Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Instead of promoting a state of near-sleep, hibernation does not make an animal vulnerable to attack by predators because the brain is kept in a normal state of alertness.

  1. Instead of promoting a state of near-sleep,

  2. In spite of promoting a state of near-sleep,

  3. Even when promoting a state of near-sleep,

  4. Irrespective of promoting a state of near-sleep,

  5. Despite promotion a state of near-sleep,

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence supports an incorrect idiomatic usage. 'Instead of' is not suitable to present the contrast. 'In spite of' is a well suited expression in this case.