The number of speeding tickets one receives is by no means a reliable
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09 Nov 2025, 22:58
Blank (i): The Measure
- Context: The number of speeding tickets is said to be not a reliable measure of _______ .
- Contrast: The opposite of receiving many tickets (low culpability) is what the ticket count is supposed to measure.
- Fit: B. culpability means responsibility for a fault or wrongdoing. A ticket directly implies culpability for speeding. The sentence argues that the ticket count is an unreliable measure of actual wrongdoing (i.e., whether the driver is fundamentally reckless).
Blank (ii): The Drivers
- Context: These are drivers who use phone apps to get information on police presence and, as a result, achieve "greater excess speed." This indicates they are clever or inventive in avoiding consequences.
- Fit: F. resourceful fits best. It means having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties. These drivers resourcefully use technology to mitigate the difficulty of speeding without getting caught.
- D. affluent (wealthy) is irrelevant.
- E. intrepid (fearless) is too general; the key is their cunning, not just their bravery.
Blank (iii): The Consequence
- Context: The sentence concludes the paradox: in these cases (where the driver uses an app), greater excess speed implies a greater ________ .
- Logic: If they speed more successfully because they know where the cops are, they have achieved a higher level of success in avoiding the system. The speed itself is a measure of their confidence in the system they are exploiting.
- Fit: G. degree of confidence works perfectly. The greater the excess speed, the greater their confidence that the app information is correct and they won't get caught.
- H. sense of vulnerability is the opposite of the implied result of using a successful evasion app.
- I. likelihood of entrapment is the outcome they are actively trying to minimize.