Answer of Section 1, Question 10
In one commentator's view, modern free traders are complete ______ because they show no interest in practicality, nuance, or flexibility on the issue of free trade.
| Blank |
|---|
| (A) ideologues |
| (B) cynics |
| (C) zealots |
| (D) simpletons |
| (E) hypocrites |
| (F) phonies |
官方解說：
The words that fill in the blank must convey a meaning consistent with the idea of people who are inflexible, impractical, and unsubtle about an issue (in this case, free trade). Such people can fairly be called "ideologues" and "zealots" While "cynics" might be inflexible, cynicism is not a trait necessarily associated with rigidity or lack of nuance. "Simpletons" is compatible with the notion of persons lacking subtlety, but no other answer choice would generate a sentence with the same meaning. "Hypocrites" and "phonies" are people who pretend to be what they are not; this is not consistent with the idea of having no interest in practicality or flexibility.
Thus the correct answer is ideologues and zealots.
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