2015年8月21日SAT官方每日一題

　　標題範例：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.

　　In her review of a recent novel, the book reviewer insisted on discussing details of the author’s life, in open ------- the current trend in criticism, which eschews any consideration of biographical matters.

　　(A) fixation on

　　(B) defiance of

　　(C) deference to

　　(D) incitement of

　　(E) collusion with

　　謎底：B

　　【剖析】

　　Choice (B) is correct. Since the reviewer is openly favoring the discussion of “details of the author’s life,” or “biographical matters,” she is clearly “in open defiance of” current practice, which “eschews,” or shuns, speaking of such things.