smell is keen or acutely sensitive, it is capable of “distinguishing thousands of chemical odors.”

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