Multiple choice

Directions: Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Top management universities often cherry-pick their students.

  1. make decisions that require little or no thought because the best option is so obvious

  2. accept just anyone as

  3. make difficult decisions between

  4. choosing with great care and selecting only the best
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase, 'cherry-pick' refers to choosing with great care and selecting only the best. 'Make decisions that require little or no thought because the best option is so obvious' refers to the phrase, 'no-brainer'. The others are the incorrect meanings of the given phrase.

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