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Expression of Ideas practice question

The report opens with twenty pages on the history of the canal, most of it copied from older guides. ____ its real contribution is a single table showing that the lock gates leak more each year, and that the leak is accelerating.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. In the end,Correct
  2. B. For instance,
  3. C. Accordingly,
  4. D. By the same token,

Answer: A. In the end,

Past the padding, the finding.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. For instance,
Not an example of the history.
C. Accordingly,
Not a consequence.
D. By the same token,
Not a parallel.

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