on this perfect surface, the artist would sketch a composition with chalk, refine it with ink, and then begin the deliberate process of applying thin layers of egg tempera paint with small brushes.

[a] decisive [b] careful [c] natural [d] unusual

a daring experimentalist in language, gertrude stein wrote in a style so eccentric that early critics were uncertain whether to take her seriously.

[a] circular [b] conservative [c] humorous [d] strange

the earth is not an absolutely rigid body but is elastic under conditions of stress.

[a] pliant [b] durable [c] volcanic [d] hazardous

the quality and number of a citys public roads offer an excellent means of gauging its prosperity.

[a] protecting [b] enriching [c] tracing [d] judging

william christopher handy, the composer of the jazz classic “memphis blues”, composed numerous other pieces in the same idiom.

[a] key [b] period [c] style [d] phrase

keys: 6～10 bdadc