Craft and StructureEasy–MediumVerb fixed by chartering an aircraft
Craft and Structure practice question
To ____ the delivery of medicines, the charity chartered its own aircraft rather than waiting for commercial flights.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. expediteCorrect
- B. delay
- C. cancel
- D. inspect
Answer: A. expedite
Chartering a plane rather than waiting is done to speed things up. To 'expedite' is to make something happen faster.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. delay
- Chartering a plane is the opposite of delaying.
- C. cancel
- The charity wanted the delivery to happen, not to cancel it.
- D. inspect
- An aircraft doesn't inspect medicines.
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