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By the end of the meal the bowl of chips was empty, but the salad had hardly been touched. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. The diners preferred the chips to the salad.Correct
  2. B. The diners preferred the salad to the chips.
  3. C. The chips had not been served.
  4. D. The salad was eaten first.

Answer: A. The diners preferred the chips to the salad.

Chips gone, salad left.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The diners preferred the salad to the chips.
Reversed.
C. The chips had not been served.
The bowl was emptied.
D. The salad was eaten first.
It was hardly touched.

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