College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The new faculty member was a world-renowned scholar who, unfortunately, considered teaching undergraduates ------- him; he rarely ------- to speak to students who were not taking advanced post-graduate courses.

1. within . . presumed


2. above . . needed


3. beneath . . deigned


4. beyond . . neglected


5. like . . prepared