[BB Test 5 Section 4 Q5] Text Completion Question

While she intially suffered the fate of many pioneers-the incomprehension of her colleagues- octogenarian Nobel laureate barbara McClintock has lived to _____ the triumph of her once _____ scientific theories.

(A) descry … innovative
(B) regret … insignificant
(C) perpetuate … tentative
(D) enjoy … authoritative
(E) savir … heterodox

how did you attempt it?

I actually had doubts myself, then I later watch Greg’s Test 5 TC video

I meant, what was your approach when you solved it? I’m not concerned with whether your answer is correct or not. What I want to know is the approach you took to choose the blanks. This way, if possible, I can correct you at those steps.

For example, if you provide your process, starting with “First, I did this,” then “I inferred this and chose this blank due to it” (let’s say I infer this in 3 steps), and finally, “Your step 1 and step 3 were correct, but you made a mistake at step 2.” In that case, you would only need to change your thinking for step 2. However, if you just ask, “I have doubts,” without providing any rough work, then instead of looking at the question through your perspective, I will look at it from my perspective, and provide the answer and when you look at it you’ll say gotcha ! without putting much thought into it, which in my personal opinion is not that beneficial for you.

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