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Despite the team owner’s (i) comments following the team’s final game,
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16 Feb 2022, 07:00
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Despite the team owner’s (i) ________ comments following the team’s final game, many fans became (ii) ________ , exacerbating a situation that was already (iii) _______ for the coaching staff.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. unrepentant | D. highly incensed | G. parlous |
| B. conciliatory | E. less critical | H. inconsequential |
| C. impudent | F. more accepting | I. amenable |
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Despite the team owner’s (i) ________ comments following the team’s final game, many fans became (ii) ________ , exacerbating a situation that was already (iii) _______ for the coaching staff.
Meaning - Situation has become even more tense Hence i. Owner tried to calm the situation ii.Fans werent happy iii.Coaching staff were already in a shit situation
Hence BDG.
Meaning - Situation has become even more tense Hence i. Owner tried to calm the situation ii.Fans werent happy iii.Coaching staff were already in a shit situation
Hence BDG.
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B, D, G
Sometimes it is easier to start with the second or third blank. In the last part of the sentence, you have the key word "exacerbating," which means "making worse." The situation that the coaching staff is in, therefore, is bad and becoming worse. For the third blank, predict bad or risky. Parlous, (G), which means "dangerous," provides the right meaning and is correct. Inconsequential, (H), means "insignificant," and amenable, (I), means "agreeable." Neither choice matches the prediction.
Working your way backward, consider the second blank, which describes the fans who are putting the coaches at risk. Angry is a good prediction, and highly incensed, (D), means "very upset." Less critical, (E), and more accepting, (F), are both contrary to the prediction and would not explain why the situation was being exacerbated.
The detour road sign "[d]espite" sets up a contrast between the team owner's comments and the fans' angry reaction. Predict that the coach made positive or diplomatic comments. Conciliatory, (B), means "appeasing" or "attempting to reconcile." One who is conciliatory would try to make the fans less angry, making (B) correct. If the owner made unrepentant comments, as in (A), she would fail to express regret or take responsibility for the situation the fans are angry about, and such comments would be expected to make them more angry. Impudent, (C), meaning "rude" or "insulting," is also the opposite of the prediction.
B, D, G
Sometimes it is easier to start with the second or third blank. In the last part of the sentence, you have the key word "exacerbating," which means "making worse." The situation that the coaching staff is in, therefore, is bad and becoming worse. For the third blank, predict bad or risky. Parlous, (G), which means "dangerous," provides the right meaning and is correct. Inconsequential, (H), means "insignificant," and amenable, (I), means "agreeable." Neither choice matches the prediction.
Working your way backward, consider the second blank, which describes the fans who are putting the coaches at risk. Angry is a good prediction, and highly incensed, (D), means "very upset." Less critical, (E), and more accepting, (F), are both contrary to the prediction and would not explain why the situation was being exacerbated.
The detour road sign "[d]espite" sets up a contrast between the team owner's comments and the fans' angry reaction. Predict that the coach made positive or diplomatic comments. Conciliatory, (B), means "appeasing" or "attempting to reconcile." One who is conciliatory would try to make the fans less angry, making (B) correct. If the owner made unrepentant comments, as in (A), she would fail to express regret or take responsibility for the situation the fans are angry about, and such comments would be expected to make them more angry. Impudent, (C), meaning "rude" or "insulting," is also the opposite of the prediction.
