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Craft and Structure practice question

The collision was ____ only because the ferry's master saw the yacht's masthead light a second before the fog closed again.

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

  1. A. avertedCorrect
  2. B. caused
  3. C. recorded
  4. D. expected

Answer: A. averted

Seen in time: averted.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. caused
The reverse.
C. recorded
Not about recording.
D. expected
It was avoided, not anticipated.

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