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Diaries and private notebooks present a peculiar difficulty to those who celebrate literature as an expression of elevated consciousness. The private writings of distinguished essayists and philosophers frequently dwell on petty grievances, professional envy, and mundane domestic frustrations. As a result, one's (i) _______ such thinkers as (ii) _______ figures is often subjected to an uncomfortable jolt upon encountering their notebooks: the intellect that produced the treatises and the personality that filled the private pages can appear entirely (iii) _______ .
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. suspicion of | D. idiosyncratic | G. irreconcilable |
| B. esteem for | E. exemplary | H. derivative |
| C. acquaintance with | F. prolific | I. peripheral |
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Blank (i)
The sentence describes admiration being disturbed after reading private notebooks full of petty thoughts. So the blank should mean: admiration, respect, high regard
Esteem for means: respect for, admiration of
This fits perfectly: people admire philosophers as elevated intellectual figures, then feel shocked by their ordinary flaws.
Answer: B
Blank (ii)
The passage discusses people who are admired for elevated consciousness and intellectual greatness. So the blank should mean: admirable, worthy of imitation, morally/intellectually elevated
Exemplary means: serving as an ideal example, admirable and model-worthy. This matches the idea that readers idealize philosophers and essayists.
Answer: E
Blank (iii)
The sentence contrasts: brilliant public intellect with, petty private personality. The blank must express a strong contradiction or incompatibility.
Irreconcilable means: impossible to harmonize, fundamentally inconsistent
Perfect fit: the public genius and private self seem impossible to connect.
Final Answer: B,E,G
Blank (i)
The sentence describes admiration being disturbed after reading private notebooks full of petty thoughts. So the blank should mean: admiration, respect, high regard
Esteem for means: respect for, admiration of
This fits perfectly: people admire philosophers as elevated intellectual figures, then feel shocked by their ordinary flaws.
Answer: B
Blank (ii)
The passage discusses people who are admired for elevated consciousness and intellectual greatness. So the blank should mean: admirable, worthy of imitation, morally/intellectually elevated
Exemplary means: serving as an ideal example, admirable and model-worthy. This matches the idea that readers idealize philosophers and essayists.
Answer: E
Blank (iii)
The sentence contrasts: brilliant public intellect with, petty private personality. The blank must express a strong contradiction or incompatibility.
Irreconcilable means: impossible to harmonize, fundamentally inconsistent
Perfect fit: the public genius and private self seem impossible to connect.
Final Answer: B,E,G
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Blank (i) - B. esteem for: Only deep positive regard produces an "uncomfortable jolt" when shattered. Suspicion pre-empts the jolt; acquaintance is emotionally neutral.
Blank (ii) - E. exemplary: The thinker must be seen as morally admirable for the private petty writings to be shocking. Prolific describes output, not moral standing; idiosyncratic does not rise to the moral elevation the passage requires.
Blank (iii) - G. irreconcilable: The public intellectual and the private diarist appear impossible to reconcile as the same person. Derivative and peripheral are semantically incoherent in this slot.
Blank (ii) - E. exemplary: The thinker must be seen as morally admirable for the private petty writings to be shocking. Prolific describes output, not moral standing; idiosyncratic does not rise to the moral elevation the passage requires.
Blank (iii) - G. irreconcilable: The public intellectual and the private diarist appear impossible to reconcile as the same person. Derivative and peripheral are semantically incoherent in this slot.
