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To dismiss the proposal to link the two cities by high-speed rail as
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06 Aug 2026, 10:25
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To dismiss the proposal to link the two cities by high-speed rail as ________, as critics did when the idea was first floated two decades ago, has become increasingly difficult now that similar projects on three continents have not only been completed on time but have exceeded their ridership projections by wide margins.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. timely |
| B. pedestrian |
| C. fanciful | D. inevitable | E. lucrative |
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Re: To dismiss the proposal to link the two cities by high-speed rail as
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09 Aug 2026, 10:36
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The sentence says critics once dismissed the high-speed rail proposal as unrealistic or imaginary, but successful projects elsewhere now make that dismissal difficult.
fanciful = unrealistic or imaginative, not grounded in reality
The contrast is with actual projects that were completed successfully and exceeded expectations.
Answer: C
The sentence says critics once dismissed the high-speed rail proposal as unrealistic or imaginary, but successful projects elsewhere now make that dismissal difficult.
fanciful = unrealistic or imaginative, not grounded in reality
The contrast is with actual projects that were completed successfully and exceeded expectations.
Answer: C
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