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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
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Greeted sth. with temerity

0 "As 01i00___ as she was to the widespread dissatisfaction with her performance on the job, it is no wonder that she greeted the news of her dismissal with ___02i00. 02br
00A. receptive … disdain 02br
00B. acquiescent … temerity 02br
00C. oblivious … astonishment 02br
00D. vulnerable … uncertainty 02br
00E. responsive … apathy" 02br
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00The answer is B. But I just don't get why she still greeted the news of her dismissal with temerity when she was acquiescent to the wdespread dissatifaction with her performance on the job. 0-
  

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0 I think the answer is C. 02br 02br 00She was oblivious -- completely unaware of -- the dissatisfaction with her performance, so she was astonished when she was dismissed. 0-

  • 0 I think the answer is C.
  • 02br 02br 00She was oblivious -- completely unaware of -- the dissatisfaction with her performance, so she was astonished when she was dismissed.
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0 I think the answer is C. 02br
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00She was oblivious -- completely unaware of -- the dissatisfaction with her performance, so she was astonished when she was dismissed. 0-
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0 Thank you! 02br
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00You might be right. But "Be oblivious to the widespread dissatisfaction with her performance on the job" doesn't sounds that right and reasonable. "Ignore to" may be Okay, anyway. 0-
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0 Yes, I'd say C too... 0-
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0 Are you sure the official answer is B, Jeff? 02br
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00B makes no sense at all. 02br
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00MrP 0-
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0 I am not so sure, MrP. I suppose that there's some typo in the transcipt. I, too, thought that B made no sense. 02br
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00Thank you, anyway. 0-

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