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Craft and Structure practice question

The habit of closing the shops on Wednesday afternoons is ____ in the town: nobody under sixty can say why it started, and nobody of any age proposes to stop it.

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

  1. A. entrenchedCorrect
  2. B. novel
  3. C. resented
  4. D. optional

Answer: A. entrenched

Origin forgotten, continuation unquestioned: entrenched.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. novel
Nobody under sixty knows why it started; it is old.
C. resented
Nobody proposes to stop it.
D. optional
Everyone keeps it.

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