Expression of IdeasHardSignalling an unexpected outcome
Expression of Ideas practice question
The engineers expected the old dam's concrete to have weakened after ninety years of frost. ____ core samples showed it stronger than when it was poured, the cement having continued to cure for decades.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
- A. Instead,Correct
- B. As a result,
- C. Likewise,
- D. Specifically,
Answer: A. Instead,
Weakening was expected; strengthening was found. 'Instead' marks the reversal.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. As a result,
- The strength is not a result of the expectation.
- C. Likewise,
- The finding is not like the expectation; it overturns it.
- D. Specifically,
- The finding is not a detail of the expectation.
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