The notion that femininity is a masquerade, or a matter of acting out a role, was
originally advanced by Joan Riviere in 1929. The idea of a masquerade is often
invoked in protests against the compulsion to conform to masculine _____26_____
of femininity. Observing the behavior of a particular type of intellectual women,
Riviere notes that, _____27_____such women hold positions that are conventionally described as “masculine,” they habitually seek approval from father-figures by _____28_____ an
exaggeratedly feminine or even flirtatious mode of behavior. The deliberate
display of femininity is interpreted as a propitiatory ploy designed to _____29_____ aggression and retribution from men who sense that such women have usurped a masculine
role. For the women _____30_____ , it is a way of overcoming the fear that the father will take his revenge. 【題組】29. (A) make up (B) link to (C) work on (D) ward off