Question
Directions: In the following sentence, four
words given in bold are marked as A, B, C, and D, which are possible pairs to be interchanged. Choose the pair(s) of words that need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If no interchange is required, mark option 5 as your answer. Under tremendous trying (A) from the media and the Congress for taking some action against Saudi Arabia, after the sudden disappearance (B) of Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, Mr. Trump told reporters that he is pressure (C) to get at the bottom of the issue and has sought details (D) of it from Saudi Arabia.Solution
The correct expressions are “Under tremendous pressure from the media” and “Mr. Trump told reporters that he is trying to get at the bottom of the issue.” Therefore, the positions of A and C should be interchanged.
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