6. 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

　　7. 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

　　8. The Earth is not an absolutely rigid body but is elastic under conditions of stress.

　　[A] pliant            [B] durable           [C] volcanic        [D] hazardous

　　9. The quality and number of a city's public roads offer an excellent means of gauging its prosperity.

　　[A] protecting        [B] enriching        [C] tracing        [D] judging

　　10. 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