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Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition to a later survey's different finding

Expression of Ideas practice question

The reef looked healthy in the 2019 survey. The 2023 survey, ____ found a third of it bleached, and the divers noted that the damage was worst in the shallows, where the 2019 survey had not looked.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. by contrast,Correct
  2. B. as a result,
  3. C. for instance,
  4. D. in the same way,

Answer: A. by contrast,

Healthy then, bleached now.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. as a result,
The bleaching did not result from the earlier survey.
C. for instance,
Not an example of health.
D. in the same way,
Opposite, not similar.

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