The underlined sentence "I'll take healthy illusion any day" in paragraph 4 implies that t
A.is against being a realist.
B.is no guard against unhealthy illusion.
C.believes that illusions are indispensable.
D.is afraid of getting depressed.
A.is against being a realist.
B.is no guard against unhealthy illusion.
C.believes that illusions are indispensable.
D.is afraid of getting depressed.
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()is a branch of linguistics that studies the rule that govern the formation of sentences.
A.Syntax
B.Phonetics
C.Semantics
D.Phonology
By stating "I could have had my eyes closed" the author means (Line 7, Para. 3, last sentence) ______.
A.the third baseman would rather sleep than play the game
B.the author could close his eyes without watching the game, because it was always the same.
C.the third baseman is no good at baseball that he could finish the game with eyes closed all the time and do his work well
D.the consequence was too bad he could not bear to see it
The word "tanked" underlined in Paragraph 1 means ______ .
A.shrank
B.protected
C.covered
D.boomed
The underlined word "reside" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A.fill
B.decide
C.occupy
D.live
The underlined word "significant" in paragraph 3 most probably means______.
A.fatal
B.meaningful
C.remarkable
D.harmful
The underlined word" range" probably means ______.
A.room
B.center
C.target
D.distance
The underlined word "thwart" (Para. 1) most probably means"______".
A.destroy
B.forbid
C.cure
D.prevent