考试类型: Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

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

The play, which features ------- mix of comedy, pathos, and music, was correctly described by one honest critic as a -------.

A. a seamless . . debacle

B. an ungainly . . hodgepodge

C. an unfortunate . . masterpiece

D. an inappropriate . . success

E. a harmonious . . failure

正确答案:B

解析:

Choice (B) is correct. If the play is an “ungainly,” or clumsy, mixture of different elements, an honest critic would justifiably describe it as a “hodgepodge,” or a disorganized jumble.