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Although the medias coverage of the event was lackluster, the organiz
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Although the media’s coverage of the event was lackluster, the organizers still felt it was ________; what mattered, they said, was not the piddling number of talking heads who turned out to comment, but rather the mass of everyday people who came to register their disapproval of the proposed oil pipeline.
| Two Answers |
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| A. a blemish |
| B. an exception |
| C. a coup | D. a debacle | E. a miracle |
| F. an achievement |
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The sentence suggests that despite the unimpressive media coverage of the event, the organizers were still pleased. The second part of the sentence states one specific positive aspect of the event: a "mass of everyday people" attended. Therefore, the best pair of words here would be "coup" and "achievement," both of which can mean a successful move, and both of which match the positive feelings that the organizers felt. A "miracle" (a highly improbable event that can't be explained by science) is too strong. Of the remaining options, "blemish" and "debacle" form a pair, but they contradict the intended meaning of the sentence. Finally, "exception" does not work since it does not have a pair.
The sentence suggests that despite the unimpressive media coverage of the event, the organizers were still pleased. The second part of the sentence states one specific positive aspect of the event: a "mass of everyday people" attended. Therefore, the best pair of words here would be "coup" and "achievement," both of which can mean a successful move, and both of which match the positive feelings that the organizers felt. A "miracle" (a highly improbable event that can't be explained by science) is too strong. Of the remaining options, "blemish" and "debacle" form a pair, but they contradict the intended meaning of the sentence. Finally, "exception" does not work since it does not have a pair.
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