Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for being unwilling to change
Craft and Structure practice question
The committee was ____ to move the fair from its August date, though the farmers said harvest kept them away.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. reluctantCorrect
- B. eager
- C. obliged
- D. free
Answer: A. reluctant
'Though' the farmers object: unwilling to move it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. eager
- The opposite.
- C. obliged
- Nothing forces the move.
- D. free
- Not about freedom.
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