2016年1月8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.

　　Lazarro's last movie polarized viewers: while many ------- the film for its artfully directed scenes, others ------- it for being inaccessible.

　　(A) praised . . extolled

　　(B) disparaged . . blamed

　　(C) regarded . . commended

　　(D) admired . . endorsed

　　(E) lauded . . criticized

　　謎底：E

　　【剖析】It makes sense to suggest that viewers who felt that a film was “artfully directed” would have “lauded,” or praised, it, and that viewers who found that film “inaccessible,” or difficult to understand, would have “criticized,” or found fault with, it. Furthermore, the sentence indicates that Lazarro's film “polarized viewers,” or caused viewers to have opposing reactions to the film, and lauding is the opposite of criticizing.