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Expression of Ideas practice question

For a decade the vineyard won every prize in the region. ____ two years of late frosts wiped out its harvests, and it has not recovered its reputation since.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. ThenCorrect
  2. B. Accordingly,
  3. C. For instance,
  4. D. In other words,

Answer: A. Then

Success, then frost: a turn in the story.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Accordingly,
The frosts are not a consequence of the prizes.
C. For instance,
Not an example of winning prizes.
D. In other words,
Not a restatement.

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