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Craft and StructureHardWord for accepting something unpleasant without complaint

Craft and Structure practice question

The islanders ____ the winter ferry timetable with a shrug: two sailings a week, weather permitting, has been the rule for as long as anyone remembers.

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

  1. A. tolerateCorrect
  2. B. celebrate
  3. C. contest
  4. D. design

Answer: A. tolerate

A shrug at a long-standing hardship: tolerate.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. celebrate
A shrug is not a celebration.
C. contest
Contesting would not be shrugging.
D. design
They don't set it.

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