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Craft and Structure practice question
Thick fog began to ____ the far shore, until only the lighthouse's beam showed where the land lay.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. obscureCorrect
- B. reveal
- C. warm
- D. approach
Answer: A. obscure
The shore vanished from view until only the beam remained. Fog that hides something 'obscures' it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reveal
- 'Reveal' is the opposite of hiding the shore.
- C. warm
- Fog doesn't warm a shore, and warmth wouldn't make it disappear.
- D. approach
- Fog approaching a shore wouldn't hide it 'until only the beam showed'.
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