Question

The cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs both classical and contemporary works; he is honored both as an active _______ of the new and as _______ interpreter of the old.

• A. Excluder . . a disciplined
• B. Reviler . . an unparalleled
• C. Disparager . . a pathetic
• D. Champion . . an inadequate
• E. Proponent . . an incomparable

Answer 1

The correct option is D Champion . . an inadequate

Since the cellist popularises the new, he is a propagator of it, that is a proponent. As there is none to whom he can be compared while interpreting the old, he is incomparable. Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not express the meaning, hence, incorrect.