But some art-snobs are also modernity-snobs. There are enough of them, with the few eccentrics who like works of art for their own （）, to provide living artists with the means of subsistence.
A、appearance
B、poverty
C、role
D、sake
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：for one's own sake：为了某人自己的利益，喜爱。句意：但某些艺术势利者同时也是新潮势利者，他们这些人再加上少数出于对艺术品本身的喜爱而买画的怪人，足以使活着的艺术家维持生计。
