The word "thorny" （Line 5, Para. 1) most probably means" ______ ".A．pricklyB．difficultC．mi

The word "substantially" （Line 2, Para. 5 ) most likely means ______.A．a little bitB．in fa

The author quotes Hilton Kramer in Para. 2 most probably in order to illustrateA．realism i

The word "hassles" in the passage （Line 4, Para. 3) probably meansA．agreements.B．worries.C

The author quotes the example of Straus in Para. 4 to showA．the whole process of applying

The word "taxing" （Line Para. 5) is closest in meaning toA．straightforward.B．impossible.C．

The word "patriarch" （Line 5, Para. 2) most probably means _____.A．founderB．monarchC．elder