After months of staying home doing nothing at all, Mark was ready to get out of his life because he finally realized that it was not the end of the world to break up with his girlfriend.
這個考點測試能否透過「擺脫」這個動作判斷形容詞的正負極性。關鍵判斷準則是:當看到 get out of 這類「逃離、擺脫」的動詞時,後面描述的狀態必然是負面的。正確答案 pathetic(可悲的)是唯一符合負面語境的選項。考生最容易因為看到「準備做某事」就聯想成正向轉變,誤選 admirable(令人敬佩的)或 dynamic(有活力的)這類正面詞,卻忽略了「想擺脫的生活」本身就帶有負面評價,不會有人想逃離美好的事物。