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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Proficiency Tests & Test-taking

Conversation 1

A: What am I going to do? I have an appointment there in ten minutes.
B: Why don’t you ask that man over there? He might know.
A: Thanks! ( )

a. I think I’ll find out.
b. I think that’s right.
c. I think there’s hope.
d. I think it would work.
e. I think I’ll do that.

The answer is 'e', but why not 'a', 'b', or 'c'?
  

Top answer

Multiple choice tests are tricky. Some or even all of the answers might be in the realm of possibility, but you have to choose the best answer out of those given, and this can be tricky. American students have been tearing their hair out for generations over multiple choice tests.

— Anonymous

  • Multiple choice tests are tricky.
  • Some or even all of the answers might be in the realm of possibility, but you have to choose the best answer out of those given, and this can be tricky.
  • American students have been tearing their hair out for generations over multiple choice tests.
  • For this question - I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I'd have trouble with this one - all of the answers, particularly a, are seemingly reasonable, but e is the best choice of the five.
  • a and e seem to be the best out of the five.
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Multiple choice tests are tricky. Some or even all of the answers might be in the realm of possibility, but you have to choose the best answer out of those given, and this can be tricky. American students have been tearing their hair out for generations over multiple choice tests.

For this question - I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I'd have trouble with this one - all of the
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