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Craft and StructureEasyWord for being worn out

Craft and Structure practice question

The hikers were ____ after climbing for six hours.

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

  1. A. exhaustedCorrect
  2. B. cheerful
  3. C. early
  4. D. asleep

Answer: A. exhausted

Six hours of climbing: exhausted.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. cheerful
Possible, but not what six hours of climbing implies.
C. early
Not about time.
D. asleep
They had just been climbing.

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