Q1 Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater
------- their efforts to build a progressive party than
the ------- of the progressives already elected to the
legislature.
(A) support for. .advocacy
(B) threat to … promise
(C) benefit from … success
(D) obstacle to … resistance
(E) praise for … reputation
Hi, I’m having trouble with choosing the right answer for this this question and my logic might be reason
The ‘Ironically’ indicates a contrast and the strategy I used was the Double possiblities.
The first idea is saying that these leaders had no ---------- to their efforts
Since it’s a contrast we are going against this idea.
The second idea says the progressies elected before had ‘something’
So if the leaders had no support, this means that the already elected had support
And if the leaders had no oppositon to their efforts, the already elected had oppositions.
I observed that the two blanks are synonyms.
Choice B and C are eliminated because of they are not synonymous
How do I choose between answer choice A and D.
Q2 It is strange how words shape our thoughts and
trap us at the bottom of deeply ------- canyons of
thinking, their imprisoning sides carved out by the
------- of past usage.
For this question, I have no clue of what is happening. The only things I noticed are
‘It is strange’ indicating a contrast and ‘their’ indicationg previously referenced. How do I tackle this question?