1.
For some,the power of omens and signs is easily to dismiss as (i) belief,
based on (ii) evidence,that the future can be foretold by specific,
unrelated events. For others,though, those same omens and signs are clear
and reliable markers of (iii) events.
(i)a dogmatic/an irrational/a heretical
(ii)empirical/substantiated/circumstatial
(iii)incipient/hypothetical/erroneous
Ans: irrational/substantiated/incipient
这想问的是For others这边应该与前面对立，
但我看不出来哪边对立耶＞＜？
2.
It is ironic that Mary Shelley's focus on Victor's passivity render the reader
incapable of sympathizing with the protagonist,much as Dostoyevsky's depiction
of the darkest places in the human psyche once caused his empathy for his
charactors to be ___.
rescinded/commiserated/occluded/disregarded/lambasted
Ans: disregarded
这题也看不太懂，much as是让步吗？
谢谢:)