SAT官方试题分享：2014年11月3日(阅读)

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Until Florence Nightingale made nursing ______ , it was considered a ______ profession.

A. scientific . . painstaking

B. essential . . dangerous

C. noble . . lofty

D. patriotic . . worthy

E. respectable . . degrading

正确答案:E

解析:

“Respectable” and “degrading” most clearly convey a distinct change in the image of nursing: though nursing was first considered degrading, Florence Nightingale's accomplishments made it respectable.

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