6. On this perfect surface, the artist would sketch a composition with chalk, refine it with ink, and then begin the deliberate process of applying thin layers of egg tempera paint with small brushes.
! z5 S7 y9 l! w2 z3 n$ q [A] decisive [B] careful [C] natural [D] unusual
, ~, p/ B) Z* @; L# p. U, i 7. A daring experimentalist in language, Gertrude Stein wrote in a style so eccentric that early critics were uncertain whether to take her seriously.
7 z1 C$ b8 h7 Y# S' d/ a [A] circular [B] conservative [C] humorous [D] strange# N( v, q/ x; } T7 o
8. The Earth is not an absolutely rigid body but is elastic under conditions of stress.
$ V: w9 j: R! A, T' {% X [A] pliant [B] durable [C] volcanic [D] hazardous
/ p) p5 R; d* n- J! h1 l# ] 9. The quality and number of a city's public roads offer an excellent means of gauging its prosperity.; P- ~5 M$ ]* z! a2 s, |* {
[A] protecting [B] enriching [C] tracing [D] judging. B2 p) n5 [0 k- y4 u4 c
10. William Christopher Handy, the composer of the jazz classic “Memphis Blues”, composed numerous other pieces in the same idiom.
! o( d+ n3 v$ I9 y [A] key [B] period [C] style [D] phrase0 {; W& \; o/ j0 \& M8 ?' n1 [
Keys: 6~10 BDADC |