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Craft and StructureHardWord for pushing something aside

Craft and Structure practice question

The plan to widen the road was ____ in favour of a bypass, and the file has not been opened since 1998.

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

  1. A. shelvedCorrect
  2. B. approved
  3. C. accelerated
  4. D. publicised

Answer: A. shelved

Set aside, file unopened: shelved.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. approved
An approved plan would have been carried out.
C. accelerated
Not opened since 1998 is the reverse of accelerated.
D. publicised
An unopened file is not publicised.

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