16Hit1600
Expression of IdeasVery hardTransition marking a reversal of judgement

Expression of Ideas practice question

Critics called the building an eyesore when it opened in 1965. ____ it was listed as a protected structure in 2010, and the very features once mocked are now cited as its virtues.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. In spite of that,Correct
  2. B. As a consequence,
  3. C. In particular,
  4. D. Similarly,

Answer: A. In spite of that,

Early scorn, later protection: a concession.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. As a consequence,
Protection did not follow from the scorn.
C. In particular,
Not a detail of the scorn.
D. Similarly,
Not a similarity.

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