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?
- A. shelvedCorrect
- B. approved
- C. accelerated
- 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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