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[philipskaren]

it is only to the vain that all is vanity ;and all is ---------- only to those who have never been ---------- themselves.
a)arrogance....proud of
b)deception...sincere with
c)cowardice...afraid for
d)indolence...bored by
e)solitude...left to

its b)

we are -------- the intellects of the past ;or,rather,like children we take it for granted that somebody must supply us with our supper and our -----------.
a)ungrateful to...ideas
b)dependent on...repose
c)unfaithful to...needs
d)fortunate in...allowance
e)generous to...wants

its a)
can somebody please help me.

[kfree]

Originally posted by philipskaren

it is only to the vain that all is vanity ;and all is ---------- only to those who have never been ---------- themselves.
a)arrogance....proud of
b)deception...sincere with
c)cowardice...afraid for
d)indolence...bored by
e)solitude...left to

its b)

vain : someone who is conceit.
vanity: emptiness, hollowness, or only on the surface.
The sentence is a repetition. The second part is the reverse of the first part. SO, the first blank should return "vanity", and the second blank should be used to describe "vain".
vanity -> deception
vain -> never been sincere with themselves.

[kfree]

we are -------- the intellects of the past ;or,rather,like children we take it for granted that somebody must supply us with our supper and our -----------.
a)ungrateful to...ideas
b)dependent on...repose
c)unfaithful to...needs
d)fortunate in...allowance
e)generous to...wants

its a)
can somebody please help me.

logic for 1st blank: we are XXX for something just like children we take it for granted that ....

logic for 2nd blank: we are XXX for the intellects of the past,.... take it for granted that somebody must supply us with our supper and our -----------.
revert back to intellect = ideas.

[philipskaren]

thanx but the first one is still unclear.could u please elaborate on that a little bit.

[eagle]

Originally posted by philipskaren

it is only to the vain that all is vanity ;and all is ---------- only to those who have never been ---------- themselves.
a)arrogance....proud of
b)deception...sincere with
c)cowardice...afraid for
d)indolence...bored by
e)solitude...left to

its b)

we are -------- the intellects of the past ;or,rather,like children we take it for granted that somebody must supply us with our supper and our -----------.
a)ungrateful to...ideas
b)dependent on...repose
c)unfaithful to...needs
d)fortunate in...allowance
e)generous to...wants

its a)
can somebody please help me.

Vain is to vanity ,but the second part of the sentence demands opposites. i.e. all is XXX to those who <font color="orange">have never been </font id="orange">XXX
arrogant cannot be proud-
cowardice cannot be afraid-
indolence cannot be bored by
solitude cannot be left to-all of these are nonsensical.
The only option that makes sense is-
deception cannot be being sincere.
Notice the-have never been.