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Craft and Structure practice question

The well's water is ____: each summer it stands lower, and the village has begun to ration it.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. dwindlingCorrect
  2. B. abundant
  3. C. polluted
  4. D. frozen

Answer: A. dwindling

Lower each summer, rationed.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. abundant
Abundant contradicts rationing.
C. polluted
Quality is not mentioned.
D. frozen
Summer water does not freeze.

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