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Craft and Structure practice question

The pump runs ____; it has not been switched off since the mine was reopened in 1998.

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

  1. A. continuouslyCorrect
  2. B. occasionally
  3. C. quietly
  4. D. backwards

Answer: A. continuously

Never switched off.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. occasionally
Occasionally contradicts 'not switched off'.
C. quietly
Noise is not the point.
D. backwards
Direction is not the point.

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