After Winning The Lottery, John Bought Sports Cars, Built A Mansion, And Wore Designer Suits, But, By Thus ------- His ----, He Alienated His Friends.
Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Example:
Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional republics overnight; on the contrary, the change was ----.
(A) unpopular (B) unexpected (C) advantageous (D) sufficient (E) gradual
After winning the lottery, John bought sports cars, built a mansion, and wore designer suits, but, by thus --·· his ----, he alienated his friends.
(A) enduring .. hardship
(B) flaunting .. prosperity
(C) undermining .. image
(D) calculating .. successes
(E) moderating .. consumption
asked Jun 25 12:00:00 AM