Multiple choice

Directions: Read the given text carefully and fill in the blank with the most appropriate option that would complete the text:

With numerous exciting public works projects in the offing, residents are understandably agog; yet because such prodigious undertakings are inevitably plagued with numerous setbacks, much of the fervour is likely to be _________________ a heavy dose of reality.

  1. precluded with

  2. aggravated by

  3. tempered with

  4. intensified by

  5. allayed by
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The clue to this text completion lies in the phrase residents are understandably agog, and a heavy dose of reality. The clue also lies in the phrase: yet because such prodigious undertakings are inevitably plagued with numerous setbacks. This points us to the fact that regardless of the excitement when it begins, the fervour over the projects will be moderated with a heavy dose of reality.

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