Sentence Completion - Paradoxical Pairs
MAT 2018 · Language Comprehension · Easy · Vocabulary
Fill in the blank with the appropriate choice:
It is possible to listen to ___ as well as to sound, just as it is possible to see both light and shadow.
- A.
music
- B.
silence
- C.
instrument
- D.
voice
Answer
B
Explanation
The sentence relies on an antonymous parallel: 'light and shadow' are opposites, so 'sound' requires its opposite, 'silence'.
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