• 第 1 頁：GRE填空試題
• 第 2 頁：參考答案

正確答案：AE
答案解析：
關鍵字：分號、“，+and”結構表示復指，hardly表示否定，almost表示遞進先從blank(i)入手，節選出其所在部分：
hardly (i) ______ kind of story, the ghost story is almost the paradigm of the form
這兩個短句之間通過hardly引導，表示兩句話之間取反。兩句話主語一致，因此blank(i)中應該填入的對于這種故事的描述與后半句中的描述相反，后面說這些故事是“paradigm”，是“典范、樣本”，是一種正評價，因此在前面我們就應該填入一個負評價與之對應取反。
而對于blank(ii)，里面應該填入一個名詞或名詞性結構。由于；與“，+and”結構表示同一種意思，因而可以簡化為：
Stories are a haunted genre; (ii) ______ was undoubtedly one effect that Poe had in mind when he wrote about how stories work.
這兩句話之間是復指關系，前文所說內容在后文中完全體現，因而前一句話中說有些文學作品是描寫鬼魂的，后面就直接將鬼故事的特點搬上來填入即可。
詞語解釋：
[1].(A) a debased：（低級的）lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
[2]. (B) a normative：（標準的）conforming to or based on norms
[3]. (C) a meticulous：（一絲不茍的）marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
[4]. (D) pessimism：（悲觀主義）an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
[5].(E) goose bumps：（雞皮疙瘩）a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement
[6]. (F) curiosity：（引人入勝）one that arouses interest especially for uncommon or exotic characteristics