1. After rising continuously over the summer, commodity prices fell, leaving analyst wondering whether the downward trend is a truning point or merely a ( ) before demand picks up in the winter months.
C. harbinger
D. portent
E. lull
F. respite
답은 E,F이고 왜 답인지 알겠습니다. 그런데 왜 C나 D(전조)는 안되는 건지 설명해주실 수 있을까요?
2. Memory-prompt technology such as online birthday reminders does more than enhance our recall abilities; it induces us to delegate ever more behaviors to automated processes. Witness the ( ) a program that allows us to create computer greeting cards for the entire year in one sitting.
A. popularity of -답
B. sophistication of
저는 B를 골랐는데요, A가 답인데, 이해되시는 분 설명부탁드립니다!
감사해요~ !!