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The subjectivity inherent in travel is aptly captured in the range of
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The subjectivity inherent in travel is aptly captured in the range of styles used by different writers. For Hemingway, writing eighty years ago, the experience of travel-regardless of how momentous-was rendered in (i) _______ observations, a style many of today's writers studiously (ii) _______ . Then there is travel writer Pico Iyer, for whom a simple stroll through an airport can beget sentences bursting forth with as many semicolons as revelations. Who thought the terminal could be so (iii) ______ ? Surely not many writers today.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. prosaic | D. avoid | G. irrevocably wrenching |
| B. aphoristic | E. lampoon | H. wildly unpredictable |
| C. sardonic | F. cultivate | I. endlessly fascinating |
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Re: The subjectivity inherent in travel is aptly captured in the range of
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18 Nov 2025, 11:35
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Even though the official answers are B-F-I, I could disagree
Detailed Analysis
1. Analyze the Contrast: The passage contrasts two styles:
- Hemingway's style: Described as using _____ (i) observations, a style today's writers _______ (ii).
- Pico lyer's style: Described as "sentences bursting forth with as many semicolons as revelations" (suggesting complexity, detail, and length).
2. Determine Blank (i): Hemingway's Style
- Since lyer's style is long, complex, and full of revelations, Hemingway's style must be the opposite: short, concise, and direct.
- B. aphoristic means concise, short, and containing a pithy observation. This perfectly fits the spare, unadorned prose style for which Hemingway is famous.
- A. prosaic (dull, unimaginative) is too negative.
- C. sardonic (mockingly cynical) describes tone, not the length/structure of observations.
3. Determine Blank (ii): Today's Writers' Reaction
- If Hemingway's style is short/aphoristic and lyer's style (the vogue style) is long/revelatory, then today's writers would deliberately avoid the simple, concise style of Hemingway.
- D. avoid fits perfectly, establishing the clear generational contrast in style.
- F. cultivate (to develop, promote) is the opposite of the required meaning.
4. Determine Blank (iii): The Terminal's Quality
- The question is raised because Iyer takes a "simple stroll through an airport" and finds enough material to yield "sentences bursting forth with... revelations." This suggests the airport terminal is surprisingly deep or interesting.
- I. endlessly fascinating captures the idea that lyer can draw surprising and deep insights ("revelations") from a mundane, modern setting like an airport terminal.
- G. irrevocably wrenching (painful, agonizing) is too extreme and doesn't fit the context of the unexpected "revelations."
- H. wildly unpredictable relates to events, not the quality of the subject matter itself.
Detailed Analysis
1. Analyze the Contrast: The passage contrasts two styles:
- Hemingway's style: Described as using _____ (i) observations, a style today's writers _______ (ii).
- Pico lyer's style: Described as "sentences bursting forth with as many semicolons as revelations" (suggesting complexity, detail, and length).
2. Determine Blank (i): Hemingway's Style
- Since lyer's style is long, complex, and full of revelations, Hemingway's style must be the opposite: short, concise, and direct.
- B. aphoristic means concise, short, and containing a pithy observation. This perfectly fits the spare, unadorned prose style for which Hemingway is famous.
- A. prosaic (dull, unimaginative) is too negative.
- C. sardonic (mockingly cynical) describes tone, not the length/structure of observations.
3. Determine Blank (ii): Today's Writers' Reaction
- If Hemingway's style is short/aphoristic and lyer's style (the vogue style) is long/revelatory, then today's writers would deliberately avoid the simple, concise style of Hemingway.
- D. avoid fits perfectly, establishing the clear generational contrast in style.
- F. cultivate (to develop, promote) is the opposite of the required meaning.
4. Determine Blank (iii): The Terminal's Quality
- The question is raised because Iyer takes a "simple stroll through an airport" and finds enough material to yield "sentences bursting forth with... revelations." This suggests the airport terminal is surprisingly deep or interesting.
- I. endlessly fascinating captures the idea that lyer can draw surprising and deep insights ("revelations") from a mundane, modern setting like an airport terminal.
- G. irrevocably wrenching (painful, agonizing) is too extreme and doesn't fit the context of the unexpected "revelations."
- H. wildly unpredictable relates to events, not the quality of the subject matter itself.
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