For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.

That we may become flaccid after our rivals have been vanquished, and we are surrounded by those friendly to our interests, is in no way a(n) (i) observation. Still, history is rife with examples where a sense of (ii) pervades once a people has achieved victory. Yet, even were this insight more (iii), few would take notice, as human nature is wont to ignore future threats in times of prosperity.

Blank (i)

pithy

trite

astounding

Blank (ii)

duty

camaraderie

complacency

Blank (iii)

widely circulated

clearly unassailable

hastily dismissed

我的答案： 无