Answer of Section 4, Question 8
The growing competition among the science journals for the most-important research may contribute to mistakes and fabrications, even in the most ______ of the bunch.
| Blank |
|---|
| (A) vigilant |
| (B) innovative |
| (C) ambitious |
| (D) careful |
| (E) motivated |
| (F) unfortunate |
官方解說：
The word "even" as it's used in the sentence points to an unexpected situation: competition among science journals may contribute to mistakes and fabrications in a certain kind of journal. Of the answer choices, "vigilant" and "careful" as well as "ambitious" and "motivated" produce sentences that are alike in meaning. It's clear, however, that the first pair fits the given context better than the second pair, since one would not expect a vigilant or a careful journal to contain mistakes and fabrications.
Thus the correct answer is vigilant and careful.
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