219. Although A.S. Byatt's stories are elaborate and some times contain supernatural elements, her characters do not seem ______ ; on the contrary, they are quite ______ .
A. simplistic, eccentric
B. realistic, memorable
C. abstruse, incomprehensible
D. contrived, plausible
E. intricate, complex
220. Dr. Allan was told informally of several intriguing cases that accorded with her theory, but this ______ evidence could not provide the confirmation that a more ______ series of experiments would.
A. anecdotal, systematic
B. theoretical, convoluted
C. impressionistic, analogous
D. unsubstantiated, dilatory
E. dogmatic, rigorous