startus Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 People should not be praised for their virtue if they lack the energy to be_________; in such cases, goodness is merely the effect of __________. a) depraved..hesitation b) cruel..effortlessness c) wicked..indolence d) unjust..boredom e) iniquitous..impiety although i find the answer on this site but i don not understand what the sentence means and how should i fill it? please give me a bright answer as english is my second language. the answer is c. thanks in advanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Hanneson Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 With all text completion and sentence equivalence questions, we're looking for descriptive words that provide context for the missing words. People should not be praised for their virtue if they lack the energy to be____ This suggests that people who are too lazy to be NON-VIRTUOUS should not be praised for their virtue. So, the first word must convey the same meaning as NON-VIRTUOUS Hmmm, all of the answer choices look good. So, let's keep going in such cases, goodness is merely the effect of __________. From the first part, we see that their goodness is due to their LAZINESS (there are too lazy to be bad). So, the second word must convey the same meaning as LAZY Only C looks good. When we check both words, they fit nicely. For more strategies on solving text completion questions, see our free set of 51 videos at GRE Text Completion | Greenlight Test Prep Cheers, Brent - Greenlight Test Prep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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