Ever prey to vagrant impulses that impelled him to (i)____ his talents on a host

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问题 Ever prey to vagrant impulses that impelled him to (i)____ his talents on a host of unworthy projects, his very (ii)____ nonetheless enhanced his reputation, for the sheer energy of his extravagance dazzled observers.

选项 A、undermine…enthusiasm
B、isolate…selectiveness
C、display…affability
D、squander…dissipation
E、implicate…genius

答案 D

解析空格(ii)：
- 方程等号：his表示指示代词，指示对象特征前后同义重复。
- 强词和对应：后文说他挥霍的能力让围观者震惊，因此空格(ii)和extravagance根据his取同，体现“挥霍”的特点。enthusiasm热情，selectiveness选择性，affability亲切，dissipation浪费，genius天赋。选项D合适。
空格(i)：
- 方程等号：nonetheless表示转折，反义重复。
- 强词和对应：后文说他“挥霍”的行为提高了他的声誉，unworthy和enhanced reputation根据nonetheless取反。空格(i)描述他的行为，与extravagance取同，体现他的行为有“挥霍的”特征。undermine削弱，isolate使孤立，display展现，squander挥霍，implicate牵涉。综合空格(ii)，答案选D。

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