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Craft and Structure practice question

The council's decision to close the car park ____ the parking problem in the surrounding streets, which were soon lined bumper to bumper.

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

  1. A. aggravatedCorrect
  2. B. solved
  3. C. ignored
  4. D. measured

Answer: A. aggravated

Streets lined bumper to bumper after the closure: the problem got worse.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. solved
Solving would have cleared the streets.
C. ignored
The decision affected the problem directly, not ignored it.
D. measured
Measuring is not what a closure does.

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