Craft and StructureHardWord for something that cannot be reversed
Craft and Structure practice question
Once the old orchard is grubbed up for houses, the loss will be ____: the trees took eighty years to reach their size, and no planning permission can grow them back.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. irreversibleCorrect
- B. temporary
- C. negligible
- D. welcome
Answer: A. irreversible
Eighty years to grow, and no permission can restore them: the loss cannot be undone.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. temporary
- Temporary is the opposite.
- C. negligible
- Eighty years of growth is not negligible.
- D. welcome
- The tone treats the loss as a loss.
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