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Craft and Structure practice question

There is a ____ among younger farmers toward smaller fields and thicker hedges, reversing the enlargement their parents pursued.

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

  1. A. movementCorrect
  2. B. reluctance
  3. C. prohibition
  4. D. shortage

Answer: A. movement

A tendency 'toward' something, reversing the old approach: a movement.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. reluctance
Reluctance would be against, not toward.
C. prohibition
Nothing is prohibited.
D. shortage
A shortage doesn't take a direction 'toward'.

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