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SAT Reading Section: Sentence Completion Drill 1, Problem 1
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SAT Reading Section: Drill 2, Problem 4 Sentence Completion
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- 00:03
And here's your Shmoop du jour...
- 00:05
Which word could fill in the blank so that the sentence below makes sense?
- 00:09
Regardless of status or wealth, one must be blank and continue to work hard in order to
- 00:14
keep what one has earned.
- 00:15
Here are the potential answers.
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- 00:27
This sentence is lecturing us on how to keep what we've earned, so we're looking for
- 00:31
a word that describes a positive way of working.
- 00:34
(A), (C) and (E) are all easy to eliminate.
- 00:39
"Absurd" means ridiculous, "asinine" means stupid, and "impetuous" means thoughtless.
- 00:47
If anybody used those words to describe us, we wouldn't be expecting an employee of
- 00:51
the month award.
- 00:53
"Sensible" isn't a totally asinine choice.
- 00:57
Most people would agree that working hard is a pretty sensible thing to do.
- 01:01
However, "persistent" seems to work a little better in this sentence.
- 01:06
We're looking for something that describes continued work, and "persistent" means
- 01:11
to... keep on keeping on. So (D) is the best answer.
- 01:15
D for our work here is "Done."
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