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Critics have a well-worn habit of treating a director's lack of formal
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20 Aug 2026, 23:47
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Critics have a well-worn habit of treating a director's lack of formal conservatory training as a (i) ______, one they invoke almost reflexively when reviewing any newcomer's early work; what struck many observers as a curious inversion, however, was watching those same reviewers single out the debut filmmaker's conspicuous (ii) ______ for extravagant praise.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. liability | D. rawness |
| B. credential | E. expertise |
| C. quirk | F. temerity |
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Re: Critics have a well-worn habit of treating a director's lack of formal
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29 Aug 2026, 10:30
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Blank (i)
Liability = a disadvantage or weakness. Critics treat the lack of formal training as a disadvantage, especially for newcomers.
Blank (ii)
Rawness = an unpolished, instinctive, or unrefined quality. The passage calls it a “curious inversion” that reviewers who usually criticize the lack of training instead praised the filmmaker’s conspicuous rawness.
So the answer is A, D.
Blank (i)
Liability = a disadvantage or weakness. Critics treat the lack of formal training as a disadvantage, especially for newcomers.
Blank (ii)
Rawness = an unpolished, instinctive, or unrefined quality. The passage calls it a “curious inversion” that reviewers who usually criticize the lack of training instead praised the filmmaker’s conspicuous rawness.
So the answer is A, D.
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