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

Question

The excavation was ____ for the winter, the trenches covered with tarpaulins until the diggers could return in April.

Accepted Answer

A. suspended. Covered until the diggers return: paused, not ended.

Answer

B. abandoned — Abandoned would mean not returning.

Answer

C. completed — Completed work would not need the diggers back.

Answer

D. expanded — Nothing is being enlarged.

Craft and Structure practice question