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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Modern milk tankers are lined with stainless steel. The protection is so good that the temperature of the milk changes only one or two degrees even when the distance travelled is long. A milk is much like a huge thermos flask and keeps the milk cool.
Question:
The temperature of the milk changes only one or two degrees because the ____.
a. protection is good
b. milk tank is like a huge thermos flask
which one is the best answer?
Question:
The temperature of the milk changes only one or two degrees because the ____.
a. protection is good
b. milk tank is like a huge thermos flask
which one is the best answer?
Top answer
I think this is a rather poor question. (b) is arguably a weaker reason by virtue of the "like a" phrasing. "protection" seems a poor word to use here (I would expect "insulation"), but since it appears in the original text, it seems we cannot reject (a) on that basis.
- I think this is a rather poor question.
- (b) is arguably a weaker reason by virtue of the "like a" phrasing.
- "protection" seems a poor word to use here (I would expect "insulation"), but since it appears in the original text, it seems we cannot reject (a) on that basis.
- Therefore I would choose (a) but with little confidence or enthusiasm.
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I think this is a rather poor question.
(b) is arguably a weaker reason by virtue of the "like a" phrasing. "protection" seems a poor word to use here (I would expect "insulation"), but since it appears in the original text, it seems we cannot reject (a) on that basis. Therefore I would choose (a) but with little confidence or enthusiasm.
(b) is arguably a weaker reason by virtue of the "like a" phrasing. "protection" seems a poor word to use here (I would expect "insulation"), but since it appears in the original text, it seems we cannot reject (a) on that basis. Therefore I would choose (a) but with little confidence or enthusiasm.
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